Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore nurses’ perception regarding disaster preparedness in referral hospitals in disaster-prone areas in Indonesia.

Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study. The cluster random sampling technique was used in the recruitment of 217 respondents from 4 referral hospitals.

Results: The average of nurses’ perception of disaster preparedness is 163.9 ± 19.5. Kruskal-Wallis analysis showed that there were statistically significant differences in nurses’ preparedness for disasters based on the location of the study with p-value <0.001.

Conclusion: Nurses’ experience in dealing with disasters increases the perception of disaster preparedness among nurses. Therefore, regular training and simulations are required in the health services of disaster-prone areas in Indonesia.

Keywords: disaster preparedness, disaster-prone, hospital, nurses, perception