The Effect of Disaster Nursing Education on Nursing Student's Knowledge of Disaster Nursing and Perception of Disaster

This study aimed to examine the effects of basic-level disaster nursing education for nursing students.Our method was a pre-post experiment for a single group.The study subjects were 40 nursing students who had registered for a disaster nursing course, and a post hoc comparison was made through a survey of their disaster nursing knowledge and perception of disasters.The intervention was a disaster nursing education program consisting of 13 hours of theory and 2 hours of practice, totaling 15 hours.The results showed a statistically significant increase in the experimental group's knowledge of disaster nursing, with scores rising from an average of 11.85 before the education to 15.47 after (p < .001).As a result, we found that the nursing education program only enhanced the participant's knowledge of disaster nursing; no effect was revealed on the perception of disaster.Based on those findings, for a more systemic nursing education program, the following needs are implied.First, both basic and advanced nursing education curricula should be more developed, with study goals and content tailored to an individualized level.Secondly, more theoretical courses should be established that address different learning goals and content tailored to various types of disasters.Lastly, we need to develop a simulation program for the practical application of learned theories.