Disaster Preparedness Resources for Nurses | ANA - ANA Enterprise
ANA considers disaster preparedness and response a part of nursing practice. Find links to emergency planning training, updates, and resources at ANA.
Disaster Relief | American Nurses Association (ANA) - ANA Enterprise
When disaster strikes, nurses are among the first to step up and assist those in need. Plan ahead, stay informed, get assistance, and learn how you can help nurses and communities affected by disasters.
Simulating Complex Community Disaster Preparedness: …
Jan 31, 2017 — Today’s graduating nurses need strong skills in disaster nursing to manage a variety of disasters in a local to global context. One aim of this article is to briefly describe preparedness planning using a Point of Distribution/Dispensation (POD) and teaching competencies for disaster nursing.
Disaster Preparedness - ANA Enterprise
Nurses should be prepared to maximize patient safety, decrease occupational exposures, and prevent the spread of infections in their schools, healthcare facilities, and communities during an outbreak or disaster.
National Healthcare Disaster Exam Sample Questions | ANCC
Sample questions for the National Healthcare Disaster Exam from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), including answers after sample test completion.
Public Health Emergencies, Staffing & Preparedness | ANA - ANA …
Public Health Emergencies, Staffing, and Preparedness Planning. Learn how nurses can learn from past experiences to plan for public health emergencies, manage crisis staffing and utilize surge planning during difficult times.
Preparing Nurses Internationally for Emergency Planning and …
Sep 30, 2006 — The author of this article describes competencies needed for emergency preparedness identified by Columbia University, Vanderbilt University, and the INCMCE, as well as various curriculum resources for emergency planning and response and also processes to prepare nurses for emergency responses.
Exploring the Concept of Surge Capacity | OJIN: The Online …
Mar 31, 2009 — As experts in planning and coordinating patient care, nurses have a crucial role to play in disaster planning. Nurses must become familiar with the concept of surge capacity and understand both how it relates to the health and safety of communities and how it is applicable to their nursing practice.
Disaster Readiness: A Community - University Partnership
Aug 29, 2008 — Effective disaster planning requires communities to be alert to areas of vulnerability, including specific populations who may be at greater risk following a disaster (Adams, 2008). Upon expansion to a disaster-preparedness fair, the students were able to include information about the need to plan for availability of medications or specialized ...
Overview and Summary: Emergency Preparedness: Planning for …
Sep 30, 2006 — This OJIN topic on Emergency Preparedness reviews nursing’s history of responding to disasters and aiding individuals and communities in their recovery process. Stopping the spread of infectious disease, managing mass immunization clinics, and providing counsel and care to citizens affected by raging flood waters are examples of situations to ...