Conocimientos de los estudiantes de cuarto año de la Escuela de Enfermería sobre prevención ante desastres naturales (sismos - terremotos)
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2015
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Universidad de Guayaquil. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Escuela de Enfermería
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Los desastres naturales son eventos no deseados que por ser inesperados, tienen un alto impacto negativo en la comunidad donde incursionen, debido a ello todas las personas deben prepararse para actuar ante una emergencia, por lo que se planteó como objetivo determinar los conocimientos de las estudiantes de cuarto año de la Escuela de Enfermería sobre prevención ante desastres naturales (sismos – terremotos), durante el período 2014 – 2015, efectuándose un estudio transversal, descriptivo y cuantitativo, con uso de la encuesta aplicada a una muestra de 164 estudiantes de enfermería, evidenciando que el género femenino representa el 91% del grupo objetivo, el 48%del grupo etáreo se encuentra entre los 23 a los 35 años de edad, 57% trabaja y estudia; 42% siente temor y miedo ante un eventual temblor o terremoto, 47% consideró necesaria la capacitación para la actuación ante desastres naturales, debido a que el 85% tiene poco conocimiento acerca de los niveles de alerta ante sismos, 73% de las estudiantes de Enfermería no recibieron nunca la capacitación para actuar correctamente ante los desastres naturales, presentando un bajo nivel de preparación, mientras que el 51% nunca participó en simulacros para la acción y prevención ante desastres y el 44% no tuvo participación en la inducción para prestar primeros auxilios a la comunidad, por ello las alumnas de esta Escuela manifestaron encontrarse a favor de la capacitación y del material informativo como tríptico, folletos y afiches, para mejorar la actuación del grupo objetivo ante la ocurrencia de un desastre natural.
Natural disasters are unwanted events that being unexpected, have a high negative impact on the community where raids because of this everyone should be prepared to act in an emergency, so they settled the objective to determine the knowledge of the students fourth year of the School of Nursing on the action and prevention of natural disasters (earthquakes - Earthquakes), during the period from 2014 to 2015, carrying out a cross-sectional, descriptive and quantitative study, using the survey of a sample of 164 students nursing, showing that the female represents 91% of the target group, 48% of the age group is between 23 to 35 years old, 57% work and study; 42% feel fear and fear of a possible earthquake or earthquake, 47% training for natural disaster action deemed necessary because 85% have little knowledge about alert levels to earthquakes, 73% of students Nursing never received training to act appropriately to natural disasters, having a low level of preparedness, while 51% never participated in drills for action and disaster prevention and 44% had no role in the induction to provide first Aid to the community, so the students of this school reported feeling in favor of training and informational materials as brochure, leaflets and posters, to improve the performance of the target group before the occurrence of a natural disaster.
Natural disasters are unwanted events that being unexpected, have a high negative impact on the community where raids because of this everyone should be prepared to act in an emergency, so they settled the objective to determine the knowledge of the students fourth year of the School of Nursing on the action and prevention of natural disasters (earthquakes - Earthquakes), during the period from 2014 to 2015, carrying out a cross-sectional, descriptive and quantitative study, using the survey of a sample of 164 students nursing, showing that the female represents 91% of the target group, 48% of the age group is between 23 to 35 years old, 57% work and study; 42% feel fear and fear of a possible earthquake or earthquake, 47% training for natural disaster action deemed necessary because 85% have little knowledge about alert levels to earthquakes, 73% of students Nursing never received training to act appropriately to natural disasters, having a low level of preparedness, while 51% never participated in drills for action and disaster prevention and 44% had no role in the induction to provide first Aid to the community, so the students of this school reported feeling in favor of training and informational materials as brochure, leaflets and posters, to improve the performance of the target group before the occurrence of a natural disaster.
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ESTUDIANTE DE ENFERMERIA, DESASTRES NATURALES, URGENCIAS MEDICAS, MEDICINA PREVENTIVA, UNIVERSIDA DE GUAYAQUIL. FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MEDICAS. ESCUELA DE ENFERMERIA, CANTON GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR, EPIDEMIOLOGIA DESCRIPTIVA