Nurses: Are We Ready for a Disaster?
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : FRCNA FACMHN Professor of International Nursing, Editor-in-Chief, Nursing & Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Yamaguchi University, Ube
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
Disasters challenge nurses at all levels and specialties to examine their level of knowledge, skills, and preparedness. The momentum for nursing to be better prepared for disasters has accelerated in recent years with the occurrence of catastrophic disasters. However, nursing has a long way to go for the profession to be better prepared through education, research, management and practice. The paper describes recent disasters, comments on areas for better disaster preparation, and offers practical resources to assist disaster nursing development
