Preparedness for disasters is a critically important aspect and a key determinant of successful disaster management. To minimize the impact of disasters across all stages, nursing interventions are essential in prevention or mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, and reconstruction or rehabilitation efforts. Despite the importance of these measures, comprehensive information regarding hospital disaster preparedness remains scarce. Therefore, this review aims to provide an in-depth overview of existing research on hospital readiness in responding to disasters. A literature search was performed for articles published between 2018 and 2022 in PubMed, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect using the keywords
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