Other Titles
Clinically Relevant Global Nursing Education
Abstract
Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to provide further evidence of the need for integrating radiological disaster preparedness content into nursing education curricula by assessing current knowledge of radiological emergency preparedness among licensed and pre-licensed nursing students using the Emergency Preparedness Information Questionnaire (EPIQ) survey revised for radiological emergencies.
Methods: Undergraduate licensed and pre-licensed nursing students attending the University of West Florida completed the survey (N=60). Pre-licensed students received a radiation instructional intervention and completed the survey post-intervention.
Results: Nursing students have a low level of self-reported knowledge of radiological emergency preparedness. Pre-licensed students had a greater awareness of preparedness for a radiological disaster after the intervention.
Conclusion: The inclusion of the radiation content in a class lecture can significantly prepare nursing students for a radiological emergency as demonstrated by improved post-intervention survey results. Low pre-intervention EPIQ scores and high post-intervention scores suggest there is a need to incorporate radiological/disaster content into nursing education curricula.
Sigma Membership
Upsilon Kappa
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Preparedness, Nursing Curricula, Radiological Disaster
Recommended Citation
Brown, Cary, "Are nurses prepared for a radiological disaster?: Assessing the knowledge of nursing students to support the need of integrating radiological/disaster content into nursing curricula" (2014). INRC (Congress). 162.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2014/presentations_2014/162
Conference Name
25th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Hong Kong
Conference Year
2014
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Are nurses prepared for a radiological disaster?: Assessing the knowledge of nursing students to support the need of integrating radiological/disaster content into nursing curricula
Hong Kong
Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to provide further evidence of the need for integrating radiological disaster preparedness content into nursing education curricula by assessing current knowledge of radiological emergency preparedness among licensed and pre-licensed nursing students using the Emergency Preparedness Information Questionnaire (EPIQ) survey revised for radiological emergencies.
Methods: Undergraduate licensed and pre-licensed nursing students attending the University of West Florida completed the survey (N=60). Pre-licensed students received a radiation instructional intervention and completed the survey post-intervention.
Results: Nursing students have a low level of self-reported knowledge of radiological emergency preparedness. Pre-licensed students had a greater awareness of preparedness for a radiological disaster after the intervention.
Conclusion: The inclusion of the radiation content in a class lecture can significantly prepare nursing students for a radiological emergency as demonstrated by improved post-intervention survey results. Low pre-intervention EPIQ scores and high post-intervention scores suggest there is a need to incorporate radiological/disaster content into nursing education curricula.