Bottros, M. (2025). Awareness of Undergraduate Nursing Students regarding Disaster Management at the British University in Egypt. Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 4(9), 16-31. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2025.340040.1259
Manal Heny Hanna Bottros. "Awareness of Undergraduate Nursing Students regarding Disaster Management at the British University in Egypt". Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 4, 9, 2025, 16-31. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2025.340040.1259
Bottros, M. (2025). 'Awareness of Undergraduate Nursing Students regarding Disaster Management at the British University in Egypt', Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 4(9), pp. 16-31. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2025.340040.1259
Bottros, M. Awareness of Undergraduate Nursing Students regarding Disaster Management at the British University in Egypt. Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice, 2025; 4(9): 16-31. doi: 10.21608/hijnrp.2025.340040.1259
Awareness of Undergraduate Nursing Students regarding Disaster Management at the British University in Egypt
Community Health Nursing, The British UniversityinEgypt , Cairo , Egypt
Abstract
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.