Table 5 Competency domains

Knowledge

Basic knowledge of public health emergencies

(Bai et al., 2022) [24]; (Dashash, Almasri, Takaleh, Halawah, & Sahyouni, 2020) [16]; (Wu et al., 2021) [14]; (Qiao & Yang, 2014) [29]; (Bian, Yu, Liu, & Bai, 2021) [30]; (Kan T, 2018) [32]; (Huang, Zhou, & Ma, 2021) [33]; (Polivka et al., 2008) [36]; (Slobodin, Kula, Clempert, & Cohen, 2021) [37]

9

Laws and ethics

(Bai et al., 2022) [24]; (Mao et al., 2021) [26]; (Qiao & Yang, 2014) [29]; (Bian et al., 2021) [30]; (Kan T, 2018) [32]; (Jorgensen, Mendoza, & Henderson, 2010) [35]; (Polivka et al., 2008) [36]; (Lavin et al., 2019) [43] (Dhal & Mohapatra, 2022) [42]

9

Policy and regulations

(Dashash et al., 2020) [16]; (Bian et al., 2021) [30]; (Kan T, 2018) [32]; (Polivka et al., 2008) [36]; (Lavin et al., 2019) [43]; (Qureshi et al., 2002) [39]; (Qureshi et al., 2004) [40]

7

Contingency plans

(Cui et al., 2022) [25]; (Mao et al., 2021) [26]; (Bian et al., 2021) [30]; (Jorgensen et al., 2010) [35]; (Polivka et al., 2008) [36]

5

Skills

Communication skills

(Bai et al., 2022) [24]; (Dashash et al., 2020) [16]; (Mao et al., 2021) [26]; (Wu et al., 2021) [14]; (Qiao & Yang, 2014) [29]; (Bian et al., 2021) [30]; (Lin, Zhu, & Chen, 2021) [31]; (Jorgensen et al., 2010) [35]; (Polivka et al., 2008) [36]; (Dhal & Mohapatra, 2022) [42]; (Lavin et al., 2019) [43]; (Qureshi et al., 2002) [39]; (Qureshi et al., 2004) [40]

13

Self-protection skills

(Bai et al., 2022) [24]; (Cui et al., 2022) [25]; (Mao et al., 2021) [26]; (Wu et al., 2021) [14]; (Bian et al., 2021) [30]; (Jorgensen et al., 2010) [35]; (McGarity et al.,) [15]; (Zhang et al., 2021) [38]; (Jen, Chou, & Chang, 2022) [41]; (Lavin et al., 2019) [43]

10

Capacity for organizational collaboration

(Bai et al., 2022) [24]; (Cui et al., 2022) [25]; (Wu et al., 2021) [14]; (Qiao & Yang, 2014) [29]; (Bian et al., 2021) [30]; (Lin et al., 2021) [31]; (Chan, Adamson, Chung, & Chow, 2011) [34]; (Polivka et al., 2008) [36]

8

Reporting and notification skills

(Cui et al., 2022) [25]; (Wu et al., 2021) [14]; (Bian et al., 2021) [30]; (Lin et al., 2021) [31]; (Kan T, 2018) [32]; (Jorgensen et al., 2010) [35]; (Polivka et al., 2008) [36]

7

Assessment & diagnostic skills

(Cui et al., 2022) [25]; (Dashash et al., 2020) [16]; (Mao et al., 2021) [26]; (Zhao et al., 2022) [28]; (Bian et al., 2021) [30]; (Lin et al., 2021) [31]; (Polivka et al., 2008) [36]

7

Crisis intervention skills

(Bai et al., 2022) [24]; (Dashash et al., 2020) [16]; (Papadopoulos, 2022) [27]; (Qiao & Yang, 2014) [29]; (Bian et al., 2021) [30]; (Lin et al., 2021) [31]; (Polivka et al., 2008) [36]

7

First aid skills

(Zhao et al., 2022) [28]; (Qiao & Yang, 2014) [29]; (Bian et al., 2021) [30]; (Lin et al., 2021) [31]; (Huang et al., 2021) [33]; (Polivka et al., 2008) [36]; (McGarity et al., 2022) [15]

7

Management

(Cui et al., 2022) [25]; (Dashash et al., 2020) [16]; (Mao et al., 2021) [26]; (Qiao & Yang, 2014) [29]; (Bian et al., 2021) [30]; (Chan et al., 2011) [34]

6

Capacity for professional development

(Cui et al., 2022) [25]; (Wu et al., 2021) [14]; (Qiao & Yang, 2014) [29]; (Bian et al., 2021) [30]; (Chan et al., 2011) [34]; (Dhal & Mohapatra, 2022) [42]

6

Critical thinking skills

(Bai et al., 2022) [24]; (Wu et al., 2021) [14]; (Qiao & Yang, 2014) [29]; (Bian et al., 2021) [30]; (Qureshi et al., 2002) [39]; (Qureshi et al., 2004) [40]

6

Monitoring capacity

(Cui et al., 2022) [25]; (Kan T, 2018) [32]; (Chan et al., 2011) [34]; (Polivka et al., 2008) [36]; (Qureshi et al., 2002) [39]; (Qureshi et al., 2004) [40]

6

Preparation

(Mao et al., 2021) [26]; (Bian et al., 2021) [30]; (Lin et al., 2021) [31]; (Jorgensen et al., 2010) [35]; (Lavin et al., 2019) [43]

5

Basic nursing skills

(Bai et al., 2022) [24]; (Wu et al., 2021) [14]; (Polivka et al., 2008) [36]; (McGarity et al., 2022) [15]; (Dhal & Mohapatra, 2022) [42]

5

Critical care skills

(Bai et al., 2022) [24]; (Qiao & Yang, 2014) [29]; (Wu et al., 2021) [14]; (Zhang et al., 2021) [38]; (Lauck et al., 2022) [44]

5

Guard and security capacity

(Bai et al., 2022) [24]; (Bian et al., 2021) [30]; (Huang et al., 2021) [33]; (Jorgensen et al., 2010) [35]

4

Health education skills

(Cui et al., 2022) [25]; (Bian et al., 2021) [30]; (Lin et al., 2021) [31]; (Polivka et al., 2008) [36]

4

Cultural competencies

(Papadopoulos, 2022) [27]; (Jorgensen et al., 2010) [35]; (Slobodin et al., 2021) [37]

3

Personal characteristics

Responsibility

(Bai et al., 2022) [24]; (Cui et al., 2022) [25]; (Qiao & Yang, 2014) [29]; (Bian et al., 2021) [30]

4

Stress coping skills

(Bai et al., 2022) [24]; (Cui et al., 2022) [25]; (Zhao et al., 2022) [28]

3

Adaptation

(Bian et al., 2021) [30]; (Dhal & Mohapatra, 2022) [42]

2

Spirit of dedication

(Bai et al., 2022) [24]; (Cui et al., 2022) [25]

2

Optimism

(Bai et al., 2022) [24]; (Cui et al., 2022) [25]

2

Empathy

(Dashash et al., 2020) [16]

1