Knowledge of Disaster Response among Nurses in Emergency Departments and Intensive Care Units: A Comparative Study

Cut Husna, Cut Husna, Teuku Tahlil, Teuku Tahlil, Hajjul Kamil, Hajjul Kamil, Mustanir, Nilla Afiatni, Nilla Afiatni

2018

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.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Husna C., Tahlil T., Kamil H., Mustanir. and Afiatni N. (2018). Knowledge of Disaster Response among Nurses in Emergency Departments and Intensive Care Units: A Comparative Study. In Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC, ISBN 978-989-758-413-8, pages 30-37. DOI: 10.5220/0008394200002442

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ainc18,
author={Cut Husna and Teuku Tahlil and Hajjul Kamil and Mustanir and Nilla Afiatni},
title={Knowledge of Disaster Response among Nurses in Emergency Departments and Intensive Care Units: A Comparative Study},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC,},
year={2018},
pages={30-37},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008394200002442},
isbn={978-989-758-413-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the Aceh International Nursing Conference - Volume 1: AINC,
TI - Knowledge of Disaster Response among Nurses in Emergency Departments and Intensive Care Units: A Comparative Study
SN - 978-989-758-413-8
AU - Husna C.
AU - Tahlil T.
AU - Kamil H.
AU - Mustanir.
AU - Afiatni N.
PY - 2018
SP - 30
EP - 37
DO - 10.5220/0008394200002442