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. 2023 Jun;10(6):3774-3786.
doi: 10.1002/nop2.1635. Epub 2023 Feb 6.

A practice-based nursing emergency management system model for public health emergencies: A descriptive qualitative study

Ruixue Zhang  1 , Congyu You  2 , Lei Wang  1 , Yan Jiang  1 , Lingxiao He  3 , Cong Wang  1 , Fengjiao Chen  4 , Yujia Huang  5 , Hui Han  5
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A practice-based nursing emergency management system model for public health emergencies: A descriptive qualitative study

Ruixue Zhang et al. Nurs Open. 2023 Jun.

Abstract

Aim: This study aims to explore nursing emergency management system under public health emergencies.

Design: A descriptive qualitative study.

Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted during March-November 2020 with 11 nursing emergency management administrators from 11 COVID-19 designated hospitals and infectious disease hospitals under four administrative divisions in China, who were recruited through convenience and purposive sampling. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. Data were analysed with Braun and Clarke's inductive thematic analysis. The study adhered to the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research.

Results: Three main themes emerged from data analysis: (1) Five core elements of nursing emergency management system: Structure, Staff, System, Setting, and Supply (5S); (2) Four phases of nursing emergency management system: Reduction, Readiness, Response and Recovery (4R); and (3) operational process of nursing emergency management system (5S*4R). The findings generated a conceptual model of a nursing emergency management system.

Public contribution: This study provides a theoretical basis for nursing emergency management system for public health emergencies in the future. Nurse administrators could refer to this model to either review or develop their system and develop viable interventions to prepare for future public health emergencies.

Keywords: COVID-19; nursing emergency management; public health emergency; qualitative study.

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