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Advisor | Sherrod, Bradley | |
Author | Vinson, Krystle | |
Date Accessioned | 2018-08-06T12:58:51Z | |
Date Available | 2018-08-06T12:58:51Z | |
Date of Issue | 2018-07-12 | |
Identifier (URI) | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/6900 | |
Description | Nurse Administrators have founded that Public Health Nurses (PHN) are not adequately equipped with the knowledge needed to effectively provide nursing care during a disastrous event. Hence, the significance of effectively equipping the PHN with proper emergency preparedness training by the incorporation of a sheltering manual through the implementation of policies and procedures is an important role for the PHN administrator. The aim of this evidence-based practice (EBP) change project was to increase PHN emergency disaster preparedness knowledge and competency during events. This was accomplished with an emergency preparedness-training program that included a pre/post survey, disaster education and drills, and skill competency check-offs. The population consisted of 69 PHN’s employed at an Eastern North Carolina Public Health Department. The results from the EBP change project showed participants scored a mean pretest score of 65% (range 30% to 90%). Post education and drill completion participants scored a mean of 90% (range 80% to 100%). The percent difference between the pretest and posttest was 25% indicating that knowledge was gained. All participates (N=69) successfully completed the skill competency check-offs. | en_US |
Language | en_US | en_US |
Subject | Public health preparedness; public health nurses; emergency preparedness; disaster nursing; public health sheltering; emergency management; disaster management planning; disaster drills; disaster policies, disaster cost; and sheltering manual | en_US |
Title | Implementation of a Emergency Preparedness Shelter Manual in Public Health | en_US |
Type | DNP Scholarly Project | en_US |
Department | Graduate Nursing Science | en_US |
Degree | D.N.P. | en_US |
xmlui.metadata.ecu.campusonly | Open Access | en_US |