Disaster Management Competency among Nursing Administrators in Public Hospitals: A Factor Analysis
Keywords:
Disaster Management Competency, Nursing AdministratorsAbstract
This study proposed a factor analysis to identify the indicators of nursing administrators' disaster management competencies, and to examine the structural validity of nursing administrators' disaster management competency components, in hospitals under the Thai Ministry of Public Health of Health Region 11. Sample was 280 participants, recruited by simple random. Disaster management components, and competency indicators of nursing administrators were determined using the international nursing council's conceptual framework. Instrument was a questionnaire validated by 5 experts for content. Its reliability was examined, yielding a Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.98. Data were collected and analyzed using percentage, standard deviation, as well as tested construct validity, using first-order confirmatory factor analysis. Results of study were as follows.
1. Disaster management competencies of nursing administrators were divided into four components: 1) disaster protection and reduction of severity, 2) disaster preparedness, 3) disaster response, and 4) disaster recovery and rehabilitation.
2. The disaster management competency of nursing administrators in hospitals under the Ministry of Public Health was consistent with the empirical evidence. All components had an acceptable level. Chi-square value was at 1.69 degrees, freedom was at the 1 level, probability was 0.681, goodness of fit index (GFI) was at 1.00, root mean square residual (RMR) was at 0.00. Root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) was at 0.00, comparative fit index (CFI) was at 1.00, and the normed fit index (NFI) was at 1.00.
Per findings, construct validity of disaster management competency should be conducted, so that it can be used to evaluate nursing administrators in a public hospital context.
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