2019 Volume 69 Issue 1-4 Pages 44-56
The aim of this study was to clarify the knowledge and practical abilities required by professional nurses, nursing students, and nursing teachers, to provide appropriate radiological nursing care in a radiationdisaster. To examine this, a semi-structured interview survey was conducted with 14 experts involved in radiationdisaster nursing or radiation-related-medical care. The survey contained three questions concerning radiationdisaster nursing: （1） What knowledge and practical abilities are required by nursing professionals? （2） What basic knowledge is required by nursing students? （3） What knowledge and experience are required by nursing teachers? After transcribing comments using KH Coder （3.0.0.0） software, we performed quantitative-text mining analysis. Hierarchical cluster analysis showed that, for question one, the experts prioritized knowledge of “health effects of radiation and addressing patients’ anxiety,” “the role of nurses,” and “radiological nursing.” For question two, “radiological nursing,” “radiation protection basics,” “radiation emergency medicine,” “role of nursing,” etc., were prioritized. Finally, for question three “knowledge of nuclear power plant accidents,” “disaster prevention drills, dose measurements, etc., performed at hospitals,” “radiation nursing and correspondence with inhabitants,” “radiation fundamentals,” etc., were prioritized. The findings show that future disaster-nursing education should incorporate radiation-nursing education.
