Disaster nursing and emergency preparedness : [electronic resource] for chemical, biological, and radiological terrorism and other hazards / [edited by] Tener Goodwin Veenema

Includes bibliographical references and index

Essentials of disaster planning / Tener Goodwin Veenema -- 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 ... [et al.] -- 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 -- 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 ... [et al.] -- 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 ... [et al.] -- Natural disasters / Linda Young Landesman and Tener Goodwin Veenema -- Environmental disasters and emergencies / Tener Goodwin Veenema -- 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 -- Directions for nursing education / Joan M. Stanley and Tener Goodwin Veenema -- Directions for nursing research and development / Richard Ricciardi ... [et al.] -- Global issues in disaster relief nursing / Pat Deeny ... [et al.] -- The role and preparation of the public health nurse for disaster response / Joy Spellman -- Disaster recovery : creating sustainable disaster-resistant communities / Tener Goodwin Veenema

The second edition of this celebrated textbook provides nurses and nurse practitioners with the most current, valid and reliable information available. Disaster Nursing will help them to acquire the knowledge and skill set they will need to keep themselves, their patients, and families safe during any disaster event. Each chapter has been researched, reviewed by experts and matched to the highest standards; for preparing health professions students for terrorism, disaster, and public health emergencies.