Jordanian nurses’ competencies in providing community care during disaster: a cross-sectional survey

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to assess the perceived level of Jordanian nurses’ competencies in offering care to the community during a disaster.

Design/methodology/approach

A correlational descriptive design was used to assess nurses’ competencies in offering care for the community during a disaster.

Findings

A total of 370 nurses (55 % males) aged 25−55 agreed to participate. The mean score of competencies of nurses who offer care to the community during the disaster was 2.11 (SD = 0.59) points. The results of correlation coefficient tests revealed a significant positive correlation between stated competencies level and nurses’ sex, receiving disaster education and training with rpb (371) = 0.13, p < 0.01; rpb (598) = 0.15, p = 0.004; rpb (598) = 0.21, p < 0.001, respectively. Furthermore, the “care of communities” subscale had a weak positive correlation with the.

Originality/value

Nurses play a critical role in disaster response. However, there was a gap in nurses’ competencies for disaster, which shows there is a crucial need to include disaster management courses in the nursing curriculum and update disaster management courses in hospitals based on nurses’ needs to improve their competencies during disasters.

Citation

Abu Sumaqa, Y., Alhamory, S., Abu-Abbas, M., Rayan, A., Alradaydeh, M.F., Alrida, N., Al-Rajabi, O.Z.A., Alzaatreh, M.Y., Khalifeh, A.H., Al Omar, S. and Abd EINaeem, M.M. (2025), "Jordanian nurses’ competencies in providing community care during disaster: a cross-sectional survey", Working with Older People, Vol. 29 No. 1, pp. 75-85. https://doi.org/10.1108/WWOP-02-2024-0008