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Determination of Disaster Response Self-efficacy and Related Factors of Nurses Working in Surgical Clinics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 July 2025

Emel Külekci ,
Fazilet Tamer  and
Özgür Tuğ
Emel Külekci*
Affiliation:
https://ror.org/04fbjgg20 Yüksek İhtisas University , VSHS, Anesthesia Program, Ankara, Türkiye
Fazilet Tamer
Affiliation:
https://ror.org/04pd3v454 Atılım University , Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Ankara, Türkiye
Özgür Tuğ
Affiliation:
https://ror.org/01dzjez04 Osmangazi University , VSHS, Eskisehir, Türkiye
*
Corresponding author: Emel Külekci; Email: emelkulekci@yiu.edu.tr
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Abstract

Objectives

Disasters experienced in the world and in our country in recent years have made it necessary for health professionals to have high levels of disaster response self-efficacy. Nurses, as an important member of the health care team, have a key role in disaster management, especially in disaster response. Therefore, it is extremely important for nurses to be ready for disaster response and to have high levels of self-efficacy in disaster response. This study was conducted to determine the disaster response self-efficacy status and related factors of nurses working in surgical clinics.

Methods

This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 127 nurses working in surgical clinics between June and August 2023. “Sociodemographic Data Collection Form” was used to determine the sociodemographic characteristics of the nurses and “Of the Disaster Response Self-efficacy Scale” was used to assess their disaster response self-efficacy.

Results

The findings of the study show that nurses working in surgical clinics have a high level of disaster preparedness. Previous on-duty disaster experience and feeling competent about disaster are positively associated with disaster response self-efficacy.

Conclusions

It may be recommended to provide evidence-based, high-quality, and up-to-date training programs at regular intervals to increase and maintain the emergency response competencies of nurses. The originality of this study is that it was conducted only with surgical nurses.

Keywords

disasterdisaster responsesurgical nurseself-efficacy

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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 19 , 2025 , e170
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc

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