title: Self-study: an effective method for bioterrorism training in the OR.
abstract: During a bioterrorist attack, health care professionals must be prepared to respond appropriately, but many perioperative nurses do not receive adequate education about bioterrorism. One perioperative nurse led a survey project to determine how prepared perioperative nurses were to respond during a bioterrorist attack and whether a self-study module would help increase participants' self-rated levels of preparedness. The results showed that perioperative nurses generally felt unprepared to respond to a bioterrorist event. After reading the self-study module, nurses from facilities that both did and did not provide education on bioterrorism reported increases in self-rated levels of preparedness.
authors.affiliation: Ansell Healthcare, Red Bank, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Janet Roberta
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D023482:Bioterrorism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D009871:Operating Room Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011380:Programmed Instructions as Topic / Q000592:standards; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States