Effectiveness of an Emergency Preparedness Training Program for Public Health Nurses in New York City

Qureshi, Kristine; Gershon, Robyn R.M.; Merrill, Jacqueline; Calero-Breckheimer, Ayxa; Murrman, Marita; Gebbie, Kristine M.; Moskin, Linda C; May, Linda; Morse, Stephen S.; Sherman, Martin F.

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“…Their findings showed that mean score of knowledge, attitude, and performance of nurses after the intervention significantly increased which was consistent with the present study [19]. Borhan Nezhad (2010) also in an interventional study investigated the effect of implementing hospital incident command system on preparedness of Incidents and Disasters Committee on Zarand nursing staff.…”

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“…Implementation of educational programs on reducing mortality of the injured during disasters has been effective, because it leads to promotion of staff awareness about existing programs to cope with the incidents and disasters, increasing their participation in planning and solving existing problems, and improving staff skills in carrying out their assigned tasks [19].…”

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The Effect of the Implementation of the National Program for Hospital Preparedness on the Readiness of Nurses Under Simulated Conditions of Incidents and Disasters

Yousefi

Khankeh

Akbari

et al. 2017

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Background: Nurses are the largest group of health care providers to the injured people and promoting their preparedness is among the basic principles of health management in incidents and disasters. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of the implementation of the national program for hospital preparedness on the readiness of nurses under simulated conditions of incidents and disasters. Materials and Methods:This quasi-experimental study with pretest-posttest design was conducted on the head nurses of Madaen Hospital in Tehran who were selected by total count sampling method. To collect data, demographic and disaster preparedness and response questionnaires were used, which consisted of three parts: knowledge, attitude, and performance. The intervention program was conducted in the form of a 2-day workshop of disaster management along with toptable exercise. Then preparedness of nurses were measured before and one month after the intervention. Data analysis was done with SPSS 18 and descriptive and inferential statistical tests were performed. Significant level was considered at less than 0.05.Results: There were no significant differences between the two groups of intervention and control with regard to the average scores of knowledge (P = 0.55), attitude (P = 0.633), and performance (P = 0.836) before the intervention. After the intervention, the average scores of knowledge (P = 0.007), attitude (P = 0.0001), and performance (P = 0.0001) in the intervention group were significantly higher than those of the control group. The results also showed that after the intervention, the average test scores of knowledge (P = 0.009), attitude (P = 0.0001), and performance (P = 0.0001) in the intervention group increased significantly compared to their pretest scores, while the average scores of knowledge (P = 0.170), attitude (P = 0.200), and performance (P = 0.341) for the pretest and posttest of the control group did not differ significantly. Conclusion:The results of this study showed that education of national hospital preparedness program under simulated conditions of incidents and disasters increased knowledge, attitude, and performance (preparation) of nurses in response to the incidents and disasters.

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The Effect of the Implementation of the National Program for Hospital Preparedness on the Readiness of Nurses Under Simulated Conditions of Incidents and Disasters

Yousefi

Khankeh

Akbari

et al. 2017

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“…As was previously noted, approximately 40% of healthcare workers said that they would not attend work if biologically contaminated patients were in the hospital (Hanfling 2005, Masterson et al 2008, and over 50% said they would not report to work during a SARS epidemic (Qureshi et al 2004). Granted, the survey participants were American healthcare workers, whereas the healthcare workers responding to SARS were Canadian.…”

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Preventing Absenteeism and Promoting Resilience Among Health Care Workers In Biological Emergencies

Lesperance¹,

Miller²

2009

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Executive SummarySince the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic, homeland security and emergency response communities have increasingly focused on planning for disaster medical surge capacity-the capacity of the health care system to respond to a large influx of patients after a disaster. The ability to ensure adequate numbers of medical staff represents a crucial part of the medical response to any disaster. However, healthcare worker absenteeism during disasters, especially in the event of an attack of biological terrorism or an epidemic, such as pandemic influenza, is a serious concern.Though a significant rate of absenteeism is often included as a baseline assumption in emergency planning, published reports on strategies to minimize absenteeism are comparatively few. This report documents interviews with managers and emergency response planners at hospitals and public health agencies and reviews existing survey data on healthcare worker absenteeism and studies of disasters to glean lessons about the needs of healthcare workers during those disasters. Based on this research, expected rates of absenteeism and individual determinants of absenteeism are presented along with recommendations of steps that hospitals, emergency medical services organizations, public health organizations, and government agencies can take to meet the needs of healthcare workers and minimize absenteeism during a biological event.v AcknowledgmentsThis work was conducted in support of the Interagency Biological Restoration Demonstration, a collaborative regional program jointly funded by the U.S. Department of Defense-Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designed to develop policies, methods, plans, and applied technologies to restore large urban areas, DoD installations, and critical infrastructure following the release of a biological event.

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“…However, the evidence base for evaluation of public health workforce training efforts is relatively small, though it continues to expand. Evaluations have been conducted on a range of public health training activities, including examinations of the impacts of evidence-based practices on individual skills (4, 5), trainings on disaster preparedness and response skills (6), leadership skills for upper-tier managers (7), community based participatory approaches to training (8), online and distance education-based training (9, 10), and satisfaction with formal Master’s in Public Health programs (11, 12). Public health researchers, practitioners, and program sponsors hope that continuing evaluation efforts will shed light on organizational capacity, service delivery, and, ultimately, consumer and public health outcomes (1, 13).…”

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Perceived Impacts of a Public Health Training Center Field Placement Program among Trainees: Findings from a Small Group Externship Experience

Johansson

Grimm

Abdel-Monem

et al. 2014

Front. Public Health

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There is heightened interest in identifying the impact of the federally funded Public Health Training Center (PHTC) program. Although evaluation studies have been conducted of public health training in general, evaluations of PHTC programs are rare. Field placement components are congressionally mandated requirements of PHTCs. Field placements are typically intensive, supervised externships for students to gain public health experience with local health departments or non-profit organizations. We have found no published evaluations of PHTC field placement components. This may be because of their small size and unique nature. We designed and evaluated a 200-h field placement program at an established PHTC. The evaluation included pre/post surveys measuring public health core competencies, and post-experience interviews. We found significant increases in three competency domains among trainees: policy development and program planning, communication skills, and community dimensions of practice. These outcomes contribute to evidence based on the efficacy of PHTC field placement programs, and underscore their role in public health training.

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Effectiveness of an Emergency Preparedness Training Program for Public Health Nurses in New York City

Cited by 48 publications

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The Effect of the Implementation of the National Program for Hospital Preparedness on the Readiness of Nurses Under Simulated Conditions of Incidents and Disasters

The Effect of the Implementation of the National Program for Hospital Preparedness on the Readiness of Nurses Under Simulated Conditions of Incidents and Disasters

Preventing Absenteeism and Promoting Resilience Among Health Care Workers In Biological Emergencies

Perceived Impacts of a Public Health Training Center Field Placement Program among Trainees: Findings from a Small Group Externship Experience

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