Prioritizing the telenursing care during incidents and disaster from the view of nurses

Uncertainty and sudden occurrence of disasters require special attention and nurses, as the largest human resource, have a critical role in maintaining and promoting the health. The use of telenursing care during disaster is an applicable way to provide care. The aim of this was to prioritizing telenursing care in disasters from the view of nurses.

This descriptive-analytical study was part of a larger mixed methods on prioritizing telenursing care in disasters from the view of nurses. Samples were selected using census. The data were analyzed using SPSS software.

The prioritizing extracted care included:(1) Management of trauma, (2) Technical skills, (3) Care and decision-making in stressful situations (triage), (4) Management of patients with special needs, (5) Life-saving intervention, and (6) Psychological and emotional supports.

According to the shortage of specialized nurses in disastrous areas, a telenursing program will provide a new window and provide help to victims of disasters.