Citation

Littleton-Kearney MT, Slepski LA. Crit. Care Nurs. Clin. North Am. 2008; 20(1): 103-109.

Affiliation

Department of Acute and Chronic Care, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA; Department of Anesthesia/Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ccell.2007.10.008

PMID

18206590

Abstract

Because of their diverse education, experience, and practice settings, nurses are uniquely qualified to be first receivers, care givers, and leaders in any large-scale public health emergency. Many nurses, however, continue to feel inadequately prepared to function effectively in these types of situations. Great strides have been made since 2001, but much work remains to be accomplished. This article focuses on newer approaches used to teach nurses the principles of disaster preparedness. It also addresses the need to incorporate mass casualty care and disaster management skills into undergraduate curricula, continuing nurse education, and advanced degree programs for nurses in the United States.

Language: en