Exploring Nurses’ Perceptions of Disaster Preparedness Competencies
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Title
Exploring Nurses’ Perceptions of Disaster Preparedness Competencies
Subject
Competencies; disaster; nurses; perception; preparedness
Description
Background: Indonesia frequently experiences natural disasters, underscoring
the importance of nursing competencies in disaster preparedness. Nevertheless,
especially among general nurses, the factors shaping these competencies are not
well understood.
Purpose: This study aimed to explore Indonesian nurses’ perceptions of disaster
preparedness competencies and compare these perceptions across distinct
characteristics.
Methods: Adopting a cross-sectional design, 230 nurses from all wards of a public
hospital in Jakarta Province were selected via quota sampling. The Nurses’
Perceptions of Disaster Core Competencies Scale (NPDCC) questionnaire was
utilized to assess nurses’ perceptions of competencies across five domains. The
study employed Chi-square, Fisher’s exact, and Likelihood ratio tests, followed by
backward (likelihood ratio) multiple logistic regression, to analyze the relationship
between nurses’ characteristics and their perception of disaster preparedness
competencies.
Results: Results indicated that 51.7% of nurses perceived their disaster
competencies as high, with an average score of 175.84(25.017). Further analysis
revealed that nurses’ perceptions of these competencies were influenced by
education (p=0.002), disaster simulation experience (p=0.036), and awareness of
hospital disaster plans (p=0.012), with Nagelkerke’s R2=0.140. Nurses with a
diploma qualification were 2.569 times more likely to perceive their skills as lower.
Lack of simulation experience and unawareness of the plan further diminished
perceived competencies, with ORs of 2.050 and 5.420, respectively.
Conclusion: While education, disaster simulation experience, and plan awareness
are crucial for nurses’ perceptions of disaster competencies, enhancing other
supportive factors is also vital. This study recommends that hospitals increase
educational opportunities, emphasizing regular disaster simulations and granting
better access to disaster plans, to bolster nurses’ disaster preparedness
competencies.
the importance of nursing competencies in disaster preparedness. Nevertheless,
especially among general nurses, the factors shaping these competencies are not
well understood.
Purpose: This study aimed to explore Indonesian nurses’ perceptions of disaster
preparedness competencies and compare these perceptions across distinct
characteristics.
Methods: Adopting a cross-sectional design, 230 nurses from all wards of a public
hospital in Jakarta Province were selected via quota sampling. The Nurses’
Perceptions of Disaster Core Competencies Scale (NPDCC) questionnaire was
utilized to assess nurses’ perceptions of competencies across five domains. The
study employed Chi-square, Fisher’s exact, and Likelihood ratio tests, followed by
backward (likelihood ratio) multiple logistic regression, to analyze the relationship
between nurses’ characteristics and their perception of disaster preparedness
competencies.
Results: Results indicated that 51.7% of nurses perceived their disaster
competencies as high, with an average score of 175.84(25.017). Further analysis
revealed that nurses’ perceptions of these competencies were influenced by
education (p=0.002), disaster simulation experience (p=0.036), and awareness of
hospital disaster plans (p=0.012), with Nagelkerke’s R2=0.140. Nurses with a
diploma qualification were 2.569 times more likely to perceive their skills as lower.
Lack of simulation experience and unawareness of the plan further diminished
perceived competencies, with ORs of 2.050 and 5.420, respectively.
Conclusion: While education, disaster simulation experience, and plan awareness
are crucial for nurses’ perceptions of disaster competencies, enhancing other
supportive factors is also vital. This study recommends that hospitals increase
educational opportunities, emphasizing regular disaster simulations and granting
better access to disaster plans, to bolster nurses’ disaster preparedness
competencies.
Creator
Wiwin Winarti1
, Naomi Gracia1
, Naomi Gracia1
Source
https://doi.org/10.14710/nmjn.v13i2.51936
Date
28 August 2023
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
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Collection
Citation
Wiwin Winarti1
, Naomi Gracia1, “Exploring Nurses’ Perceptions of Disaster Preparedness Competencies,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 21, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11188.