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Willingness to respond in a disaster: a pediatric nurse practitioner national survey.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to examine factors associated with pediatric nurse practitioners (PNPs) reporting to work in the event of a disaster.
METHODS
An anonymous national survey of PNPs was conducted. Several domains were explored, including demographics, personal preparedness plans, disaster training, prior disaster experience, and likelihood of responding in the event of a disaster. A logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine which factors were associated with the respondent's likelihood of responding in the event of a disaster.
RESULTS
Factors associated with increased likelihood of responding included gender (being a male PNP), military experience, and disaster training. The most significant factor associated with an increased likelihood of responding to work during a disaster was having a specified role in the workplace disaster plan. PNPs with a specified role were three times more likely to respond than were those without a specified role.
CONCLUSIONS
PNPs are health care workers with advanced skill sets. This untapped resource is available to provide care for a vulnerable population: our children. Disaster planners should explore the possibility of utilizing these highly skilled health care workers in their disaster plans.

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    • Authors

    Goodhue CJ, Burke RV, Ferrer RR, Chokshi NK, Dorey F, Upperman JS

    Institution

    Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, MS#100, 4650 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA. cgoodhue@chla.usc.edu

    Source

    Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners 26:4 pg e7-20

    MeSH

    Adult
    Attitude of Health Personnel
    Disaster Planning
    Female
    Health Care Surveys
    Humans
    Logistic Models
    Male
    Mass Casualty Incidents
    Middle Aged
    Nurse Practitioners
    Nurse's Role
    Pediatric Nursing
    Probability
    Questionnaires
    United States

    Pub Type(s)

    Journal Article
    Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

    Language

    eng

    PubMed ID

    22726719