Vesile Unver1, Tulay Basak2, Sevinc Tastan3, Gulsah Kok4, Gulten Guvenc5, Ayla Demirtas5, Hatice Ayhan5, Gulsah Köse6, Emine Iyigun5, Nuran Tosune7. 1. Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, School of Nursing, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: vunver1@gmail.com. 2. University of Health Sciences, Gülhane School of Nursing, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: tulay.basak@sbu.edu.tr. 3. Eastern Mediterranean University, Health Science Faculty, Nursing Department, Via Mersin 10 Famagusta, North Cyprus, Turkey. 4. University of Health Sciences, Gülhane School of Nursing, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: gulsah.kok@sbu.edu.tr. 5. University of Health Sciences, Gülhane School of Nursing, Ankara, Turkey. 6. Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Mugla Sıtkı Kocman University, Kotekli, Mugla, Turkey. 7. Hasan Kalyoncu University, School of Nursing, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: As disasters may occur any time, health care staff and institutions should be prepared to manage these events. The aim of study is to analyze the effects of high-fidelity simulation on the perceptions of senior nursing students regarding their preparedness for disasters. METHODS: This study used a pretest-posttest design and was conducted as a quasi-experimental investigation. RESULTS: Slightly less than the half of the students (42.5%) expressed that they were prepared to face a disaster. There was a statistically significant difference in their scores on the Scale of Perception of Disaster Preparedness among Nurses between the pre-intervention and postdisaster stage (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Supporting simulation activities with drills positively affected nurses' perceptions of disasters.
INTRODUCTION: As disasters may occur any time, health care staff and institutions should be prepared to manage these events. The aim of study is to analyze the effects of high-fidelity simulation on the perceptions of senior nursing students regarding their preparedness for disasters. METHODS: This study used a pretest-posttest design and was conducted as a quasi-experimental investigation. RESULTS: Slightly less than the half of the students (42.5%) expressed that they were prepared to face a disaster. There was a statistically significant difference in their scores on the Scale of Perception of Disaster Preparedness among Nurses between the pre-intervention and postdisaster stage (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Supporting simulation activities with drills positively affected nurses' perceptions of disasters.