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Effectiveness of Skill Training for Nurse Educators in Disaster Management at Nursing Colleges

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2025

Athirarani M. Rohini ,
Ajayan Kamalasanan Open the ORCID record for Ajayan Kamalasanan [Opens in a new window] ,
Viswanathan K. Venkateswaran ,
Sydna Sebastian ,
Ronu M. Elanjickal ,
Rosenara Beegum Thajudheen Open the ORCID record for Rosenara Beegum Thajudheen [Opens in a new window] ,
Lata Mandal Open the ORCID record for Lata Mandal [Opens in a new window]  and
Rajamohanan K. Pillai
Athirarani M. Rohini
Affiliation:
Government College of Nursing, Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (Affiliated to Kerala University of Health Sciences), India
Ajayan Kamalasanan*
Affiliation:
Deanship of Quality and Academic Accreditation, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
Viswanathan K. Venkateswaran
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (Affiliated to Kerala University of Health Sciences), India
Sydna Sebastian
Affiliation:
Southwestern Medical Centre, Texas, USA
Ronu M. Elanjickal
Affiliation:
Jhpiego- Johns Hopkins University Affiliate, Kerala, India
Rosenara Beegum Thajudheen
Affiliation:
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (Affiliated to Kerala University of Health Sciences), India
Lata Mandal
Affiliation:
Indigen Institute of Neuropsychology Council, Kolkata, India
Rajamohanan K. Pillai
Affiliation:
School of Health Policy and Planning, Thiruvananthapuram, India
*
Corresponding author: Ajayan Kamalasanan; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Objective

To evaluate the effectiveness of the Hospital Disaster Management (HDM) Skill Training Program (STP), focusing on the learning and behavior of nurse educators.

Methods

The study design was a randomized control trial with a pre-test and post-test control group with blinding of the outcome assessor. The sample includes nurse educators in selected collegiate nursing institutions, with 30 participants in the experimental and control groups. The training was delivered in a hybrid mode, and participants were randomly assigned to groups. The training was validated using the Delphi technique. Learning was assessed using a questionnaire measuring the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of the experimental and control groups.

Results

The STP on HDM significantly improved the experimental group’s knowledge (t value = 4.581, P = 0.001), Skill (t value = 3.136, P = 0.003), Attitude (t value = 2.093, P = 0.003), and Behavior (t value = 9.34, P = 0.001).

Conclusions

HDM is a global necessity, and the study highlights the effectiveness of the STP on HDM, underscoring the importance of equipping health care professionals, especially nurses, with essential disaster management skills.

Keywords

skill traininghospital disaster managementnurse educatorslearning and behavior
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 19 , 2025 , e102
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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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