UNLABELLED: The events of September 11, 2001, and the 2005 devastation of Hurricane Katrina have emphasized the importance of educating all nurses in emergency preparedness and bioterrorism. METHODS: Further evaluation (secondary data analysis) of the Emergency Preparedness Information Questionnaire (EPIQ) was conducted, to assess nurses familiarity with emergency preparedness. RESULTS: This study confirmed that the EPIQ, as revised, has sound psychometric characteristics (construct validity and internal reliability) as a tool to measure nurses' self-reported level of familiarity with emergency preparedness. CONCLUSIONS: Additional studies using the revised EPIQ should provide data to assist civilian and military nurse educators and to facilitate the development of competency-based, relevant, emergency preparedness curricula.
UNLABELLED: The events of September 11, 2001, and the 2005 devastation of Hurricane Katrina have emphasized the importance of educating all nurses in emergency preparedness and bioterrorism. METHODS: Further evaluation (secondary data analysis) of the Emergency Preparedness Information Questionnaire (EPIQ) was conducted, to assess nurses familiarity with emergency preparedness. RESULTS: This study confirmed that the EPIQ, as revised, has sound psychometric characteristics (construct validity and internal reliability) as a tool to measure nurses' self-reported level of familiarity with emergency preparedness. CONCLUSIONS: Additional studies using the revised EPIQ should provide data to assist civilian and military nurse educators and to facilitate the development of competency-based, relevant, emergency preparedness curricula.
Authors: Sharon Farra; Eric Hodgson; Elaine T Miller; Nathan Timm; Whittney Brady; Matt Gneuhs; Jun Ying; Jackie Hausfeld; Emily Cosgrove; Ashley Simon; Michael Bottomley Journal: Disaster Med Public Health Prep Date: 2018-10-08 Impact factor: 1.385
Authors: Jason P Murphy; Monica Rådestad; Lisa Kurland; Maria Jirwe; Ahmadreza Djalali; Anders Rüter Journal: Int Emerg Nurs Date: 2018-12-07 Impact factor: 2.142