Authors:
Cut Husna
1
;
2
;
Teuku Tahlil
3
;
4
;
Hajjul Kamil
5
;
4
;
Mustanir
6
and
Nilla Afiatni
7
;
4
Affiliations:
1
Department of Medical and Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
;
2
Doctoral Program of Mathematic and Applied Scienc, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
;
3
Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
;
4
Indonesia
;
5
Department of Nursing Management, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
;
6
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Indonesia
;
7
Nursing Science Program, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Keyword(s):
Disaster, Hospital, Knowledge, Nurses, Response
Abstract:
Aceh is one of disaster-prone and high-risk areas in Indonesia. Disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, floods, fires, and tornadoes occurred periodically in Aceh. However, an unwell-managed disaster response might endanger the victims. Nurse is a health professional with the biggest number of personnel involved in disaster response. Therefore, nurses require adequate disaster competencies related to critical thinking, triage, first aid, and disease management. The aim of this study is to examine the difference of knowledge about disaster response among nurses working in the Emergency Department (ED) and Intensive Care Units (ICUs). This comparative study involved 185 nurses in EDs (n = 57) and ICUs (n = 128) using total sampling technique. Data collection employed a questionnaire with dichotomous scale consisting of 40 items and analyzed by independent sample t-test. The questionnaire shows a reliable Cronbach's alphacoefficient (0.981) and valid value (r = 0.934) in
measuring the knowledge of nurses. The results showed the average value of nurses' knowledge in disaster response was 71.01 (SD = 9.54) among nurses in EDs, and 66.41 (SD = 8.76) among nurses in ICUs, with p-value 0.003 (p <0.05). There was a significant difference between the knowledge about disaster response among nurses in EDs and ICUs. This study emphasized that is needed to increase knowledge among nurses at ICUs regarding critical thinking, triage, and first aid in disaster response.
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