Awareness of Undergraduate Nursing Students regarding Disaster Management at the British University in Egypt

Abstract
Background: Disasters occur more frequently with greater force than in the past and have a detrimental effect on society on many levels. Nursing students as future nurses should be prepared for disaster management. Aim: Assess awareness of undergraduate nursing students regarding disaster management at the British university in Egypt. Design: A descriptive research design was utilized in this study. Setting: The study was conducted at the Faculty of Nursing, the British University in Egypt Sample: A systematic random sample for undergraduate nursing students from the four academic degrees was used, included 251 students. Tool: Structured interviewing questionnaire consisted of four parts: Part I: Demographic characteristics of undergraduate nursing students. Part II: Undergraduate nursing students’ knowledge regarding disaster and disaster management. Part III: Undergraduate nursing students’ attitude toward disaster management. Part IV: Undergraduate nursing students’ reported practices regarding disaster management. Results: 75% of the studied students had an unsatisfactory total level of knowledge regarding disaster management, 83 % of them had a total positive attitude, and 60% had an inadequate total level of reported practices. Conclusion: There were a highly statistically significant positive correlations between total knowledge, attitude and reported practices regarding disaster management among the studied students. Recommendation: Implementing educational programs for nursing students about disaster management.