title: Integrating disaster preparedness into a community health nursing course: one school's experience.
abstract: It is not practical to wait for a disaster, whether natural or human-made, to learn how to respond and provide specialized care. The Long Island University School of Nursing in Brooklyn, New York, has developed a specific educational experience for undergraduate nursing students enrolled in community health. The course is offered in the senior semester and includes didactic material based on the International Nursing Coalition for Mass Casualty Education-recommended competencies. Students are given the opportunity to apply the learning and develop additional skills by participating in a mock drill. Although anecdotal comments from the students indicate that the coursework has been helpful, additional research is planned to evaluate the program.
authors.affiliation: Community Health Nursing, Long Island University School of Nursing, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA. mireland@liu.edu
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ireland
authors.forename: Emerson
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ea
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kontzamanis
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Michel
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D009518:New York; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology