https://doi.org/10.4081/scenario.2025.606
Training techniques, self-perceived levels of competence and evaluation of emergency nurses in relation to managing mass casualty incidents: a scoping review
Submitted: 29 September 2024
Accepted: 13 February 2025
Published: 28 May 2025
Accepted: 13 February 2025
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Materiali supplementari (Italiano): 63
Supplementary materials: 59
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Introduction: the increasing frequency and seriousness of catastrophes require nurses to receive training and continuous update. This study aims at examining the international training techniques to manage mass casualty incidents, by analysing self-perceived levels of competence as well as evaluation methods for emergency nurses.
Materials and Methods: a scoping review was conducted between February and November 2024, and it included studies published between 2014 and 2024 from five databases, excluding those related to care settings different from intra-hospital emergency settings, and those related to training on COVID-19 or to the pediatric/obstetrics-gynecology field.
Results: after a selection based on inclusion and exclusion criteria and qualitative evaluation, 22 studies were included; they identified the main training techniques in simulations and face-to-face specific courses and highlighted a general low level of competence as well as the importance of standardized evaluation tools.
Discussion and Conclusion: the analysis answered the research question exhaustively and highlighted the importance of implementing structured and standardized training programs aimed at guaranteeing efficient nurse response at a global level.
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Cuoco, M. F., Tafi, V., Stigliano, A., Maini, S., & Marti, F. (2025). Training techniques, self-perceived levels of competence and evaluation of emergency nurses in relation to managing mass casualty incidents: a scoping review. Scenario® - Il Nursing Nella Sopravvivenza, 42(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/scenario.2025.606
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