Preparing Nurses for Disasters Management
Product Description
For courses in Public Health Nursing and any Disaster Preparedness course offered on the undergraduate and/or graduate level.
This resource addresses issues in disaster preparedness specific to nurses in a host of practice sites. Through a compilation of research, nurses' personal experiences in disaster and trauma care, firsthand accounts from the authors and other experts in bioterrorism and disaster preparedness, this resource introduces students to basic disaster nursing and works to help prepare them for a wide spectrum of settings and situations that are relevant in today's world.
From the Back Cover
Nurses are expected to provide skilled, competent care after natural and man-made disasters. This comprehensive resource prepares nurses, nursing students and administrators to provide care to victims of natural disasters, as well as disasters caused by biological, chemical or radiological agents. It offers vital information on disaster planning, response implementation and management of casualties, as well as post-disaster restoration, treatment of psychological effects of disasters and caring for children and vulnerable populations.
FEATURES- Step-by-step procedures that compile accepted response protocols for a variety of situations
- An extensive list of CDC protocols
- Story boxes that heighten the sense of realism facilitated by stories from trauma nurses, physicians and nurses in the field, and survivors of natural and man-made disasters
- Case studies included in each chapter
- Tests at the end of each chapter serve as an excellent review
- Internet resources provide relevant MediaLinks pertaining to disaster preparedness and response
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