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National Assessment of Nursing Schools and Nurse Educators Readiness for Radiation Emergencies and Nuclear Events

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2019

Tener Goodwin Veenema Open the ORCID record for Tener Goodwin Veenema [Opens in a new window] ,
Roberta Proffitt Lavin ,
Sarah Schneider-Firestone ,
Mary Pat Couig ,
Joanne C. Langan ,
Kristine Qureshi ,
Danny Scerpella  and
Lesley Sasnett
Tener Goodwin Veenema*
Affiliation:
National Academy of Medicine, Washington, DC Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Center for Humanitarian Health, Baltimore, Maryland Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
Roberta Proffitt Lavin
Affiliation:
Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor, Knoxville College of Nursing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
Sarah Schneider-Firestone
Affiliation:
Supporting Professional Advancement in Nursing Program, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland
Mary Pat Couig
Affiliation:
Office of Nursing Services, Veterans Health Administration, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC
Joanne C. Langan
Affiliation:
St Louis University School of Nursing, St Louis, Missouri
Kristine Qureshi
Affiliation:
University of Hawaii at Manoa, School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, Honolulu, Hawaii
Danny Scerpella
Affiliation:
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland.
Lesley Sasnett
Affiliation:
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland.
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to Tener Goodwin Veenema, 525 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 (e-mail: Tveenem1@jhu.edu).
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Abstract

Nurses will play a crucial role in responding to a public health emergency resulting from nuclear war or other large-scale release of radiation into the environment and in supporting the National Health Security Strategy. Schools of nursing are ultimately responsible for developing a competent nursing workforce prepared to assess a population’s public health emergency needs and respond to these low-frequency but high-impact events. This responsibility includes the provision of specific content and training regarding how to respond and care for patients and communities in the event of a nuclear or radiation emergency. To date, however, there has been a lack of empirical evidence focusing specifically on nursing schools’ capacity to prepare nurses for radiation emergencies and nuclear events, as well as perception of risk. This study employed a cross-sectional survey administered to a nationwide sample of nursing school administrators and faculty to assess content, faculty expertise, planning, and perception of risk related to radiation emergencies and nuclear events.

Keywords

radiation emergencynuclear detonationnurseseducationpreparedness
Type
Original Research
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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 13 , Issue 5-6 , December 2019 , pp. 936 - 945
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Copyright © 2019 Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 

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