Citation

Wise GI. Disaster Manage. Response 2007; 5(1): 14-17.

Affiliation

Gail Insko Wise is Dean, Kentucky Christian University, School of Nursing, May's Lick, Ky.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Emergency Nurses Association, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.dmr.2006.10.004

PMID

17306749

Abstract

Although disaster preparedness and mock disasters are common, the unique results that occur from the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a mock disaster are seldom mentioned. A school of nursing within a small, private university located in eastern Kentucky formed new partnerships with the community as a result of completing a practice drill. The drill served to form a working relationship between the university and the community, which had often viewed the university as isolated. A description of the mock disaster and benefits are presented.

Language: en