Disaster Preparedness in Philippine Nurses

Purpose This study examined the perceived level of disaster preparedness in Philippine nurses. Design A descriptive, cross‐sectional research design was used in this study. Methods Two hundred nurses were invited to participate in the study, with 170 responses (105 hospital nurses and 65 community n...

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Published in:	Journal of nursing scholarship Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 98 - 105
Main Authors:	Labrague, Leodoro J., Yboa, Begonia C., McEnroe-Petitte, Denise M., Lobrino, Ledwin R., Brennan, Mary Geronima B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-01-2016
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Attitude of Health Personnel Calamity Councils Cross-Sectional Studies disaster Disaster Planning - organization & administration disaster preparedness Disasters Earthquakes Emergency medical care Emergency preparedness Female Health care Health facilities Health sciences Human influences Humans Male Nurses Nurses - psychology Nurses - statistics & numerical data Nursing Nursing care Nursing education Philippine nurses Philippines Preparedness Roles Storms Surveys and Questionnaires Typhoons Volcanoes Young Adult Philippines United States > US Oman Calamity disaster preparedness Philippine nurses disaster
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Summary:	Purpose This study examined the perceived level of disaster preparedness in Philippine nurses. Design A descriptive, cross‐sectional research design was used in this study. Methods Two hundred nurses were invited to participate in the study, with 170 responses (105 hospital nurses and 65 community nurses) or an 85% response rate, during the months of April 2014 through July 2014. Data collection was based on interviews using a standardized instrument, the Disaster Preparedness Questionnaire. Descriptive statistics such as frequencies, means, percentages, and standard deviations were utilized to quantify the responses. Results Three fourths of the respondents (n = 136, 80%) indicated that they were not fully prepared to respond to disasters, while only 20% (n = 34) acknowledged that they felt they were adequately prepared. Respondents believed that they could function in the primary roles of educator (n = 107, 62.94%), caregiver (n = 104, 61.17%), and counselor (n = 82, 48.24%). More than half of the respondents (n = 98, 57.7%) were not aware of existing protocols of disaster management in the workplace. Courses taken in such areas as first aid (n = 79, 46.4%), field triage (n = 43, 25.29%), and basic cardiac life support (n = 57, 33.53%) were cited as important in preparing for disasters. Conclusions Nurses in the study revealed that they were not sufficiently prepared for disasters nor were they aware of disaster management protocols in the workplace. Clinical Relevance Hospital administrators should consider the development and formulation of disaster management protocols and provide appropriate disaster nursing education and training. Nursing curricula should incorporate basic principles of disaster management into nursing courses as a framework for addressing this critical deficit.
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ISSN:	1527-6546 1547-5069
DOI:	10.1111/jnu.12186