Research Guides: NUR274 Topics in Nursing: Disaster Response

Websites

Federal Emergency Management Agency
Coordinates the response to a disaster that has occurred in the United States and that overwhelms the resources of local and state authorities.
National Center for Disaster Preparedness
Carries out research that helps us prepare for, respond to, and recover from large-scale disasters — including hurricanes, earthquakes, nuclear accidents, pandemic flu, and terrorist attacks.
Public Health Emergency
Portal for residents in the U.S. and worldwide to obtain information from all U.S. federal agencies involved in a public health emergency, a medical disaster or the public health aspects of a natural or man-made disaster.

Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Terrorism, and Other Hazards, 4th ed. by Tener Goodwin Veenema
Call Number: RT108 .D56 2019
Publication Date: 2019
Features expanded content on the ubiquitous threat of terrorism, potential detonation of thermonuclear weapons, emerging and reemerging infectious diseases, and increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters from climate change.
ReadyRN: Handbook for Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness, 2e by Tener Goodwin Veenema
Call Number: RT108 .V44 2009
Publication Date: 2009
Offers content on dealing with the injuries and nursing protocols for each disaster scenario, including weather-related, public health, radiological/nuclear and explosive.
Core Competencies of Disaster Nursing: Version 2.0 by International Council of Nurses
Publication Date: 2019
Outlines what nurses should know and be able to do for the effective prevention, preparedness, response and recovery from disasters.
National Response Framework, 4e by Homeland Security
Publication Date: October 28, 2019
Guide to how the Nation responds to all types of disasters and emergencies. It is built on scalable, flexible, and adaptable concepts identified in the National Incident Management System to align key roles and responsibilities across the Nation.