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 Volume 11, Issue 5 (May 2024), Pages: 156-165

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 Original Research Paper

Assessing disaster preparedness of emergency nurses in Saudi Arabia: A study on educational needs

 Author(s): 

 Ashwaq A. Almutairi 1, Abdulaziz M. Alodhialah 2, *

 Affiliation(s):

 1School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
 2Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1643-2599

 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2024.05.017

 Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate how well emergency nurses (ENs) at a leading hospital in Saudi Arabia are prepared for disasters by conducting an assessment of their educational needs. The research explains the importance of this assessment for the nurses, discusses the expected outcomes based on existing literature, and describes the process of collecting data from 29 ENs using a specific questionnaire. The study used statistical methods to analyze the data and found significant gaps in the nurses' knowledge and training for disaster preparedness. The results of the assessment can help educators understand the learning needs of the nurses and suggest ways to improve their training. The study proposes a 30-hour training course based on the assessment findings and recommends revising the current methods of instruction for nurses to better prepare them for disasters.

 © 2024 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords

 Disaster preparedness, Emergency nurses, Education needs assessment, Training course

 Article history

 Received 9 December 2023, Received in revised form 30 March 2024, Accepted 4 May 2024

 Acknowledgment 

No Acknowledgment.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 Ethical considerations

This study was conducted following ethical principles essential for nursing research, ensuring the quality of services provided by nurses during disasters. Ethical principles such as respect for individuals' autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, fairness, honesty, and confidentiality guided the research. Participants provided informed consent by signing a consent form after being thoroughly informed about the study's nature and purpose. Privacy and confidentiality were maintained throughout the study, with no personal identifiers collected. The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Monash University and King Saud University, ensuring compliance with ethical standards.

 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Almutairi AA and Alodhialah AM (2024). Assessing disaster preparedness of emergency nurses in Saudi Arabia: A study on educational needs. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 11(5): 156-165

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