Assessment of Disaster Management Competency and Response Self-Competency of Nurses

This study aims to determine nurses' disaster management competence and intervention self-efficacy levels, evaluate them as independent variables, and examine the relationship between the scales. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The study was completed with 184 nurses who agreed to participate voluntarily. The data were collected in the hospitals where the study was collected using competencies in disaster nursing management and disaster response self-efficacy scales. Data analysis was performed using various statistical methods, including Student t-test, ANOVA, Tukey post hoc test, Chai square analysis, Pearson Correlation analysis and Binary Logistic Regression analysis. The mean score of the competencies in the disaster nursing management scale was 315.95±61.74, and the mean score of the disaster response self-efficacy scale was 68.11±12.42. There was a positive relationship between disaster management competence and intervention self-efficacy. Government hospital and bachelor's degree were found to be determinants of disaster management competence. Providing care to the disaster victim was found to be a determinant of disaster response self-efficacy. The study's results reveal the competencies and self-efficacy of nurses required for effective and quality disaster management and response. It also provides a conceptual framework by summarising the relationship between disaster management competence and response self-efficacy and the factors affecting them. It shows the importance of education level, disaster caregiving and institutional diversity in disaster management.