Charleen C. McNeill, PhD, MSN, RN, discusses key findings from a survey of nurses' emergency preparedness competence, the current state of emergency training, and what nurse leaders can do about it.
Monday, September 14, 2020

"Nurses are widely recognized for the key roles they play in disaster preparedness and response," says Charleen C. McNeill, PhD, MSN, RN, an associate professor in the nursing science department at East Carolina University College of Nursing in Greenville, North Carolina.

Nurses are critical in the acute post-disaster phase of response measures. In this week's feature story, Charleen C. McNeill, PhD, MSN, RN, discusses key findings from a survey of nurses' emergency preparedness competence, the current state of emergency training, and what nurse leaders can do about it.

Also, in this issue:

 

Emergency Preparedness Training Needed for Nurses, Indicates New Survey
Charleen C. McNeill, PhD, MSN, RN, discusses key findings from a survey of nurses' emergency preparedness competence, the current state of emergency training, and what nurse leaders can do about it.
 
 
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1,100 Hospitals Press HHS to Enforce 340B Pricing
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Hospitals, Nursing Homes Fail to Separate COVID Patients, Putting Others at Risk
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That's all for today. As always, send any tips, thoughts or advice my way at shoang@blr.com.

 

Son Hoang
Editor, Nursing