Progress on a Call to Action: Nurses as Leaders in Disaster Preparedness and Response

Mary Pat Couig; Alicia Gable; Anne Griffin; Joanne C Langan; Judith R Katzburg; Kelly A Wolgast; Kristine Qureshi; Aram Dobalian; Roberta Proffitt Lavin; Tener Goodwin Veenema

doi:10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000226

Progress on a Call to Action: Nurses as Leaders in Disaster Preparedness and Response

Nurs Adm Q. 2017 Apr/Jun;41(2):112-117. doi: 10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000226.

Authors

Mary Pat Couig¹, Alicia Gable, Anne Griffin, Joanne C Langan, Judith R Katzburg, Kelly A Wolgast, Kristine Qureshi, Aram Dobalian, Roberta Proffitt Lavin, Tener Goodwin Veenema

Affiliation

¹ Emergency Management and Registered Nurse Transition to Practice, Office of Nursing Services, Veterans Health Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, District of Columbia (Dr Couig); Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center, Office of Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, North Hills, California (Mss Gable and Griffin and Drs Katzburg and Dobalian); Undergraduate and Prelicensure Education, Saint Louis University School of Nursing, St. Louis, Missouri (Dr Langan); Online Education and Outreach, Penn State University College of Nursing, University Park, Pennsylvania (Dr Wolgast), Research and Global Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu (Dr Qureshi); Academic Programs, College of Nursing, University of Missouri-St. Louis (Dr Lavin); and Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Center for Humanitarian Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland (Dr Veenema).

PMID: 28263268
DOI: 10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000226

Abstract

This article provides an update on the progress of the "Call to Action: Nurses as Leaders in Disaster Preparedness and Response." A steering committee, initiated, directed, and supported by the Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center of the US Department of Veterans Affairs, has undertaken the work of bringing together subject matter experts to develop a vision for the future of disaster nursing. The ultimate goal is to ensure that every nurse is a prepared nurse. As one result of this work, the Society for the Advancement of Disaster Nursing has held its inaugural meeting in December 2016.

MeSH terms

Civil Defense / standards*
Cooperative Behavior
Delphi Technique
Disaster Planning / standards*
Guidelines as Topic*
Humans
Leadership*
Nurse's Role*
Pilot Projects
Public Health Nursing / organization & administration*
United States
United States Department of Veterans Affairs