Abstract
Nurses play a critical part in disaster response, and having nursing skills to be prepared for a disaster is essential and valuable. Healthcare workers must be explicitly trained to respond during catastrophe; thus, this study focused to determine the student nurse's knowledge, attitude, and practices on disaster preparedness as future care provider. This utilized a quantitative descriptive-correlational approach, total enumeration sampling, and used a four-part survey questionnaire. The result showed that most respondents were female, aged 18 to 22, and a resident of rural area. Nursing students have a sufficient understanding of disaster preparedness, including the importance of effective disaster planning and preparation, disaster warnings and indicators, and the appropriate responses to consider in the event of a disaster. The nursing students have a positive attitude toward disaster preparedness, particularly regarding their families' safety. Nursing students agree that they have sufficient disaster preparedness strategies, although they are not always mentally and physically prepared when a disaster occurs. Findings revealed that students' disaster preparedness knowledge and practices significantly correlate with their demographic profile; their social integration improve as they progress through the year levels. Based on the collected data, the nursing students' knowledge, attitude, and practices are satisfactory; however, there is still potential to expand and enhance disaster preparedness knowledge, attitude, and practices. Continuing education and training workshops to become proficient in disaster preparedness could help students improve knowledge, attitude, and practices, resulting in better management and preparation for potential disaster occurrences.
Highlights
A disaster is a severe disruption of society that affects a vast number of people
A four-part research questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents consisting of (1) sociodemographic profile, which was described in terms of their age, sex, year level, and place of residence. (2) knowledge on disaster preparedness which was described in terms of vulnerability assessment, planning, institutional framework, information system, resource base, warning system, response mechanism, public education and training, and rehearsals (3) attitude on disaster preparedness which was described in terms of affective, behavioral, and cognitive. (4) and the practices on disaster preparedness were described in terms of mental and physical adaptive capacity, social integration, and technological integration
All profile variables were not significantly related to the attitude of nursing students in disaster preparedness in terms of affective, behavioral, and cognitive attitude
Summary
A disaster is a severe disruption of society that affects a vast number of people. Hospitals of all sizes and locations are affected by such an incidence. Disasters frequently strike around the world, posing severe public health risks and negatively impacting lives, infrastructure, and facilities and causing suffering and the loss of livelihoods. [1] The Philippines is vulnerable to natural hazards due to the nation’s geographic location in Southeast Asia. The country is plagued by natural disasters such as typhoons, earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and fires. Volcanic eruptions and tsunamis contribute to the activity of the continental plate along the “Ring of Fire.” [2]. Preparing for disaster is one way to reduce the severity of disaster impacts. Disaster Preparedness, as defined in RA 10121 by the Congress of the Philippines [3], is the knowledge and capabilities developed by governments, professional response and recovery organizations, communities, and individuals in order to Proceeding homepage: https://conferenceproceedings.ump.ac.id/index.php/pshms/issue/view/10
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