title: The ExploreSurge Trail Guide and Hiking Workshop: discipline-specific education for public health nurses.
abstract: Generic preparedness education and training for the public health workforce has increased in availability over the past 5 years. Registered Nurses also have more opportunities available for participation in emergency and disaster preparedness curricula. Discipline- and specialty-specific training and education for public health nurses (PHNs) incorporating their population-based practice, however, remains a largely unexplored area that is not accessible except for sporadic local venues. The Public Health Nursing Surge Curriculum provides 50 hr of nursing continuing education and activity-based aggregate focused learning experiences that are completed within a 12-month period, including an in-classroom seminar. The Public Health Nursing Surge Curriculum was developed on a foundation of 25 competencies linking PHNs and their population-based practice to surge capability. The curriculum was built in partnership with statewide public health directors of nursing over a 12-month period and is evaluated by a 3-level process to include self-rated confidence in performance. The curriculum's use of a blended learning methodology enables staff-level PHNs to master individual competencies toward surge capability within the public health response system.
authors.affiliation: Ohio Center for Public Health Preparedness, The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Office of Workforce Development, Columbus, Ohio, USA. sstanley@cph.osu.edu
authors.forename: Sharon A R
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Polivka
authors.forename: Deanna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taulbee
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kieffer
authors.forename: Sheryl M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: McCorkle
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D003479:Curriculum; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D016730:Program Development; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States