Document Type : Original Research
Authors
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Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, Nursing Faculty, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Military Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Intensive Care nursing Department, School of Nursing, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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School of Nursing, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Background and Aim: Triage is a dynamic process of the patient care chain that is used to determine priority for treatment, evacuation, and decontamination. The preparation of military nurses is essential for the isolation and triage of chemical casualties. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of the triage training of chemical casualties using a multimedia method on the attitude of nurses of a selected military hospital.
Methods: In this semi-experimental study, 54 nurses working in a military hospital in Mashhad, Iran in 2022 were selected and randomly allocated to intervention and control groups. The data collection tool included two sections of demographic information and a researcher-made questionnaire. Nurses' attitudes were measured in three stages before, after, and one month after the intervention. Then the data were analyzed using SPSS software ver.21 and with independent t-tests and analysis of variance of repeated measures.
Results: There was no statistically significant difference in the average attitude score between the two groups before the intervention (P>0.180) but, a significant increase in the mean scores of nurses' attitude in the test group was observed after the intervention (P=0.001) and one month later (P=0.009), and the effect size of the attitude level was estimated in the medium range.
Conclusion: The results show the effectiveness of multimedia training on improving nurses' attitudes in the triage of chemical casualties; Therefore, it is suggested to use multimedia training in continuous training to improve the knowledge and attitude of nurses in response to disasters, especially chemical, microbial and nuclear events.
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