title: Avian flu: pandemic preparedness.
abstract: Pandemic influenza is unpredictable, and the risk of an avian flu outbreak is unclear. It is critical that home health providers, who may become overburdened quickly in the event of a pandemic outbreak, be prepared to ensure a sustainable healthcare response. This article offers information on strategies that may be used by home health providers to prepare for, prevent, and manage pandemic influenza.
authors.affiliation: Western Career College, LVN to RN Bridge Program, Sacramento, California 95826, USA. kjan@westerncollege.com
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jan
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology; D007255:Information Services; D020407:Internet; D032541:Mass Vaccination; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D012941:Social Responsibility