Common domains of nurses' competencies in public health emergencies: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A public health emergency can cause large numbers of deaths in a short period, with devastating social, economic and health consequences. Nurses are the main healthcare providers during such emergencies, and their competencies affect the control and outcomes of the situation. Studies on nurses' competencies in public health emergencies vary between countries and healthcare systems. Therefore, we conducted a scoping review to identify the common domains of nurses' competencies in public health emergencies worldwide.

Methods

We searched the PubMed, CINHAL, Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct, Embase, Cochrane Library, WanFang and ECRI databases from their inception to 2023. All published articles on nurses' competencies in public health emergencies that were publ

SUBMITTER: Guo XE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10734140 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature