Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2024 May-Jun;41(3):617-625.
doi: 10.1111/phn.13309. Epub 2024 Mar 31.

Factors affecting nurses' emergency competencies in public health emergency: A cross-sectional study based on the stress-coping adaptation model

Wanmin Huang  1   2 , Jinyu Chen  3 , Lijiao Zheng  1 , Guang Shi  4 , Yanying Feng  1
Affiliations

Factors affecting nurses' emergency competencies in public health emergency: A cross-sectional study based on the stress-coping adaptation model

Wanmin Huang et al. Public Health Nurs. 2024 May-Jun.

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate the factors associated with stress, resilience, coping styles, and emergency competencies when nurses are faced with a public health emergency.

Design: This study used a cross-sectional design.

Sample: Study data came from a survey of 646 nurses who were from a tertiary hospital in Southern China in March-June 2022.

Methods: Participants responded to self-report questionnaires through a web-based survey. Stress, resilience, emergency competencies, and response to public emergencies were assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, the core competencies of nurses in public health emergencies, and a simplified coping style questionnaire.

Results: A total of 646 nurses participated in this study. Slightly over half of the participants were ≤30 years old, and almost all were female. Resilience, positive coping, and negative coping were positively correlated with emergency competencies. Multiple linear regression analysis demonstrated that resilience, working years, and participation in the treatment of infectious diseases were significant predictors of emergency competencies.

Conclusion: The findings suggest that nurses require additional training in emergency management and clinical practice to enhance their emergency competencies. More interventions and social support should be provided to improve nurses' resilience and positive coping strategies when they encounter public health emergencies.

Keywords: disaster response; global health; nursing administration; pandemic; public health nursing practice; surveys.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

REFERENCES

    1. Al Thobaity, A., Plummer, V., & Williams, B. (2017). What are the most common domains of the core competencies of disaster nursing? A scoping review. International Emergency Nursing, 31, 64–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2016.10.003
    1. Aliakbari, F., Ghaedamini, M., Deris, F., & Masoudi, R. (2022). Relationship between nurses’ decision‐making style and their disaster response competencies. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 16(1), 19–24. https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2020.225
    1. Bond, F. W., & Bunce, D. (2001). Job control mediates change in a work reorganization intervention for stress reduction. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 6(4), 290–302. https://doi.org/10.1037/1076‐8998.6.4.290
    1. Campbell‐Sills, L., & Stein, M. B. (2007). Psychometric analysis and refinement of the Connor–Davidson resilience scale (CD‐RISC): Validation of a 10‐item measure of resilience. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 20(6), 1019–1028. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20271
    1. Chen, Z. (2018). The research on the relationship among cognitive dissonance, coping style, and forgiveness of college students. Advances in Psychology, 08(09), 1267–1278. https://doi.org/10.12677/AP.2018.89149

Supplementary concepts

LinkOut - more resources