Progress on a Call to Action: Nurses as Leaders in Disaster Preparedness and Response. Issue 2 (April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Couig, Mary Pat; Gable, Alicia; Griffin, Anne; Langan, Joanne C.; Katzburg, Judith R.; Wolgast, Kelly A.; Qureshi, Kristine; Dobalian, Aram; Lavin, Roberta Proffitt; Veenema, Tener Goodwin
• Is Part Of: Nursing administration quarterly. Volume 41:Issue 2(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-04
• Subjects: disasters -- emergency preparedness -- nursing -- public health -- Society for Disaster Nursing (SADN); Nursing services -- Administration -- Periodicals; 610.73068
• DOI: 10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000226
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-9568

Abstract

Abstract : This article provides an update on the progress of the "Call to Action: Nurses as Leaders in Disaster Preparedness and Response." A steering committee, initiated, directed, and supported by the Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center of the US Department of Veterans Affairs, has undertaken the work of bringing together subject matter experts to develop a vision for the future of disaster nursing. The ultimate goal is to ensure that every nurse is a prepared nurse. As one result of this work, the Society for the Advancement of Disaster Nursing has held its inaugural meeting in December 2016.