Comparison of the Effect of Lecturing and Tabletop
Exercise Methods on Level of Preparedness of Nurses
against Natural Disasters
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Title
Comparison of the Effect of Lecturing and Tabletop
Exercise Methods on Level of Preparedness of Nurses
against Natural Disasters
Exercise Methods on Level of Preparedness of Nurses
against Natural Disasters
Subject
Natural disasters,
Emergency preparedness,
Nurses, Education, Exercise
Emergency preparedness,
Nurses, Education, Exercise
Description
Introduction: Hospitals are the first-line care providers in natural disasters. Nurses, as one of the critical
health professional groups, require adequate peroration for responding to natural disasters. Due
attention has to be paid to various teaching methods to improve the level of nurses’ preparedness.
Objective: This study compared the effect of lecturing and lecturing-tabletop exercise methods on the
level of nurses’ preparedness against natural disasters.
Materials and Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 74 nurses were randomly selected from
different wards at a hospital in Yazd City, Iran, in 2017. Nurses’ preparedness level was measured
with the 72-item Scale for Nurses’ Preparedness against Natural Disasters, including three areas of
knowledge, attitude, and performance. The study participants were assigned into group A (lecturing
method, n=37) and group B (lecturing-tabletop exercise method, n=37) using a simple random
sampling technique. Nurses’ level of preparedness was measured three times (pre- and postintervention, and follow-up) using the Preparedness for Disasters questionnaire. The obtained data
were analyzed applying repeated measures Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Paired Samples t-test.
Results: The mean scores of nurses’ knowledge, attitude, and performance were increased by 4.94,
7.38, and 5.59 in group A as well as 6.56, 11.43, and 6.08 in group B. Additionally, the total score of
nurses’ preparedness in group B was significantly higher at Pre-test, post-test, and one-month followup (107.89±7.50) (P=0.0001).
Conclusion: Education (lecturing and lecturing-tabletop exercise methods) positively affected
nurses’ preparedness. However, it was more effective through lecturing-tabletop exercise methods
due to having a scenario and the better participation of nurses in the learning process. This finding
emphasizes the positive effect of participants’ interactions in the tabletop exercise method on the
quality of education, critical skill, and increased level of nurses’ preparedness against natural disasters.
health professional groups, require adequate peroration for responding to natural disasters. Due
attention has to be paid to various teaching methods to improve the level of nurses’ preparedness.
Objective: This study compared the effect of lecturing and lecturing-tabletop exercise methods on the
level of nurses’ preparedness against natural disasters.
Materials and Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 74 nurses were randomly selected from
different wards at a hospital in Yazd City, Iran, in 2017. Nurses’ preparedness level was measured
with the 72-item Scale for Nurses’ Preparedness against Natural Disasters, including three areas of
knowledge, attitude, and performance. The study participants were assigned into group A (lecturing
method, n=37) and group B (lecturing-tabletop exercise method, n=37) using a simple random
sampling technique. Nurses’ level of preparedness was measured three times (pre- and postintervention, and follow-up) using the Preparedness for Disasters questionnaire. The obtained data
were analyzed applying repeated measures Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Paired Samples t-test.
Results: The mean scores of nurses’ knowledge, attitude, and performance were increased by 4.94,
7.38, and 5.59 in group A as well as 6.56, 11.43, and 6.08 in group B. Additionally, the total score of
nurses’ preparedness in group B was significantly higher at Pre-test, post-test, and one-month followup (107.89±7.50) (P=0.0001).
Conclusion: Education (lecturing and lecturing-tabletop exercise methods) positively affected
nurses’ preparedness. However, it was more effective through lecturing-tabletop exercise methods
due to having a scenario and the better participation of nurses in the learning process. This finding
emphasizes the positive effect of participants’ interactions in the tabletop exercise method on the
quality of education, critical skill, and increased level of nurses’ preparedness against natural disasters.
Creator
Samaneh Mirzaei , Adel Eftekhari1 , Leila Mohammadinia , Abbas Ali Dehghani Tafti , Roohangiz Norouzinia, Khadijeh Nasiriani
Publisher
Negah Institute for Scientific Communication
Date
05 Juni 2023
Contributor
Fajar bagus W
Format
PDF
Language
English
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Citation
Samaneh Mirzaei , Adel Eftekhari1 , Leila Mohammadinia , Abbas Ali Dehghani Tafti , Roohangiz Norouzinia, Khadijeh Nasiriani, “Comparison of the Effect of Lecturing and Tabletop
Exercise Methods on Level of Preparedness of Nurses
against Natural Disasters,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/80.
Exercise Methods on Level of Preparedness of Nurses
against Natural Disasters,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/80.