@article{ref1,
title="Knowledge and awareness concerning chemical and biological terrorism: continuing education implications",
journal="Journal of continuing education in nursing",
year="2002",
author="Rose, Molly A. and Larrimore, Karen L.",
volume="33",
number="6",
pages="253-258",
abstract="BACKGROUND: A survey on knowledge and awareness concerning chemical and biological terrorism was used to assess the knowledge base of health care providers at an urban medical center in preparation for developing a workshop on domestic terrorism preparedness. A second survey assessing domestic terrorism preparedness of infection control personnel and nurse educators also was conducted. METHOD: A total of 291 nurses, physicians, nursing students, and medical students completed the knowledge and awareness survey. A total of 24 infection control personnel and nurse educators completed the second survey on domestic terrorism preparedness. FINDINGS: The knowledge scores of the respondents were low, with less than one fourth of the knowledge questions answered correctly. In addition, less than 23% of the respondents reported confidence to provide health care in a hypothetical chemical terrorism situation. CONCLUSION: These findings indicate a need for nurses in continuing education and staff development to develop, implement, and evaluate innovative domestic terrorism preparedness programs.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-0124",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}