“Skip the infection, get the injection”: A case study in emergency preparedness education

The frequency of natural and manmade disasters along with increasing potential for public health emergencies emphasizes the need for emergency preparedness education. Because nurses are the largest group of health professionals to meet the needs of those affected by disasters and public health emerg...

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Published in:Nurse education in practice 2015-01, Vol.15 (1), p.58-62
Main Authors: Adams, Lavonne M., Canclini, Sharon B., Frable, Pamela Jean
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Best practice
Case studies
Clinical Competence
Clinics
Colleges & universities
Competence
Core competencies
Delivery of Health Care
Disaster Planning
Disaster preparedness competencies
Disaster preparedness education
Disasters
Dissemination
Education, Nursing
Educational Needs
Emergency preparedness
Emergency preparedness competencies
Emergency preparedness education
Health care
Health Needs
Humans
Immunization
Immunization Programs - organization & administration
Infection Control
Influenza
Learning
Medical education
Medical personnel
Medicine
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing education
Nursing Students
Public health
Public health nursing
Public Health Nursing - education
Public health preparedness
Schools
Skills
Students
Students, Nursing
Texas
Training
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Summary:The frequency of natural and manmade disasters along with increasing potential for public health emergencies emphasizes the need for emergency preparedness education. Because nurses are the largest group of health professionals to meet the needs of those affected by disasters and public health emergencies, schools of nursing need to prepare graduates who are knowledgeable about disaster and public health emergency management. The use of core competencies may be a means to ensure consistent application of best practices in disaster health care. The next step in competency development involves validation through evidence. Through documentation and dissemination of their experiences with emergency preparedness education, schools of nursing can provide supportive evidence to aid in competency development. The purpose of this paper is present a case study of an ongoing and evolving public health nursing education project consistent with disaster health care and emergency preparedness competencies.
ISSN:1471-5953
1873-5223
DOI:10.1016/j.nepr.2013.12.004