Disaster preparedness of nurses in three COVID-19 designated hospitals in Beijing and its influencing factors: A cross-sectional study

  Objective  To investigate the level of the disaster preparedness of nurses in the COVID-19 designated hospitals in Beijing and analyze its contributing factors, so as to provide evidences for improving ability of disaster preparedness in nurses.

  Methods  A total of 1 380 nurses from the three designated hospitals in Beijing were investigated with the Chinese version of Disaster Preparedness Evaluation Tool from January 30 to February 3 in 2020.

  Results  The total score of the disaster preparedness in nurses was (201.89±36.56), indicating a moderate to high level of preparedness. The scores of gender (B=-13.552, P=0.008), age (B=-4.832, P=0.039), education level (B=-6.693, P=0.001), disaster knowledge training (B=9.212, P=0.001), disaster skill training (B=14.787, P=0.000), participating in disaster rescue (B=4.446, P=0.034) and preparing in disaster rescue (B=5.611, P=0.017) were influencing factors of disaster preparedness (all P < 0.05).

  Conclusion  The nurses in the three COVID-19 designated hospitals in Beijing have a moderate to high level of disaster preparedness. Male nurses, young and junior nurses can be the main force of disaster rescue. Meanwhile, a certain number of senior professional title staff can improve the team's ability to cope with disasters. Regular training of knowledge and skills can improve the ability of nurses.