Disaster Nursing Perspective: Disaster Literacy

Volunteering for disaster nursing.

Nurses' perception of disaster: implications for disaster nursing curriculum.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The aims of the study were to identify nurses' perception of disaster, whether they considered some of the events that have occurred in Hong Kong to be disasters and the types of disastrous events that they considered likely in Hong Kong. BACKGROUND The frequent occurrence of disasters has caused concern internationally. When disaster strikes, the demands on nursing staff ...

Nursing Education for Disaster Preparedness and Response.

Catastrophic mass casualty events (MCEs), such as pandemic influenza outbreaks, earthquakes, or large-scale terrorism-related events, quickly and suddenly yield thousands of victims whose needs overwhelm local and regional health care systems, personnel, and resources. Such conditions require deploying scarce resources in a manner that is different from the more common multiple casualty event. ...

Nursing leadership in disaster preparedness and response.

Nurses serve as leaders in disaster preparedness and response at multiple levels: within their own homes and neighborhoods, at disaster scenes, and the workplace, which can vary from a health care facility, in the community, or at the state, national, or international level. This chapter provides an overview on theories of leadership with a historical context for nursing leadership; setting the...

Disaster nursing. New frontiers for critical care.

Susan Briggs is an attending general and trauma surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She is also the commanding officer for IMSURT East. A disaster is a catastrophic event that often leads to great destruction and loss. Logue defines a disaster as an event that causes excessive morbidity and mortality. Extensive damage to property, roadways, electrical lines, and other crucial i...