Determining Nurses` Perceptions of Disaster Preparedness

Authors : Büşra Nur Keskinsoy, Hatice Serap Koçak, Betül Aktaş

Pages : 81-89

Doi:10.61399/ikcusbfd.1433298

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Publication Date : 2025-01-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: This research was conducted to determine the disaster preparedness perceptions of nurses working at Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital. Material and Methods: The sample of the descriptive study consisted of 302 nurses. Data were collected with a Personal Information Form and the Disaster Preparedness Perception Scale for Nurses. In the evaluation of the data, number, percentage, mean, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test, and Spearman correlation analysis were used. Results: The mean age of the nurses was determined to be 25.88±2.21 and 62.3% were female. 73.8% of the nurses defined themselves as partially prepared for disasters. The total mean score of the Disaster Preparedness Perception Scale for nurses was determined as 73.278±13.23. The mean scores of the sub-dimensions of the scale were; preparedness sub-dimension 25.70±4.16, intervention sub-dimension 30.20±7.39 and post-disaster subdimension 17.37±4.95. According to the socio-demographic characteristics of the nurses; the mean scores of the Disaster Preparedness Perception Scale and sub-dimension of the singles, those between the ages of 24-27, those working in surgical and emergency services, those participating in disaster drills and those receiving disaster training were found to be higher than the others (p<0.05). Conclusion: In this study, it was determined that more than half of the nurses were partially prepared for disasters, and the Disaster Preparedness Perception Scale for Nurses total score and the preparedness, intervention and post-disaster sub-dimensions were above the average value. In our country, where disasters occur frequently, the pre-disaster preparations of nurses, who are at the forefront of intervention during and after disasters, are extremely important. In this context, it is recommended that intervention studies be carried out to increase the preparedness of nurses for disasters.
Keywords : Afet, hazırlık algısı, hemşire