Abstract: Objective: To investigate the status of disaster preparedness of emergency nurses in tertiary grade A hospitals in Zhejiang province, and analyze its influencing factors. Methods: A total of 360 emergency nurses in 8 hospitals were enrolled in an internet survey with the Chinese version of Disaster Preparedness Evaluation Tool. Results: The mean score of disaster preparedness of emergency nurses was 170.82±36.92, which was at a middle level. Among the three subscales, from high to low, the scores were disaster knowledge, disaster management and disaster skills. Experience about disaster, training on rescue and disaster, age and professional title were influencing factors of disaster preparedness. Conclusion: Disaster preparedness of emergency nurses need to be improved, and disaster nursing training need to be strengthened.

Key words: nurse; disaster preparedness; emergency department; hospital; influencing factor