ARTICLE INFO

Article Type

Original Research

Authors

Maleki Bab Hoveyzi   M.R. (1 )
Babatabar Darzi   H. (* )
Rahmani   R. (2 )
Salari   M.M. (3 )






(* ) Anesthesiology Department, Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
(1 ) Trauma Research Center, Baqiyatallah Univesity of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
(2 ) Military Nursing Department, Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
(3 ) Health Department, Nursing Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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Article History

Received:   July  13, 2014
Accepted:   November 25, 2014
ePublished:   February 4, 2015

ABSTRACT

Aims In conflict and crisis, aid and rapid and accurate transfer of the injured and wounded to the safe areas or medical centers is very important and decreases the adverse effects to the minimum level. Therefore, nurses, particularly military nurses must have sufficient skills and expertise in this field. This research aimed to develop the curriculum of the aid and transport for Baccalaureate Degree Nursing students with a systematic approach.
Materials & Methods This is a descriptive and survey study which was done in 2013. 48 professors and experts were selected purposeful using Delphi technique and snowball method to saturation. First, by library studying and Internet searching, content headlines of the curriculum aid and transport was extracted and adjusted. Experts’ opinion about the suggested topics was collected based on Delphi technique and scored based on content validity ratio (CVR). Then it assessed at Master meeting group and approved. Data were analyzed using SPSS 19 statistical software.
Findings According to a survey, aid and transport curriculum in the Baccalaureate degree of Nursing with military approach was designed including two theory credit and a practical credit and an apprenticeship credit.
Conclusion Due to the geographical and geopolitical situation of Iran, empowering nurses in the field of aid and transport of the injured people in the events, crises and war in the form of credits seems inevitable and necessary.


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