Overview

Read a fascinating interview with editor Tener Goodwin Veenema! Tener Veenema Interview Disaster planning and emergency preparedness have never been more critical to the nurses who serve as our front-line response. Today's pandemic threats of global terrorism, disease, and natural disasters make this comprehensive handbook of best practices a necessity--meeting the need for a nursing workforce that is adequately prepared to respond to any disaster or public health emergency. In addition to a thorough update based on the most recent recommendations, this second edition contains six new chapters: Emergency Health Services (EMS and other first responders) Burn Assessment and Management Explosive & Traumatic Terrorism Caring for High-Risk, High-Vulnerability Patients Emerging Infectious Disease (avian and other flu pandemics) Chemical Decontamination All content reflects the guidelines provided in the Federal Disaster Response Plan and the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and therapeutic recommendations from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Disaster Nursing will prepare any nurse or EMS team to provide health care under a variety of disaster conditions.

Full Product Details

Author:   Tener Goodwin Veenema
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 22.00cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 28.50cm
Weight:   1.728kg
ISBN:  

9780826121448

ISBN 10:   0826121446
Pages:   680
Publication Date:   30 July 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Inactive
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

About the Editor Preface Acknowledgments Contributors Dedication Foreword (Eric K. Noji) Foreword (Colleen Conway-Welch) Special Foreword (Loretta C. Ford) Part I: Disaster Preparedness Essentials of Disaster Planning, Tener Goodwin Veneema Leadership and Coordination in Disaster Health Care Systems: The Federal Disaster Response Network, Roberta Lavin, Lynn Slepski, and Tener Goodwin Veenema Emergency Health Services, Jeremy T. Cushman, Manish N. Shah, Charles L. Maddow, and Jonnathan Busko American Red Cross Disaster Health Services and Disaster Nursing, Dianne Yeater and Nancy McKelvey Understanding the Psychosocial Impact of Disasters, Kathleen Coyne Plum Legal and Ethical Issues in Disaster Response, Amy T. Campbell, Kevin D. Hart, and Sally A. Norton Crisis Communication: The Role of the Media, Brigitte L. Nacos Part II: Disaster Management Disaster Management, Kristine Qureshi and Kristine M. Gebbie Disaster Triage, Kristine Qureshi and Tener Goodwin Veenema Restoring Public Health under Disaster Conditions: Basic Sanitation, Water and Food Supply, and Shelter, Tener Goodwin Veenema Managing Emergencies Outside of the Hospital: Special Events, Mass Gatherings, and Mass Casualty Incidents, Tener Goodwin Veenema Management of Burn Mass Casualty Incidents, Christopher Lentz, Dixie Reid, Brooke Rera, and Kerry Kehoe Traumatic Injury Due To Explosives and Blast Effects, Tara Sacco Management of Psychosocial Effects, Kathleen Coyne Plum and Tener Goodwin Veenema Unique Needs of Children during Disasters and Other Public Health Emergencies, Lisa Marie Bernardo Identifying and Accommodating High-Risk and High-Vulnerability Populations, Alan Clive, Elizabeth A. Davis, Jane A. Kushma, and Jennifer Mincin Part III: Natural and Environmental Disasters Natural Disasters, Linda Young Landesman and Tener Goodwin Veenema Environmental Disasters and Emergencies, Tener Goodwin Veenema Part IV: Disasters Caused by Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Agents Biological and Chemical Terrorism: A Unique Threat, Eric Croddy and Gary Ackerman Surveillance Systems for Detection of Biological Events, Erica Rihl Pryor Biological Agents of Concern, David C. Pigott and Ziad N. Kazzi Early Recognition and Detection of Biological Events, Erica Rihl Pryor Emerging Infectious Disease, Jennifer A. Byrnes Design and Implementation of Mass Immunization and Prophylactic Treatment Clinics, Kathryn McCabe Votava Chemical Agents of Concern, Tener Goodwin Veenema, John Benitez, and Sharon Benware Mass Casualty Decontamination, Tener Goodwin Veenema Radiological Incidents and Emergencies, Andrew Karam Part V: Special Topics Directions for Nursing Education, Joan M. Stanley and Tener Goodwin Veenema Directions for Nursing Research and Development, Richard Ricciardi, Janice B. Griffin Agazio, Roberta P. Lavin and Patricia Hinton Walker Global Issues in Disaster Relief Nursing, Pat Deeny, Kevin Davies, Mark Gillespie, and Wendy Spencer The Role and Preparation of the Public Health Nurse for Disaster Response, Joy Spellman Epilogue: Disaster Recovery: Creating Sustainable Communities, Tener Goodwin Veenema APPENDICES I. Internet Resources on Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Care, and Bioterrorism II. Glossary of Terms Commonly Used in Disaster Preparedness and Response III. Bioterrorism & Emergency Readiness: Competencies for All Public Health Workers IV. Federal Emergency Management Agency: Emergency Response Action Steps V. Anthrax Summary VI. Botulism Summary VII. Plague Summary VIII. Smallpox Summary IX. Tularemia Summary X. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Summary XI. Biological Weapon (BW) Agent Lab Identification XII. Patient Isolation Precautions XIII. Creating a Personal Disaster Plan Index

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This text is the next generation of information needed by nurses to be informed about and responsive to the needs of our citizens in a disaster. Katrina was a wake-up event. The roles that nurses and nurse assistants played in that disaster were selfless and inspiring. Katrina only served to under gird our awareness that we must be vigilant and prepared! --from the foreword to the second edition Colleen Conway-Welch, PhD, RN, CNM, FAAN, FACNM Nancy & Hilliard Travis Professor of Nursing Dean, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

"""This text is the next generation of information needed by nurses to be informed about and responsive to the needs of our citizens in a disaster. Katrina was a wake-up event. The roles that nurses and nurse assistants played in that disaster were selfless and inspiring. Katrina only served to under gird our awareness that we must be vigilant and prepared!"" --from the foreword to the second edition Colleen Conway-Welch, PhD, RN, CNM, FAAN, FACNM Nancy & Hilliard Travis Professor of Nursing Dean, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing"""

Author Information

Tener Goodwin Veenema, PhD, MPH, MS, RN, FAAN, is Professor of Nursing and Public Health at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and the Center for Humanitarian Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. As an internationally recognized expert in disaster nursing and public health emergency preparedness, she has served as senior scientist to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response (OHSEPR), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Affairs Emergency Management Evaluation Center (VEMEC), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

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