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Effects of an educational program on disaster nursing competency
Author(s) -
Huh SeongSoo,
Kang HeeYoung
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/phn.12557
Subject(s) - nursing , triage , educational program , emergency nursing , medicine , preparedness , nurse education , intervention (counseling) , medical emergency , emergency department , political science , law
Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an educational program on disaster nursing competency among Korean nursing students. Design and Sample A quasi‐experimental design with a nonequivalent control group was used. We randomly assigned 60 junior nursing students from two nursing colleges in Korea to an experimental group ( n = 30) and a control group ( n = 30). Measures A disaster educational program for nursing students was developed based on the International Council of Nurses framework of disaster nursing competencies. The program sought to teach nursing activities by stage of disaster (i.e., prevention/mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery/rehabilitation). Disaster nursing knowledge, disaster triage, and disaster readiness were measured as dependent variables. Results Compared with the control group, the experimental group showed a significant increase in disaster nursing knowledge ( t = 14.37, p < 0.001), disaster triage ( t = 7.90, p = 0.002), and disaster readiness ( t = 10.82, p < 0.001). Conclusion The disaster educational program developed in this study was effective in increasing disaster nursing competency among nursing students and is therefore a useful intervention strategy for nursing students.