exploring the disaster content in australian postgraduate emergency nursing programs
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Paper presented at the 8th International Conference for Emergency Nurses, Canberra, Australia, 16th October 2010.TRANSCRIPT
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Exploring the disaster content of postgraduate emergency nursing courses in Australia
Jamie RanseLecturerDisciplines of Nursing and MidwiferyFaculty of Health University of Canberra
Phone: +61 (0)2 6201 5380Fax: +61 (0)2 6201 5128Email: [email protected] Blog: www.jamieranse.comTwitter: jamieranse
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research team
Mr Jamie Ranse1,2
Prof Paul Arbon2
Mr Ramon Shaban3,4
Dr Julie Considine5,6
Ms Belinda Mitchell5,6
Mr Shane Lenson7
1. University of Canberra2. Flinders University3. Griffith University 4. Princess Alexandra Hospital 5. Deakin University6. Northern Health7. Royal College of Nursing, Australia
Acknowledgements Ben Morley Scholarship (CENA)Participants
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overview
• Background• Aims• Methods • Results• Discussion
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background
• Non-consistent• National framework• Workplace based training• ED workforce (post-graduate qualifications)
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aims
This research aims to describe the disaster content in post-graduate emergency nursing programs in Australia
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methods
• Post-graduate • Emergency nursing programs in 2009• Structured telephone interviews• Course convenors
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results
Courses overview• 12 Universities:
• 10 Graduate Certificate• 6 Graduate Diploma• 6 Masters
Participants• 10 participants
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results: demographics
Gender• 10 Female (100%)
Age• 42yrs (30 – 53)
Post-graduate education• Disaster: Nil• Other disaster education: 4 (40%)• Education / teaching: 4 (40%)• Other education: 10 (100%)
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results: demographics
Education• General: 9.4yrs (1 – 20)• Convenor: 2.1yrs (1 – 3)
Nursing experience• General nursing: 19yrs (9 – 24)• Emergency nursing: 13yrs (1 – 21)
Other professional experience • Military: 2 (20%)• Pre-hospital: Nil
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results: demographics
Previous disaster experience• Yes: 3 (30%)• No: 7 (70%)
Type of disaster• Bushfire related• Clinical facility evacuation• Defence
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results: course content overview
Graduates• 32 per year, per course (9 – 80)
Course delivery• Face-to-face, online, blended and self-directed
Content related to disasters• Yes: 7 (70%)• No: 3 (30%)
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results: disaster content overview
Elements of disaster content in courses:Community and public health responsePre-hospital responseHospital responseDisaster triageSustainabilityDisaster exercisesIncident systemsNursing role in disasterCommunications TechniquesManagement of the dead and dyingDisaster plansRole of other organisations in disaster responseMental health in relation to disastersPopulations with specific needsTypes of disastersExamples of disastersHealth effects of disasters
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results: disaster content overview
Learning outcomes related to disasters:• Yes: 3
• Implication of disaster management at local, state and national level • Definition of disaster• New challenges• ED role • Nurses role
• No: 4
Assessment items related to disasters:• Yes: 1• No: 6
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results: disaster content overview
Who delivers the content?• Course Convenor (6)• Expert (5)• Clinician (2)
Disaster content delivery• Lecture / seminar (4)• Tutorial (2)• Online (1)• Table-top (1)• Triage exercise (1)
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results: disaster content clarification
(1. strongly disagree, 2. disagree, 3. no opinion, 4. agree, 5. strongly agree)
Real world disasters are a likely scenario for students in this course: 4.3
Disaster content is important in post-graduate emergency nursing: 4.6
More time should be more focus on disaster content: 3.6
More time should be spent discussing disasters: 3.7
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results: disaster content modification
Course last modified
Mean: 1 yr ago (0 – 4)
Modification related to disasters• Yes: 5 (50%)• No: 5 (50%)
Type of modification• Pandemic / Terrorism• Online• Different speakers
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discussion
• Variation in post-graduate emergency programs• Disaster not discussed in all programs• Disaster content varied in all programs• Disaster content considered important for nurses• National framework and consistency
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Exploring the disaster content of postgraduate emergency nursing courses in Australia
Jamie RanseLecturerDisciplines of Nursing and MidwiferyFaculty of Health University of Canberra
Phone: +61 (0)2 6201 5380Fax: +61 (0)2 6201 5128Email: [email protected] Blog: www.jamieranse.comTwitter: jamieranse