title: Learning Outcome Measurement in Nurse Participants After Disaster Training.
abstract: The National Disaster Health Consortium is an interprofessional disaster training program. Using the Hierarchical Learning Framework of Competency Sets in Disaster Medicine and Public Health, this program educates nurses and other professionals to provide competent care and leadership within the interprofessional team. This study examined outcomes of this training.
  
  
  
  Training consisted of a combination of online and on-site training. Learning outcomes were measured by using the Emergency Preparedness Information Questionnaire (EPIQ) pre/post training and participant performance during live functional exercises with the use of rubrics based on Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation principles.
  
  
  
  A total of 64 participants completed the EPIQ before and after training. The mean EPIQ pre-training score of 154 and mean post-training score of 81 (reverse-scored) was found to be statistically significant by paired t-test (P<0.001). Performance was evaluated in the areas of triage, re-triage, surge response, and sheltering. Greater than 90% of the exercise criteria were either met or partially met. Participants successfully achieved overall objectives in all scenarios.
  
  
  
  Disaster response requires nurses and other providers to function in interprofessional teams. Educational projects, like the National Disaster Health Consortium program, offer the potential to address the need for a standardized, interprofessional disaster training curriculum to promote positive outcomes. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2016;page 1 of 6).
authors.affiliation: 1National Disaster Health Consortium,Wright State University,College of Nursing and Health,Dayton,Ohio.
authors.forename: Sharon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Farra
authors.affiliation: 2Wright State University,College of Nursing and Health,Dayton,Ohio.
authors.forename: Sherrill
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2669-9708
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: 3Nursing Administration and Health Care Master's Program,Wright State University,College of Nursing and Health, Dayton,Ohio.
authors.forename: Marie A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bashaw
mesh_terms: D002959:Civil Defense / Q000193:education; D054597:Disaster Medicine / Q000193:education*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000592:standards*
keywords: disaster planning; disasters; education; emergency nursing; public health professional