Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Terrorism and Other Hazards

The new edition of this AJN Book of the Year provides nurses with the most comprehensive, current, and reliable information about preparedness for terrorism, natural disasters, and other unanticipated public health emergencies. It has been revised and updated with new content, including 10 new chapt [...]
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The new edition of this AJN Book of the Year provides nurses with the most comprehensive, current, and reliable information about preparedness for terrorism, natural disasters, and other unanticipated public health emergencies. It has been revised and updated with new content, including 10 new chapters and a digital adjunct teacher's guide with exercises and critical thinking questions. In addition to providing a vast amount of evidence-based information on disaster planning and response for natural and environmental disasters and those caused by chemical, biological and radiological elements, and disaster recovery, the text addresses leadership, management, and policy issues in disaster nursing. Each chapter is clearly formatted and includes Key Measures and Learning Objectives. Appendices present diagnosis and treatment regimens, creating personal disaster plans, a damage assessment guide, a glossary of terms, and more. Consistent with the National Disaster Response Framework, the book promotes competency-based expert nursing care during disasters and positive health outcomes for small and large populations.Key Features: Provides 10 new chapters and new content throughout the textIncludes digital teacher's guide with exercises and critical thinking questionsConsistent with current U.S. Federal guidelines for disaster responseDisemminates state of the science, evidenced-based informationNew Chapters: Management of the Pregnant Woman and Newborn During DisastersManagement of Patients with HIV/AIDS During DisastersDisaster Nursing in Schools and other Child Congregate Care SettingsGlobal Complex Human EmergenciesClimate Change and the Role of the Nurse in Policy & PracticeHuman Services Needs Following Disaster Events and Disaster Case ManagementHospital & Emergency Department PreparednessNational Nurse Preparedness: Achieving Competency Based Expert PracticeMedical Countermeasures DispensingInnovations in Disaster Nursing Education: The ReadyRN Course