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Disaster Preparedness of Generation Y Nurses and Related Factors

Y Kuşağı Hemşirelerin Afetlere Hazırlık Durumu ve İlgili Faktörler

Yunus Şimşek(İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ-CERRAHPAŞA)0000-0003-3920-322X
Handan Alan(İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ - CERRAHPAŞA, FLORENCE NİGHTİNGALE HEMŞİRELİK FAKÜLTESİ, HEMŞİRELİK BÖLÜMÜ, HEMŞİRELİKTE YÖNETİM ANABİLİM DALI)0000-0001-7414-2288
Pages
24–37
Publication Date
2025-04-30
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Educational level and the institution in which they work were found to be statistically significant differences in overall NPDCC in comparisons by nurses’ personal and professional characteristics, with postgraduates and nurses working in a university hospital scoring higher (p .05).

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Objective & Hypothesis:Generation Y nurses constitute the majority of hospital staff.
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Key Findings & Data:The study was designed as a descriptive cross-sectional study with an online survey that included demographic information and the Nurses’ Perceptions of Disaster Core Competencies Scale and conducted with 408 participants.
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Conclusion & Impact:Educational level and the institution in which they work were found to be statistically significant differences in overall NPDCC in comparisons by nurses’ personal and professional characteristics, with postgraduates and nurses working in a university hospital scoring higher (p .05).
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⚙️Variables:Afetlere hazırlık · afet yönetimi · y kuşağı

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Generation Y nurses constitute the majority of hospital staff. Therefore, it is important to determine the influencing factors by understanding their core competencies in the event of a disaster. The purpose of this study is to determine the core competencies of Generation Y nurses in disaster situations and to compare their personal and professional characteristics and experiences in disaster situations. The study was designed as a descriptive cross-sectional study with an online survey that included demographic information and the Nurses’ Perceptions of Disaster Core Competencies Scale and conducted with 408 participants. The mean score of Generation Y nurses on the NPDCC was 151.18±30.11, and according to the subscales, they scored the highest on infectious diseases and outbreaks (6.04±3.04) and the lowest on nuclear accident preparedness (3.21±2.26). Educational level and the institution in which they work were found to be statistically significant differences in overall NPDCC in comparisons by nurses’ personal and professional characteristics, with postgraduates and nurses working in a university hospital scoring higher (p .05). It is recommended that disaster core competency training programmes take into account generational differences.

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Y kuşağı hemşireler hastanelerdeki en büyük insan işgücünü oluşturmaktadır. Bu nedenle afet temel yetkinliklerini anlayarak etkileyen faktörlerin belirlenmesi önemlidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Y kuşağı hemşirelerinin afet temel yeterliliklerini belirlemek, kişisel, mesleki ve afet deneyimi özelliklerini karşılaştırmaktır. Araştırma, demografik bilgileri içeren çevrimiçi bir anket ve Hemşirelerin Afet Temel Yeterlik Algıları Ölçeği kullanılarak kesitsel, tanımlayıcı ve korelasyonel bir çalışma olarak tasarlandı. Araştırma 408 katılımcıyla gerçekleştirildi. Y kuşağı hemşirelerin NPDCC puan ortalaması 151,18 ± 30,11 oldu. Alt ölçeklere göre en yüksek puanı bulaşıcı hastalıklar ve salgınlardan (6,04±3,04), en düşük puanı ise nükleer kazalara hazırlıktan (3,21±2,26) aldılar. Afet temel yeterliliklerine ilişkin eğitim programlarının nesiller arası farklılıkları dikkate alması önerilir.

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Şimşek, Y., Alan, H. (2025). Disaster Preparedness of Generation Y Nurses and Related Factors. Fenerbahçe Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 1, 24–37. https://doi.org/10.56061/fbujohs.1395036

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