Nurses as Leaders in Disaster Preparedness and Response-A Call to Action

Nurses as Leaders in Disaster Preparedness and Response-A Call to Action

Purpose To develop a vision for the future of disaster nursing, identify barriers and facilitators to achieving the vision, and develop recommendations for nursing practice, education, policy, and research. Design and Methods A series of semistructured conference calls were conducted with 14 nationa...

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Published in:Journal of nursing scholarship Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 187 - 200
Main Authors: Veenema, Tener Goodwin, Griffin, Anne, Gable, Alicia R., MacIntyre, Linda, Simons, RADM Nadine, Couig, Mary Pat, Walsh Jr, John J., Lavin, Roberta Proffitt, Dobalian, Aram, Larson, Elaine
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-03-2016
Subjects:
Competencies
Congresses as Topic
curriculum
disaster
Disaster Planning - organization & administration
education
Emergency preparedness
Emergency Treatment - nursing
Experts
Facilitators
Forecasting
Humans
Labor force
Leadership
Medical education
Medical personnel
Nurse managers
Nurse's Role
Nursing
Nursing administration
policy
Policy making
practice
Preparedness
Professional practice
Public health
public health emergency
scope of practice
United States
Veterans
United States
United States > US
practice
education
preparedness
scope of practice
Competencies
nursing
curriculum
public health emergency
research
disaster
policy
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Summary:Purpose To develop a vision for the future of disaster nursing, identify barriers and facilitators to achieving the vision, and develop recommendations for nursing practice, education, policy, and research. Design and Methods A series of semistructured conference calls were conducted with 14 national subject matter experts to generate relevant concepts regarding national nursing workforce preparedness. An invitational daylong workshop hosted by the Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, was held in December 2014 to expand and refine these concepts. Workshop participants included 70 nurses, emergency managers, and a broad range of public health professionals. Conference call notes and audiotapes of the workshop were transcribed and thematic analysis conducted to outline a vision for the future of nursing in disaster preparedness and response, and to articulate an agenda for nursing practice, education, policy, and research to achieve that vision. Findings The group developed a vision for the future of disaster nursing, and identified current barriers and opportunities to advance professional disaster nursing. A broad array of recommendations for nursing practice, education, policy, and research, as well as implementation challenges, are summarized in this article. Conclusions This project represents an important step toward enhancing nurses’ roles as leaders, educators, responders, policymakers, and researchers in disaster preparedness and response. Nurses and the health and human service organizations that employ them are encouraged to engage in an expansive national dialogue regarding how to best incorporate the vision and recommendations into their individual lives and the organizations for which they work. Clinical Relevance Nurses comprise the largest healthcare workforce, and opportunities exist to strengthen disaster readiness, enhance national surge capacity, and build community resiliency to disasters.
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ISSN:1527-6546
1547-5069
DOI:10.1111/jnu.12198