Disaster nursing and emergency preparedness for chemical, biological, and radiological terrorism and other hazards

摘要: The new edition of this AJN Book the Year continues to provide nurses with most comprehensive, current, and reliable information available so they can develop skills efficiently effectively respond disasters or public health emergencies. Meticulously researched reviewed by world's foremost experts in preparedness for terrorism, natural disasters, other unanticipated emergencies, text has been revised updated significant content, including 10 chapters a digital adjunct teacher's guide exercises critical thinking questions. This strengthened its pediatric focus expanded on caring children's physical, mental, behavioural following disaster. New address climate change, global complex human patients HIV/AIDS disaster, technology disaster response, hospital emergency department preparedness. provides vast amount evidence-based planning response environmental those caused chemical, biological, radiological elements, as well recovery. It also addresses leadership, management, policy issues nursing deepens our understanding importance protecting mental throughout life cycle. Each chapter is clearly formatted includes Key Messages Learning Objectives. Appendices present diagnosis treatment regimens, creating personal plans, damage assessment guide, glossary terms, more. Consistent Federal Disaster Response Framework, book promotes competency-based expert care during positive outcomes small large populations.