title: Disaster research: a nursing opportunity.
abstract: Nurses working or living near a community disaster have the opportunity to study health-related consequences to disaster or disaster recovery. In such a situation, the researchers need to deal with the conceptual and methodological issues unique to postdisaster research and know what resources are available to guide them, even if they have no specialized training or previous experience in disaster research. The purpose of this article is to review issues and challenges associated with conducting postdisaster research and encourage nurses to seek resources and seize opportunities to conduct research should the situation arise. Current disaster studies and the authors' personal experiences conducting maternal-child research in post-Katrina New Orleans (2005-2013) provide real-life examples of how health professionals and nurses faced the challenges of doing postdisaster research. After catastrophic events, nurses need to step forward to conduct disaster research that informs and improves future disaster planning and healthcare responses.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giarratano
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Savage
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barcelona-deMendoza
authors.forename: Emily W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Harville
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods; D012107:Research Design
keywords: disaster; ethics; mental health; post-traumatic stress disorder; research; resilience
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