International Emergency Nursing Vol. 58 September 2021
Emergency department registered nurses overestimate their disaster competency: A cross-sectional study
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Title
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 58 September 2021
Emergency department registered nurses overestimate their disaster competency: A cross-sectional study
Emergency department registered nurses overestimate their disaster competency: A cross-sectional study
Subject
Emergency department, Disaster competency, Disaster nursing, Disaster medicine, Major incident, Registered nurse
Description
Background: Major incidents continue to pose a threat to health care systems by overwhelming them with a sudden surge of patients. A major factor impacting a hospital’s surge capacity is the skills, abilities, and knowledge of emergency department (ED) registered nurses (RN). The level of disaster nursing competency they
possess affects patient safety and outcome. ED RNs’ ability to accurately assess their competency and knowledge is imperative for mitigating the effect of major incidents. ED RN’s perception of overall disaster preparedness has not been thoroughly addressed. The aim of this study was to assess emergency department registered nurses’ self perceived disaster preparedness.
Method: The study was a cross sectional study per the STROBE checklist. A self-assessment questionnaire based on the results of a study identifying specific disaster nursing competencies for ED RNs was distributed to all ED RNs at six participating hospitals between January 10th to February 19th of 2019. A five-point Likert-type scale
was used to assess competency.
Results: ED RNs’ disaster preparedness according to the Total Disaster Competency mean was low. Furthermore, the results indicate that ED RNs’ significantly overestimate their disaster nursing competency when compared to the Total Disaster Competency mean. Additionally, this study identified factors such as experience and education were positively associated with disaster preparedness and self-assessment ability.
Conclusion: ED RNs’ overestimate their disaster preparedness. However, ED RNs with experience and education
may be better prepared. ED RNs with formal disaster education appeared to have better insight concerning their
preparedness. Clinical experience, advanced levels of education, and training were positively associated with preparedness. Overestimating disaster competencies may negatively impact patient outcomes during a major incident.
possess affects patient safety and outcome. ED RNs’ ability to accurately assess their competency and knowledge is imperative for mitigating the effect of major incidents. ED RN’s perception of overall disaster preparedness has not been thoroughly addressed. The aim of this study was to assess emergency department registered nurses’ self perceived disaster preparedness.
Method: The study was a cross sectional study per the STROBE checklist. A self-assessment questionnaire based on the results of a study identifying specific disaster nursing competencies for ED RNs was distributed to all ED RNs at six participating hospitals between January 10th to February 19th of 2019. A five-point Likert-type scale
was used to assess competency.
Results: ED RNs’ disaster preparedness according to the Total Disaster Competency mean was low. Furthermore, the results indicate that ED RNs’ significantly overestimate their disaster nursing competency when compared to the Total Disaster Competency mean. Additionally, this study identified factors such as experience and education were positively associated with disaster preparedness and self-assessment ability.
Conclusion: ED RNs’ overestimate their disaster preparedness. However, ED RNs with experience and education
may be better prepared. ED RNs with formal disaster education appeared to have better insight concerning their
preparedness. Clinical experience, advanced levels of education, and training were positively associated with preparedness. Overestimating disaster competencies may negatively impact patient outcomes during a major incident.
Creator
Jason P. Murphy, Lisa Kurland, Monica Rådestad, Sofia Magnusson, Tove Ringqvist, Anders Rüter
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd.
Date
September 2021
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Rights
1755-599X
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
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International Emergency Nursing Vol. 58 September 2021
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Citation
Jason P. Murphy, Lisa Kurland, Monica Rådestad, Sofia Magnusson, Tove Ringqvist, Anders Rüter, “International Emergency Nursing Vol. 58 September 2021
Emergency department registered nurses overestimate their disaster competency: A cross-sectional study,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 27, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1693.
Emergency department registered nurses overestimate their disaster competency: A cross-sectional study,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 27, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1693.