UW nursing students prepare to transport a manikin through an obstacle course to practice moving an injured person during recent disaster management leadership training. (UW Photo) The University of ...

With its photographs, first-person accounts, information boxes, Joint Commission recommendations and end-of-chapter lesson reminders, the book is designed to help emergency responders perform in ...

Most nurses receive little, if any, disaster preparedness and response education in nursing school, and consequently they lack confidence in their abilities to contribute effectively during ...

It’s been nine years since Hurricane Irma forced mass evacuations across Florida and left millions without power. Emergency ...

The notable acceleration of global climate change is increasingly impacting healthcare, putting nurses on the frontlines of natural disaster relief more frequently than ever. Nurses play an essential ...

Providers across the country are calling for better public-private partnerships after a series of natural disasters revealed how often nursing home evacuations are conducted without coordination.