Select Demographic Data, Disaster-Related Experience, and Disaster Attitudes as Predictors of Disaster Preparedness Among Student Nurses: A Descriptive Correlational Study.

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes the critical need to enhance disaster preparedness among nurses and nursing students due to concerns over their current levels of competency in disaster management.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the influence of demographic characteristics, disaster-related experience, and attitudes toward disasters on the disaster preparedness of nursing students.

Design: A descriptive correlational design was employed to examine the relationships between selected variables and disaster preparedness.