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NCT Number: NCT06407661

Disaster Nursing Course Affect Nursing Students' Disaster Literacy and Preparedness

This study aimed to examine the effect of disaster nursing course on nursing students' disaster literacy and preparedness perceptions. The study, which was a one-group quasi-experimental study design in a pretest-posttest design. Pre-test was done on September 27, 2021, and the post-test was applied on January 7, 2022. The location of the study is a public university in Izmir which is located in western part of Türkiye. The population of the study consisted of nursing students (n: 66) studying in the nursing department of the university and enrolled in the elective course "Disaster Nursing". No sample selection was made, and the study was conducted with 62 volunteer students. Individual introduction form, Disaster Literacy Scale, and Perception of Disaster Preparedness in Nurses Scale were used as tools for data collection. At the beginning of the study, data collection tools were collected online form. "Disaster nursing" course was conducted for 14 weeks as an intervention. The data were stored in the SPSS 25 program.

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Key information

Conditions

Literacy Behavior Communication

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

İzmir Democracy University

Izmir, Ege Bölgesi, 35560, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

This study aimed to examine the effect of disaster nursing course on nursing students' disaster literacy and preparedness perceptions. The study was a one-group quasi-experimental study design in a pretest-posttest design. Pre-test was done on September 27, 2021, and the post-test was applied on January 7, 2022. The location of the study is a public university in Izmir which is located in the western part of Türkiye. The population of the study consisted of nursing students (n: 66) studying in the nursing department of the university and enrolled in the elective course "Disaster Nursing". No sample selection was made, and the study was conducted with 62 volunteer students. Individual introduction form (13 questions), Disaster Literacy Scale (61 items), and Perception of Disaster Preparedness in Nurses Scale (20 items) were used as tools for data collection. At the beginning of the study, data collection tools were collected online form. "Disaster nursing" course was conducted for 14 weeks as an intervention. The descriptive statistical methods (number, percentage, mean, standard deviation), paired sample t-test, and Pearson correlation was used data analysis.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • enrollment in the disaster nursing course
  • regular attendance at meetings
  • voluntary participation in the study

Exclusion criteria

  • participants with any form of cognitive
  • a mental, or physical disability that interfered with communication,
  • as well as individuals with an employment history, a diploma, or a certificate in the subject of disaster

Treatment and study plan

"Disaster Nursing" course/education

Other

In this study, the "Disaster Nursing" course, which was integrated into the nursing curriculum, was an elective course, and it was carried out as a theoretical course for two hours a week. The topics in the content of this course regarding prevention, preparedness, response and recovery stages were designed in line with Jennings Disaster Nursing Management Model. The purpose of its development was to educate students on disaster management and disaster nursing. The course content included identification of risks and resources for disasters at the primary protection level, nurse's caregiver (triage and holistic care) and case manager role at the secondary protection level, reassessment of individuals' care needs at the tertiary level, and review of education and the current disaster plan at the protection level.

Primary outcomes

  1. Disaster Literacy Scale (DLS)

    Time frame: 14 weeks

    The conceptual framework of the 61-item scale consists of 16 domains.There are no reverse coded items in the scale. For ease of score calculation, the total score was standardized in the range of 0-50: Formula = Index = (arithmetic mean - 1) x [50/4]. With the calculated formula, cut-off points for harm reduction, preparedness, response and recovery dimensions were determined by SS values based on z-score. On the scale, 0 represents the lowest DLS and 50 represents the highest DLS. "The scale is categorized as inadequate DLS between 0-<30 points, limited DLS between 30-<36 points, adequate DLS between 36-<42 points, and excellent DLS between 42-50 points. As the scores increase in the scale, the disaster literacy level of the participant increases.

  2. Nurses' Perception of Disaster Preparedness Scale

    Time frame: 14 weeks

    This scale, which contains 20 items in total, consists of three sub-dimensions.The five-point Likert type scale includes the options "1-Strongly disagree, 2-Disagree, 3-Somewhat agree, 4-Agree, 5-Strongly agree" for rating. The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the perception of disaster preparedness.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Izmir Democracy University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

How Does the Disaster Nursing Course Affect Nursing Students' Disaster Literacy and Preparedness Perceptions?

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
May 9, 2024
Registry last updated
Oct 2, 2024

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