title: Emergency Nurses' Requirements for Disaster Preparedness.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Natural and man-made disasters affect people, communities, and health systems. Nurses play a key role in the health system and must be prepared for appropriate response in disasters.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study was done to assess the current knowledge of nurses in emergency departments for disaster preparedness.
  
  
  METHODS
  This cross-sectional study was conducted on 110 emergency nurses working in teaching hospitals affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. A questionnaire was used to collect data and the data were then analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with SPSS software version 16.0.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Based on the findings, most of the participants (64.5%) were aged 30 - 39 years old. 84% of the cases were female and 97.3% had a bachelor's degree. The average perceived knowledge of nurses was 2.43 ± 1.01. The nurses had the highest familiarity with triage and lowest knowledge in epidemiology and decision-making.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Lack knowledge of nurses regarding response to disaster situations indicates inefficiencies in the current system. Therefore, it is recommended to organize more workshops, annual training courses, and maneuvers based on staff needs and formulate continuous education courses for nurses.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Hesam
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seyedin
authors.affiliation: School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Abbasi Dolatabadi
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Future Studies, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rajabifard
keywords: Disasters; Education; Emergency Department; Emergency Preparedness; Knowledge; Needs Assessment; Nurse Staff
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