dc.contributor.author | Ranse, J | |
dc.contributor.author | Lenson, S | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-02T01:54:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-02-02T01:54:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1574-6267 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.aenj.2012.05.001 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/368818 | |
dc.description.abstract | Aim: This research explores the roles of nurses that participated in the Black Saturday and
Victorian bushfires in February 2009, including aspects that influence nurses’ roles, such as
prior education, training and availability of resources.
Background: It is acknowledged that nurses play an important role in disaster response and
recovery. However, our understanding of nurses’ roles is superficial and commonly based on
descriptions of events in which specifics relating to the nurses’ roles are embedded within other
topics or issues. Similarly, aspects that support nurses in the disaster environment, including
previous experience, education and the provision of resources, are not well understood.
Method: Single, semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with 11 volunteer nursing
members of St John Ambulance Australia. These interviews were electronically recorded, transcribed
verbatim and thematically analysed using a well-recognised human science approach.
Findings: The thematic analysis identified two broad themes: being prepared and having an
expansive role. Participants indicated that they were educationally prepared and had adequate
clinical experience. They outlined that they took many resources with them; however, they were
used very little, as their role consisted of minimal clinical care. Additionally, nurses performed
roles including a psychosocial supporter, a coordinator of care and resources, and problem
solvers.
Conclusions: The nurses’ role in providing health care during and/or following a disaster is
more than a clinical care role. This understanding should be applied to the development of
education programs, competencies and policies, with a particular focus on contextualising the education to the realities of possible disastrous scenarios that incorporates elements of
coordination, problem solving and psychosocial care within a national framework. Additionally,
this awareness education should be used to inform nurses about the realities of working in disaster
environments. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 156 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 163 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 3 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 15 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Nursing | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Nursing not elsewhere classified | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4205 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 420599 | |
dc.title | Beyond a clinical role: Nurses were psychosocial supporters, coordinators and problem solvers in the Black Saturday and Victorian bushfires in 2009 | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Ranse, Jamie C. | |