TY - JOUR
T1 - Integrating Disaster Preparedness Into a Community Health Nursing Course
T2 - One School's Experience
AU - Ireland, Mary
AU - Ea, Emerson
AU - Kontzamanis, Emma
AU - Michel, Chantal
PY - 2006/7
Y1 - 2006/7
N2 - It is not practical to wait for a disaster, whether natural or human-made, to learn how to respond and provide specialized care. The Long Island University School of Nursing in Brooklyn, New York, has developed a specific educational experience for undergraduate nursing students enrolled in community health. The course is offered in the senior semester and includes didactic material based on the International Nursing Coalition for Mass Casualty Education-recommended competencies. Students are given the opportunity to apply the learning and develop additional skills by participating in a mock drill. Although anecdotal comments from the students indicate that the coursework has been helpful, additional research is planned to evaluate the program.
AB - It is not practical to wait for a disaster, whether natural or human-made, to learn how to respond and provide specialized care. The Long Island University School of Nursing in Brooklyn, New York, has developed a specific educational experience for undergraduate nursing students enrolled in community health. The course is offered in the senior semester and includes didactic material based on the International Nursing Coalition for Mass Casualty Education-recommended competencies. Students are given the opportunity to apply the learning and develop additional skills by participating in a mock drill. Although anecdotal comments from the students indicate that the coursework has been helpful, additional research is planned to evaluate the program.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.dmr.2006.03.001
DO - 10.1016/j.dmr.2006.03.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 16904616
AN - SCOPUS:33746849811
VL - 4
SP - 72
EP - 76
JO - Disaster Management and Response
JF - Disaster Management and Response
SN - 1540-2487
IS - 3
ER -