201198

Developing a Disaster Management Plan and Implementing Educational Program at Emergency Unit

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Background Recently, hospitals often have a prominent but also vulnerable role in disaster management. In general, they receive disaster victims in addition to their normal patient inflow. Disaster planning in most hospitals is primitive and is frequently geared to meet minimal standards as determined by the government. Aim: to develop a disaster management plan and to implement an educational program of the Emergency Unit at Mini University Hospital. Setting: The study was carried out in the Emergency Unit at Minia University Hospital. Subject: all available health care team who work in the Emergency Unit at Minia University Hospital (n=69) and purposive sample of (31) who are experts in the disaster management plan. Tools: three tools were used in this study; an Interview Questionnaire, Observational Checklist, and Opinionnaire Sheet. Results: the present study showed that highest percent of the study subjects (physicians, nursing personnel, and workers) had low or moderate level of knowledge, awareness and expectation in pre-program and in post-program the highest percentage of them had high level with statistical significant difference. The present study revealed that the total Cronbach's Alpha value for the proposed disaster management plan was (0.875) with good reliability. Conclusion: the present study concluded that the validity and the reliability of the developed the proposed disaster management plan was satisfactory and effective. Recommendations: hospital shoulddevelop an essential rapid disaster management plan and provide simulation scenario exposure to apply the plan periodically throughout the year.

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10.21608/msnj.2021.99481.1007

Keywords

Disaster, Education program, Emergency Unit, management plan

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Doaa

Last Name

Elzagh

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Mohammed

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Assistant lecture,Faculty of Nursing- Minia University, Egypt

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doaaelzagh@yahoo.com

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Mona

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Shazly

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Mostafa

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Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Egypt

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monashazly63@yahoo.com

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Safaa

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Abd Elrahman

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Mohamed

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Professor of Nursing Administration, Faculty of nursing – Minia University, Egypt

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Mona

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Thabet

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Lecturer in Nursing Administration Faculty of Nursing, Minia University

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010

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1

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27045

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2021-12-01

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2021-10-04

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2021-12-01

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87

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97

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2537-012X

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2785-9797

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Minia Scientific Nursing Journal

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Developing a Disaster Management Plan and Implementing Educational Program at Emergency Unit

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23 Jan 2023