Disaster management: identifying knowledge of emergency nurses and community health nurses and its predictors in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ismail, Aniza, Faisal Ghazi, Hasanain, Ismail, Mohd Saibon, Ahayalimudin, Nurul'Ain
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Malaysian Public Health Physicians’ Association 2016
• Subjects: RT Nursing
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/51743/1/51743_Disaster_management.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/51743/4/51743_Disaster%20management_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/51743/; http://www.mjphm.org.my/mjphm/journals/2016%20-%20Volume%2016%20(3)/DISASTER%20MANAGEMENT%20IDENTIFYING%20KNOWLEDGE%20OF%20EMERGENCY%20NURSES%20AND%20COMMUNITY%20HEALTH%20NURSES%20AND%20ITS%20PREDICTORS%20IN%20MALAYSIA.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

As a front-liner in healthcare services, nurses play an important role in managing disaster victims. Thus, it is crucial for nurses to be prepared when facing disaster. The aim of this paper is to determine the knowledge of emergency nurses (EN) and community health nurses (CHN) with respect to disa...