Preparedness of Tongan emergency nurses to respond to disasters: A mixed-method study.

IF 2.1 4区医学 Q2 EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Australasian Emergency Care Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI:10.1016/j.auec.2025.08.006

Mapu-Mei-He-Ngalu Kauhalaniua, Karen S Hammad

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Abstract

Background: The emergency department (ED) serves as the access point for people requiring treatment during disasters, meaning emergency nurses are typically the first responders in such situations. Tonga's location on the Ring of Fire, has led to the Kingdom experiencing numerous disasters, making it imperative that emergency nurses are well-prepared to respond.

Method: This study utilized a Convergent Parallel Mixed-Method approach. A survey that collected qualitative and quantitative data was conducted among emergency nurses working on the five main islands of Tonga.

Results: A total of 43 emergency nurses responded to the survey with a response rate of 92 %. A key finding of the study is that Tongan emergency nurses are moderately prepared to respond to disasters.

Discussion: Five themes emerged from this study, disaster planning, previous disaster response experience, disaster related training, resourcing, external obligations, and readiness to respond.

Conclusion: To our knowledge this is the first study to explore the preparedness of Tongan emergency nurses to respond to disasters. While the findings of this study may not be generalizable to other settings, they may be beneficial to other Pacific Island Countries and Territories and small island developing nations.

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汤加急救护士应对灾害的准备：一项混合方法研究。

背景：在灾难期间，急诊科（ED）是需要治疗的人的接入点，这意味着急诊护士通常是这种情况下的第一响应者。汤加位于火山带，导致王国经历了许多灾难，紧急护士必须做好充分准备作出反应。方法：本研究采用收敛并行混合方法。在汤加五个主要岛屿的急救护士中进行了一项调查，收集了定性和定量数据。结果：共有43名急诊护士参与调查，回复率为92 %。这项研究的一个重要发现是，汤加急救护士对应对灾害的准备程度一般。讨论：从这项研究中产生了五个主题：灾害规划、以往的灾害应对经验、与灾害有关的培训、资源、外部义务和应对准备。结论：据我们所知，这是首次研究汤加急救护士应对灾害的准备情况。虽然这项研究的结果可能不能推广到其他情况，但它们可能对其他太平洋岛屿国家和领土以及小岛屿发展中国家有益。

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Australasian Emergency Care Nursing-Emergency Nursing

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3.30

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5.60%

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37 days

期刊介绍： Australasian Emergency Care is an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to supporting emergency nurses, physicians, paramedics and other professionals in advancing the science and practice of emergency care, wherever it is delivered. As the official journal of the College of Emergency Nursing Australasia (CENA), Australasian Emergency Care is a conduit for clinical, applied, and theoretical research and knowledge that advances the science and practice of emergency care in original, innovative and challenging ways. The journal serves as a leading voice for the emergency care community, reflecting its inter-professional diversity, and the importance of collaboration and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient outcomes. It is strongly focussed on advancing the patient experience and quality of care across the emergency care continuum, spanning the pre-hospital, hospital and post-hospital settings within Australasia and beyond.