The role of nurses in disaster management in Asia Pacific. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sheila Bonito, Hiroko Minami, editors.
• Editors: Bonito, Sheila; Minami, Hiroko
• Contents: Foreword; Contents; List of Contributors; 1: Introduction; 1.1 The Asia Pacific Region and Natural Disasters; 1.2 The Role of Nurses in Disaster Management; 1.3 Disaster Nursing Frameworks; 1.4 Disaster Nursing Case Studies from Asia Pacific; 1.5 Purpose of This Case Studies Book; References; 2: The Role of Nurses in Disaster Management in Asia Pacific Cyclone Yasi: Far North Queensland, Australia; 2.1 About the Natural Disaster; 2.1.1 Description of the Disaster Event: What, When, Where, Why, How. 2.1.2 Description of the Population Affected: Geographical Area, Demographic and Socioeconomic Profile, Hazards and Vulnerabilities2.2 Impact of the Disaster; 2.2.1 Direct Impact: Deaths, Injuries, Illness, Psychosocial Concerns; 2.2.2 Indirect Impact: Property Damage, Facilities and Infrastructures, Lifelines; 2.3 Health Sector Response; 2.3.1 Actions Taken and their Outcomes; 2.3.2 Resources that Were Needed and Received or Lacking; 2.3.3 Factors that Facilitate and Hindered Health Sector Response; 2.4 Contribution of Nurses. 2.4.1 Specific Roles and Functions of Nurses in the Disaster Management of this Particular Event2.4.2 Factors that Facilitate and Hindered Role of Nurses in Disaster Management; 2.4.3 Lessons Learned in Implementing Disaster Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery and Rehabilitation Efforts by Nursing Sector; 2.4.4 Key Issues in Planning, Coordinating, Communicating and Evaluating Nursing Efforts; References; 3: Cambodia: Nurses' Role During Riverine Floods; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Riverine Floods in Cambodia; 3.3 Impact of Riverine Floods. 5: Indonesia: Lesson Learned from Yogyakarta and Central Java Earthquakes5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The 2006 Yogyakarta and Central Java Earthquakes; 5.3 Impact of Yogyakarta and Central Java Earthquakes; 5.4 Health Sector Response to Yogyakarta and Central Java Earthquakes; 5.5 Role of Nurses in Yogyakarta and Central Java Earthquakes; References; 6: Japan: Pairing Support Activities Between Universities After the Great East Japan Earthquake; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The Tōhoku Earthquake; 6.3 Impact of Tōhoku Earthquake; 6.4 Health Sector Response to Tōhoku Earthquake.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 610.73/49; 616.025; Medicine; Disaster nursing -- Pacific Area; MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine; MEDICAL -- Atlases; MEDICAL -- Essays; MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice; MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine; MEDICAL -- Osteopathy; Disaster nursing; Disaster Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Nursing Management; Emergency Medicine; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Practice and Hospital Management; Primary Care Medicine; Public Health; Medical -- Emergency Medicine; Medical -- Critical Care; Medical -- Practice Management & Reimbursement; Medical -- Public Health; Accident & emergency medicine; Intensive care medicine; Medical administration & management; General practice; Public health & preventive medicine; Nursing; Emergency medicine; Critical care medicine; Medical -- Nursing -- Management & Leadership; Nursing research & theory; Pacific Area; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319413099; 3319413090
• Related ISBNs: 9783319413082; 3319413082
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 29, 2017).
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