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Emergency nurses' disaster preparedness competencies: A focused mapping review and synthesis
Tshepo L Motsepe1, Shelley Schmollgruber1
1Department of Nursing Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Health SA = SA Gesondheid
|February 19, 2025
Summary
Emergency nurses require specific disaster preparedness competencies. Key domains include communication, planning, incident management, and safety, crucial for effective disaster response and training. This knowledge enhances patient care during emergencies.
Area of Science:
- Emergency nursing
- Disaster preparedness
- Healthcare management
Background:
- Emergency nurses are vital frontline healthcare providers skilled in managing diverse situations, including disasters.
- Effective disaster preparedness is essential to prevent care delays in abnormal emergency department conditions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and define the disaster preparedness competencies of emergency nurses when caring for patients during mass casualty incidents.
Main Methods:
- A focused mapping review and synthesis of articles published between 2006 and 2022.
- Searches were conducted across multiple databases (SCOPUS, Sabinet, EBSCO host, ProQuest, PubMed, Google Scholar) using keywords related to emergency nursing and disaster preparedness.
- Data from 15 selected articles were extracted and thematically analyzed.
Main Results:
- The review identified five dominant disaster preparedness competency themes: communication, preparation and planning, incident management system, safety and security, and intervention.
- These domains were found to be integral within broader disaster management contexts.
Conclusions:
- Communication, incident management, safety, security, preparedness, and planning are critical for emergency nurses during disasters.
- Integrating these competencies into continuous training and nursing curricula is recommended to enhance disaster preparedness and management knowledge.
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