Awareness of Undergraduate Nursing Students regarding Disaster Management at the British University in Egypt | ||
| Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice | ||
| Article 8, Volume 4, Issue 9, March 2025, Pages 16-31 PDF (1.12 M) | ||
| Document Type: Scientific Research Periodical | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/hijnrp.2025.340040.1259 | ||
| Author | ||
| Manal Heny Hanna Bottros* | ||
| Community Health Nursing, The British UniversityinEgypt , Cairo , Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Background: Disasters occur more frequently with greater force than in the past and have a detrimental effect on society on many levels. Nursing students as future nurses should be prepared for disaster management. Aim: Assess awareness of undergraduate nursing students regarding disaster management at the British university in Egypt. Design: A descriptive research design was utilized in this study. Setting: The study was conducted at the Faculty of Nursing, the British University in Egypt Sample: A systematic random sample for undergraduate nursing students from the four academic degrees was used, included 251 students. Tool: Structured interviewing questionnaire consisted of four parts: Part I: Demographic characteristics of undergraduate nursing students. Part II: Undergraduate nursing students’ knowledge regarding disaster and disaster management. Part III: Undergraduate nursing students’ attitude toward disaster management. Part IV: Undergraduate nursing students’ reported practices regarding disaster management. Results: 75% of the studied students had an unsatisfactory total level of knowledge regarding disaster management, 83 % of them had a total positive attitude, and 60% had an inadequate total level of reported practices. Conclusion: There were a highly statistically significant positive correlations between total knowledge, attitude and reported practices regarding disaster management among the studied students. Recommendation: Implementing educational programs for nursing students about disaster management. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Awareness; Disaster Management; Undergraduate Nursing Students | ||
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