Table 1 The search terms and Boolean strings used in the PubMed database

PUBMED

("competency*"[Title/Abstract] OR "competence"[Title/Abstract] OR "capacity"[Title/Abstract] OR "ability"[Title/Abstract] OR "skill"[Title/Abstract]) AND ("public health emergency"[Title/Abstract] OR "infectious disease"[Title/Abstract] OR "bioterrorist attacks"[Title/Abstract] OR "pandemic"[Title/Abstract] OR "Ebola"[Title/Abstract] OR "COVID-19"[Title/Abstract] OR "Influenza A"[Title/Abstract] OR "Zika"[Title/Abstract] OR "Monkeypox"[Title/Abstract] OR "MERS-CoV"[Title/Abstract] OR "SARS"[Title/Abstract] OR "Yellow Fever"[Title/Abstract] OR "Smallpox"[Title/Abstract] OR "Poliovirus"[Title/Abstract] OR "Dengue"[Title/Abstract] OR "Anthrax"[Title/Abstract]) AND ("nurs*"[MeSH Terms] OR "nursing personnel"[Title/Abstract] OR "medical staff"[Title/Abstract] OR "medical worker"[Title/Abstract] OR "health professional"[Title/Abstract] OR "health workforce"[Title/Abstract] OR "healthcare worker"[Title/Abstract] OR "health worker"[Title/Abstract])