105 Research Paper:TheAttitudes, Knowledge and Performance of Ilam Nurses Regarding Disaser Preparedness Arman Azadi 1 , Ali Sahebi 2 , Hamed Tavan 3* 1. Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran. 2. Department of Health in Disasers and Emergencies, School of Health, Safety and Environment, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. 3. Student Research Committee, Department of Nursing, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran. * Corresponding Author: Hamed Tavan, MSc. Address: Student Research Committee, Department of Nursing, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran. E-mail: hamedtavan@gmail.com Background: Currently, hospital preparedness is an essential element for disaser management. Accordingly, the aim of this sudy was to examine the attitudes, knowledge and performance of nurses with respect to crisis management. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional sudy was undertaken among 112 nurses working in three hospitals afliated to the Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Iran. A quesionnaire designed according to previous sudies was used to identify demographic information, nurses’ attitudes (11 quesions), knowledge (6 quesions), and performance (6 quesions) regarding hospital preparedness during disasers. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 19.0. Results: The overall scores for attitude, knowledge, and performance of nurses were 27.35, 9.5, and 3.88, respectively. There was a signifcant correlation between educational degree and nurses’ attitude (P=0.027). Also, there was a signifcant relationship between work experience and nurses’ attitude regarding hospital preparedness during disasers (P=0.022). Conclusion: Although mos of the nurses had a fair attitude regarding hospital preparedness during disasers, their knowledge and performance were poor. A B S T R A C T Article info: Received: 05 Jun. 2017 Accepted: 10 Oct. 2017 Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Nurses, Disaser preparedness Citation: Azadi A, Sahebi A, Tavan H. The Attitudes, Knowledge and Performance of Ilam Nurses Regarding Disaser Pre- paredness. Health in Emergencies and Disasers Quarterly. 2018; 3(2):105-112. https://doi.org/10.29252/NRIP.HDQ.3.2.105 : https://doi.org/10.29252/NRIP.HDQ.3.2.105 Use your device to scan and read the artcle online 1. Introduction mong various human knowledge felds, the knowledge of management may be considered as the mos important, com- plicated, and difcult knowledge. This is because, on the one hand, this knowledge deals with the management, the form, and the compositions and activi- ties of organizations, but on the other hand, it deals with the agents creating an organization, i.e. the human in- dividuals. According to Gulick, management functions include planning, organizing, safng, directing, co-or - dinating, reporting, and budgeting [1]. Like any other profession, the nursing profession in- volves making necessary changes to the pattern of care for patients along with the incorporation of new knowl- edge and technologies. Thus, the nursing management can efectively overcome many difculties and ob- sacles in the working environments by observing and A January 2018, Volume 3, Number 2