Emergencies and disasters, whether natural
or man-made, are difficult to prepare
for. The September 11 terrorist
attacks in New York City, Pennsylvania,
and Washington, DC, and the subsequent
bioterrorist attacks with anthrax, made this
abundantly clear. Although nurses may agree that
there’s a need for basic competencies in disaster preparedness
and response in addition to the usual clinical
skills, such training is not part of the required
undergraduate curricula at most U.S. schools of
nursing, and there is surprisingly little in the literature
that addresses the role of nursing in this regard.
It’s therefore imperative to identify what every nurse
needs to know to serve effectively as a member of an
emergency and disaster response team.
Emergencies and disasters, whether naturalor man-made, are difficult to preparefor. The September 11 terroristattacks in New York City, Pennsylvania,and Washington, DC, and the subsequentbioterrorist attacks with anthrax, made thisabundantly clear. Although nurses may agree thatthere’s a need for basic competencies in disaster preparednessand response in addition to the usual clinicalskills, such training is not part of the requiredundergraduate curricula at most U.S. schools ofnursing, and there is surprisingly little in the literaturethat addresses the role of nursing in this regard.It’s therefore imperative to identify what every nurseneeds to know to serve effectively as a member of anemergency and disaster response team.
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