title: Research considerations when studying disasters.
abstract: Nurses play an integral role during disasters because they are called upon more than any other health care professional during disaster response efforts; consequently, nurse researchers are interested in studying the issues that impact nurses in the aftermath of a disaster. This article offers research considerations for nurse scientists when developing proposals related to disaster research and identifies resources and possible funding sources for their projects.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing & Health Studies, Georgetown University, 3700 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20057, USA. cathicox@aol.com
authors.forename: Catherine Wilson
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D003625:Data Collection; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004630:Emergencies / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006805:Human Experimentation; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012107:Research Design; D012108:Research Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D035844:Researcher-Subject Relations; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration