As our nation becomes more vigil with regard to possible threats on our security, our health care system must become more prepared to handle crisis and disaster on a large scale. Similarly, forces of nature such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis demand the preparedness of our health care providers and nurses in particular. Judith Stoner Halpern and Dr. Mary Chaffee have edited an issue of "The Nursing Clinics of North America" that addresses the changes in nursing practice with regard to homeland security, emergency preparedness, and disaster care. The issue contains articles on a national curriculum in emergency preparedness for nurses, the impact of the disaster experience on culture, self, and identity, providing pediatric care in a mass casualty incident, and the human factors in a disaster.
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Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
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Illustrations (some col.), charts
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978-1-4160-2738-6 (9781416027386)
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1. The Changing Face of Nursing Practice: Homeland Security Challenges to Health Care Delivery (Boatright, McGlown) 2. Disaster Nursing Competencies (Bond, Beaton) 3. Care of the Victim of Bioterrorism During Aeromedical Evaluation (Cieslak, Herrold) 4. Historical Lessons Learned from Third World Disasters (Davies) 5. The Impact of the Disaster Experience on Culture, Self and Identity: A Need for Increased Awareness Among Healthcare Professionals (Deeny, McFetridge) 6. Mass Casualty Triage: Field Considerations in WMD Events (Hembree) 7. Antidote Therapy for Hazardous Materials (Lehmann, Weber) 8. Care of the Patient Exposed to Biological Agents (Ricciardi) 9. Role of Public Health Nurses in Emergency Preparedness and Response (Rowney) 10. Competency Development and How Competencies can be Integrated into the Basic Nursing Curriculum (Stanley) 11. Preparing Hospital-Based Nurses for Radiation Emergencies: Clinical Response and Systems Preparedness (Veenema) 12. A National Curriculum in Emergency Preparedness for Nurses (Weiner) 13. Pediatrics in Disasters (Hohenhaus)
