Table 1 Demographic characteristics of emergency nursing staff (N = 472)

Age^a (32.52 ± 6.08)

2.95 ± .710

r = 0.700

p = 0.018

Gender^b

Male

247

52.3

3.01 ± .695

t = 1.912

p = 0.057

Female

225

47.7

2.88 ± .722

Marital Status^b

Single

163

34.5

2.99 ± .748

t = 0.898

P = 0.370

Married

309

65.5

2.93 ± .689

Years of experience^c

≤5 years

194

41.1

2.94 ± .719

F = 0.657

P = 0.622

6–10 years

132

28.0

2.97 ± .706

11–15 years

89

18.9

2.87 ± .659

16–20 years

44

9.3

3.03 ± .644

> 20 years

13

2.8

3.13 ± 1.12

Years working as an emergency nurse^c

≤5 years

270

57.2

2.90 ± .702

F = 4.174

P = 0.002

6–10 years

123

26.1

3.08 ± .683

11–15 years

56

11.9

2.78 ± .709

16–20 years

16

3.4

2.95 ± .555

>  20 years

7

1.5

3.69 ± 1.13

Shift type^b

Fixed work shift rotating shifts

59

12.5

3.02 ± .765

t = 0.810

P = 0.418

413

87.5

2.94 ± .702

Level of Educational^c

Associate degree

48

10.2

2.93 ± .645

F = 0.237

p = 0.789

Bachelor

401

85.00

2.96 ± .716

Master or PhD

23

4.8

2.86 ± .756

Workplace^b

ED^d

320

67.8

2.89 ± .706

t = − 2.572

p = 0.010

EMS^e

152

32.2

3.07 ± .706

Disaster preparedness training^b

Yes

368

75.00

3.03 ± .689

t = 4.759

p = 0.000

No

104

22.00

2.66 ± .712

Caring during a disaster^b

Yes

405

85/8

2.99 ± .705

t = 2.928

p = 0.004

No

67

14.2

2.71 ± .700

worked during a disaster^b

Yes

356

75.4

3.02 ± .699

t = 4.052

p = 0.000

No

116

24.6

2.72 ± .699

Passing special management or care courses in disaster^c

No course

106

22.5

2.68 ± .725

f = 8.208

Hospital disaster Management Course

80

16.9

3.09 ± .598

p = 0.000

In-service training

198

41.9

2.95 ± .730

disaster Workshop

88

18.6

3.12 ± .654

Triage Training^b

Yes

393

83.3

2.98 ± .690

t = 2.457

No

79

16.7

2.77 ± .783

p = 0.014

Residence^b

Center of province

327

69.3

2.96 ± .672

t = 0.568

Countryside

145

30.7

2.92 ± .791

p = 0.033