Journal of Rescue Relief

fa Effect of Educational Workshops on Disaster Risk Perception in Nurses Effect of Educational Workshops on Disaster Risk Perception in Nurses سایر موارد مرتبط با بحران، حوادث وامدادونجات Other matters related to crisis, disasters and rescue & relief پژوهشي Research article <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">INTRODUCTION: The enhancement of nurses’ risk perception plays a significant role in their preparedness during disasters and emergencies. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of educational workshops on disaster risk perception in nurses METHODS: This randomized controlled field trial study included 62 nurses working at Razi Hospital, Birjand, Iran. The participants were divided into intervention and control groups. The intervention group was then requested to participate in a one-day intensive educational workshop based on the current national standards. The workshop content included a combination of lecturing methods, round-table exercises, and film display. The data were collected using the demographic characteristic form and researcher-made questionnaires measuring the nurses’ risk perception during disasters and emergencies. Subsequently, the data were analyzed using independent t-test, repeated measures analysis, and Bonferroni post hoc tests.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">FINDINGS: The mean total score of risk perception were significantly higher in the intervention group before, immediately, and two months after the workshop session, compared to those in the control group (P˂0.001).</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">CONCLUSION: The implementation of nurses’ national preparation program during disasters and emergencies can result in an increase in the nurses’ risk perception during these events. Therefore, regarding the importance of nurses’ preparedness in confrontation with disasters and emergencies, it seems necessary to integrate the National Preparedness Program into the educational programs immediately after recruitment and in the form of in-service courses. Keywords: Disasters; Emergencies; Hospitals; Preparation; Risk Appraisal</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">INTRODUCTION: The enhancement of nurses’ risk perception plays a significant role in their preparedness during disasters and emergencies. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of educational workshops on disaster risk perception in nurses METHODS: This randomized controlled field trial study included 62 nurses working at Razi Hospital, Birjand, Iran. The participants were divided into intervention and control groups. The intervention group was then requested to participate in a one-day intensive educational workshop based on the current national standards. The workshop content included a combination of lecturing methods, round-table exercises, and film display. The data were collected using the demographic characteristic form and researcher-made questionnaires measuring the nurses’ risk perception during disasters and emergencies. Subsequently, the data were analyzed using independent t-test, repeated measures analysis, and Bonferroni post hoc tests.</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">FINDINGS: The mean total score of risk perception were significantly higher in the intervention group before, immediately, and two months after the workshop session, compared to those in the control group (P˂0.001).</div> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">CONCLUSION: The implementation of nurses’ national preparation program during disasters and emergencies can result in an increase in the nurses’ risk perception during these events. Therefore, regarding the importance of nurses’ preparedness in confrontation with disasters and emergencies, it seems necessary to integrate the National Preparedness Program into the educational programs immediately after recruitment and in the form of in-service courses. Keywords: Disasters; Emergencies; Hospitals; Preparation; Risk Appraisal</div> Disasters, Emergencies, Hospitals, Preparation, Risk Appraisal Disasters, Emergencies, Hospitals, Preparation, Risk Appraisal 270 278 http://jorar.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-601-1&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Raziyeh Bakhshi Giv راضیه بخشی گیو raziyeh.bakhshi63@gmail.com 10031947532846007895 10031947532846007895 No Emergency Nursing, Department of Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery School, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran Maryam Nakhaei مریم نخعی Maryamnakhaee@Bums.ac.ir 10031947532846007896 10031947532846007896 No Nursing and Midwifery School, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran Mohammad Hossein Esmaeilzadeh محمدحسین اسماعیل زاده esmaeilzadeh.ems@gmail.com 10031947532846007897 10031947532846007897 Yes Health in Disaster and Emergencies, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences AND Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini محمدرضا حسینی hosseini.smr1@yahoo.com 10031947532846007898 10031947532846007898 No Health in Disaster and Emergencies, Nursing and Midwifery School, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran Gholam Reza Sharifzadeh غلامرضا شریف زاده raziyeh.bakhshi63@gmail.com 10031947532846007899 10031947532846007899 No Epidemiology, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran