Disaster Ready Status of Intensive Care Nurses

8th International Nursing Management Conference, İstanbul, Türkiye, 27 - 29 Ekim 2022, ss.36, (Özet Bildiri)

Objective: This research was conducted in a descriptive type to determine the disaster

preparedness of intensive care nurses.

Materials-Methods: The study population consisted of intensive care nurses (N=500) working in

three private branch hospitals affiliated to the Ministry of Health between May-June 2022, while

the sample consisted of 310 intensive care nurses who could be reached and agreed to participate

in the study. The data were collected from the nurses by face-to-face interview method, through

the personal information form and the disaster preparedness perception scale, after obtaining

the necessary ethics committee and institutional permission. In addition to descriptive statistics,

parametric and non-parametric tests were used to evaluate the data.

Results: Although more than half (63.9%) of intensive care nurses receive disaster education,

knowing his duty in the disaster plan (55.8%) and 26.1% of them have a disaster management

certificate, more than half (63.5%) did not know about HDP (Hospital Disaster and Emergency

Plan), and It was determined that he did not participate in any disaster drills (54.8%). The

disaster preparedness level of the participants is moderate (3,44). The disaster preparedness

of graduates, married people, between the ages of 30 and 36, those with 15 years or more

of professional experience and 8 to 14 years of intensive care experience was found to be

statistically higher than the others (p<0.05). In addition, those who have disaster management

certificate, receive disaster training and know their duties in the disaster plan have higher levels

of preparedness for disasters (p<0.05).

Conclusion: As a result, it was determined that the disaster management training and certification

of the participants were insufficient. For this reason, it is recommended to be aware of the

disaster management plans of the participants and to ensure their more active participation in

the process and disaster exercises, and to support their continuous training on the subject.

Keywords: disaster preparedness, ıntensive care, nurse