“When disasters occur, nursing student and nurses can play a significant roole in caring for people affected by the disasters. Thus, disater preparedness is key for nursing students.”
Frisch, Noreen(PhD, RN, FAAN), Jennings-Sanders, Andrea (DrPH & RN), Wing, Sharon(MSN&RN) “Disaster Management & Response” Vol. 3, Issue 3, July-September 2005, pp. 80-85
This article is about teaching disaster protocall to nurses and nursing students. It included studies taken from different nursing schools around the country about what classes they offer as far as a preparedness classes. They even included little practice question on what should be inclued on the tests.
“Since Sept. 2001, however, the United States has under taken a comprehensive reevaluation of its preparedness and the resources neccssary to amass a response to critical events, particularly those posed by various forms of terrorism.”
Stanley, Joan( PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN) Nursing Clinics of North America “Disaster Competency Development and Intergration in Nursing Education” Vol. 40, Issue 3, September 2005, pp 453-467.
Here they talk about the inportance of having an emergancy preparedness class for nursing student after 9/11. I think that after such disaster not just nurses but all people should be allowed to take such classes so we can all be prepared and not waiting for help.
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