The exploreSurge trail guide and hiking workshop: Discipline-specific education for public health nurses

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 166-175

  Stanley, Sharon A R ^a,f   Polivka, Barbara J ^a   Gordon, Deanna ^b   Taulbee, Kelly ^c   Kieffer, Gloria ^d   McCorkle, Sheryl M ^e  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CAPITAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Logan Hocking County Health Department   (United States)

^d Zanesville Muskingum County Health Department   (United States)

^e Ohio Hospital Association   (United States)

^f Ohio Hospital Association ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Blended learning; Competencies; Disaster preparedness; Disaster public health nursing; Emergency preparedness; Mass casualty; Public health nursing competencies; Public health surge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CURRICULUM; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MODEL; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CURRICULUM; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39449137596     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2008.00693.x     Document Type: Article

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