Prehospital emergency nurses' response: using the socioecological framework to guide health policy recommendations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurses play a vital role in disaster response during emergencies. Nevertheless, limited attention has been paid to factors that influence nurses' responses and challenges in prehospital settings. These issues became evident during the October 7, 2023, terror attack on Israel, when nurses heroically provided medical treatment, but there was no organized nurse-led initiative to provide emergency care in a prehospital setting.

Aims

(1) To examine the factors associated with nurses' intentions to provide prehospital emergency reponse during disasters; and (2) To understand multilevel determinantsof nurses' prehospital emergency response to inform health policy recommendations.

Methods

This study employed an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design. Between F

SUBMITTER: Avraham R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12265371 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature