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Nurses' perceived emergency preparedness knowledge: An opportunity for improvement.
1Director, Emergency Preparedness, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Most nurses (78.45%) lack disaster response knowledge, highlighting a critical need for enhanced emergency preparedness education. This study identifies key areas for improving nursing staff readiness.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Emergency Preparedness
- Disaster Response
Background:
- Healthcare systems require robust emergency preparedness and response capabilities.
- Nursing staff play a critical role in managing large-scale emergencies.
- Existing knowledge gaps among nurses necessitate targeted educational interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the level of emergency preparedness and response knowledge among nursing staff.
- To identify specific domains impacting nurses' familiarity with disaster response.
- To provide data supporting the development of focused nursing education programs.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional, quantitative, descriptive, correlational quality improvement study.
- Convenience sample of 5,172 currently employed nurses across a Midwest healthcare system.
- Logistic ordinal regression analysis to determine factors influencing familiarity scores.
Main Results:
- 78.45% of nursing staff reported little or no familiarity with their role in disaster response.
- Six focused education domains significantly impacted overall familiarity with emergency response.
- Statistical significance (p < 0.0001 - p = 0.0195) was found for identified domains.
Conclusions:
- Study findings underscore a significant deficit in nursing staff's emergency preparedness knowledge.
- There is a clear need for enhanced academic and institutional education in nursing emergency preparedness and response.
- Targeted educational initiatives are crucial to improve nursing readiness for large-scale incidents.

