Citation

Unver V, Basak T, Tastan S, Kok G, Guvenc G, Demirtas A, Ayhan H, Köse G, Iyigun E, Tosune N. Int. Emerg. Nurs. 2018; 38: 3-9.

Affiliation

Hasan Kalyoncu University, School of Nursing, Gaziantep, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ienj.2018.03.002

PMID

29602586

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: As disasters may occur any time, health care staff and institutions should be prepared to manage these events. The aim of study is to analyze the effects of high-fidelity simulation on the perceptions of senior nursing students regarding their preparedness for disasters.

METHODS: This study used a pretest-posttest design and was conducted as a quasi-experimental investigation.

RESULTS: Slightly less than the half of the students (42.5%) expressed that they were prepared to face a disaster. There was a statistically significant difference in their scores on the Scale of Perception of Disaster Preparedness among Nurses between the pre-intervention and postdisaster stage (p < 0.05).

CONCLUSION: Supporting simulation activities with drills positively affected nurses' perceptions of disasters.

Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Disaster preparedness; High fidelity; Nursing student; Simulation