Emergency Nurse Knowledge of Emergency Preparedness: An Education Gap Analysis

Emergency and Disaster Preparedness in Nurses: A Concept Analysis

Introduction: Given the growing rate of accidents and disasters in the world, preparing nurses as the main group responding to these events is crucial; however, a review of literature suggests no comprehensive and theoretical or practical definitions for this concept in nursing, which has been often misunderstood and used as an alternative to other similar concepts. Objective: The presen...

Emergency preparedness and disability.

Community emergency/disaster preparedness.

Emergency preparedness--an early childhood educator's perspective.

As early childhood educators who participated in the discussion of optimal scene management involving children and families in the event of a radiological/nuclear event, the authors would suggest consideration be given to the formal preparation for evacuation of educators and families and how to ensure that families are provided factual and updated information.

Emergency Preparedness Nursing Education: Learner and Faculty Perspectives

Over the past decade, entry-to-practice emergency preparedness competencies have been identified as an essential component of nursing education. In this paper the author reports upon a small Canadian study which explores the perspective of undergraduate learners and faculty members who participated in and/or facilitated an Emergency Preparedness Simulation (EPS) module during a primary health c...