Investigation on cognition and ability of disaster nursing of clinical nurses in third class hospitals of Lanzhou

  Objective  To explore the current situation of disaster cognition and disaster nursing ability of clinical nurses, and to provide reference for the continuous education of disaster nursing of clinical nurses.

  Methods  By convenient sampling method, the disaster cognition and disaster nursing abilities of clinical nurses in four third-class hospitals of Lanzhou City were investigated in the form of network questionnaire, and the influencing factors of disaster nursing abilities were analyzed.

  Results  Totally 285 qualified questionnaires were received. There were significant differences in the cognitive levels of the six items of the disaster cognition scale among clinical nurses(P < 0.01), and the cognitive levels of the two items of "usually pay attention to disasters" and "disaster nursing understanding" were the lowest. Male nurses, nurses in emergency and maternity department, nurses with professional working time ≥ 21 years, nurses with disaster assistance experience and nurses with disaster nursing training experience had relatively higher cognition levels(P < 0.05). The total average score of each dimension of disaster nursing ability of clinical nurses was 104.88 ±27.91, and the average score of items was 2.67 ±0.73. The average score of different dimensions was statistically significant (P < 0.01). The highest dimension was disaster scene nursing skills, and the lowest dimension was disaster nursing professional development, with the average score of items being 2.47 ±0.86. The multiple linear regression showed that the disaster nursing ability of nurses with master degree was lower compared with junior college degree nurses(P < 0.05), the disaster nursing ability of internal medicine and surgery nurses was lower compared with emergency department nurses(P < 0.05), and the nurses having "almost no" and "little" awareness of disaster nursing had the lower disaster nursing ability compared with the nurses having disaster nursing awareness (P < 0.05). Disaster assistance and training experience had a positive effect on the disaster nursing ability of clinical nurses (P < 0.05).

  Conclusions  The level of disaster cognition of clinical nurses was low, and the level of disaster nursing ability was at the lower middle level. The disaster cognition and the disaster nursing ability training of clinical nurses should be strengthened.