Disaster is a set of events that unexpectedly cause great economic damages, environmental damages, affect cultural factors, cause loss of life and property, and that people and state administration cannot cope with and at the same time require assistance. The involvement of health professional nurses in disasters and in every step of disaster management phases and the existence of nursing approaches is a condition that is valued all over the world. In many countries, nurses are trained effectively to be prepared for disasters. In Turkey, there is no specialised field in the field of disaster nursing. The possibility of an earthquake in Turkey is an undeniable fact. Nurses, who are health professionals, constitute an important segment with their knowledge and skills before, during and after the earthquake. Certificate programs in which nurses can specialize in the field should be increased for the possibility of individuals to be harmed in earthquakes, courses in the field of earthquake should be added to undergraduate level education, field-specific congresses, symposiums, interviews, panels, etc. sessions should be increased, they should be able to take part and responsibility in non-governmental organizations and should be provided to develop themselves in the most effective way.