Japanese nurses' perception of their preparedness for disasters: Quantitative survey research on one prefecture in Japan

Abstract

The amount of information nurses need to know on the knowledge, skills, and preparation of disasters are in great need. Such skills are understood, but lacking for various reasons. In-house programs for nurses to learn more about disaster nursing are needed. Furthermore, a curriculum for disaster preparedness for undergraduate and graduate nursing programs would also help these future nurses gain more information earlier on to better prepare them for possible disaster situations in their future careers.

Nurses' Preparedness for Disaster in South Khorasan Province, Ian

“…However, the average score of nurses' competency in survival skills and also operational competency are poor in this area, both in our study, as well as some others [11,[18][19][20]. The nurses are not suitably prepared with regard to patients' discharge, operating the required equipment outside the hospitals, using disinfection and personal protection equipment, wearing protective covers, and relevant care in biological and chemical attacks, utilizing communication tools, and even identifying secure places in the geographical region of their duty.…”

“…The average score of clinical competency showed significant relationship to age, education, and job experience in Japanese nurses (P < 0.05) [19]. In Taiwanese nurses, the average score of clinical competency showed relationship with education, job experience for more than 10 years, and working in the ICU and emergency rooms (P < 0.001) [20].…”

“…The nurses' preparedness average (SD) score was 3.4 (0.46) out of 5, which was estimated as moderate. Nurses' average score was also found moderate in the studies by Oztekin (2016) in Japan, and Chi Tzeng (2016) in Taiwan [19,20]. Nurses' average score is also found weak in the studies conducted in USA, Australia, Hong Kong, and Egypt [9,11,18,21,22].…”

“…Chi Tzeng (2016) also reported that Taiwanese nurses had the highest average score for preparedness in the area of clinical competences (P < 0.05) [20]. The average score for Japanese nurses was higher in the area of clinical competency compared to other areas (P < 0.001) [19].…”

Disaster Experience, Perception and Perceived Stress of Nursing Students

“…최 근의 재난 발생 형태와 문제를 볼 때 간호사는 전통적인 간 호사의 재난관리 활동 뿐만 아니라 좀 더 전문적이고 효율적 인 활동을 위해 재난에 대비하기 위한 지식과 기술을 갖추어 야 하며 자발적이며 적극적인 자세로 재난관리에 임해야 한 다. 따라서 자신의 재난에 대한 태도와 인식 및 재난에 대한 스트레스를 이해할 필요가 있다 (Choi KH et al, 2009;Öztekin et al, 2016). 그러나 재난에 대한 경험, 인식과 스트레스가 집단에 따라 다름에도 (Choi KH et al, 2009;Lee J, 2012) 사회 뿐만 아니라 간호영역에서도 간호사의 재난관련 인식의 파악과 재난관리능력의 필요성을 낮게 인 지하고 있다 (Bahrami et al, 2014).…”