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Perceived Disaster Preparedness and Willingness to Respond among Emergency Nurses in South Korea: A Cross-Sectional Study

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  • Won-Seok Choi

    (National Emergency Medical Center, National Medical Center, Seoul 03080, Korea)

  • Sung Youl Hyun

    (Department of Traumatology, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon 21936, Korea)

  • Hyunjin Oh

    (College of Nursing, Gachon University, Incheon 21936, Korea)

Abstract

Introduction: Emergency nurses serve a vital role in disaster situations. Understanding their disaster preparedness and willingness to respond to a disaster is important in maintaining appropriate disaster management. The purpose of this study was to explore emergency nurses’ disaster preparedness and willingness to respond based on demographic and disaster-related characteristics, and their willingness to respond based on specific disaster situations. Methods: In this descriptive, cross-sectional study, the Disaster Preparedness Questionnaire for Nurses and willingness to report to duty by type of event were used to collect data from 158 nurses working in four regional emergency medical centers from 1 December 2019 to 30 April 2020 in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Results: Emergency nurses with personal disaster experience as a victim or witness ( t = 3.65, p < 0.001), professional disaster experience (i.e., working as a nurse) ( t = 3.58, p < 0.001), who were current members of Korean Disaster Medical Assistance Teams ( t = 6.26, p < 0.001), and who received disaster-related training within a year ( t = 5.84, p < 0.001) showed a high level of perceived disaster preparedness. Emergency nurses who have professional disaster experience (i.e., working as a nurse) ( t = 2.42, p = 0.017), are on a current disaster team ( t = 2.39, p = 0.018), and have received disaster training ( t = 2.73, p = 0.007) showed a high level of willingness to respond. Our study showed a high willingness to respond to natural disasters and low willingness to respond to technological disasters. Discussion: To promote the engagement of emergency nurses in disaster response, disaster education programs should be expanded. Enhancing the safety of disaster response environments through supplementing medical personnel, distributing available resources, and providing sufficient compensation for emergency nurses is also essential.

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  • Won-Seok Choi & Sung Youl Hyun & Hyunjin Oh, 2022. "Perceived Disaster Preparedness and Willingness to Respond among Emergency Nurses in South Korea: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-10, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:18:p:11812-:d:918760
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