Pediatric Issues in Disaster Preparedness: Meeting the Educational Needs of Nurses-Are We There Yet?

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-152

  Fox, Lori ^a,b   Timm, Nathan ^a,b  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Level 1 trauma center; Pediatric disaster preparedness program; Pediatric nurses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOTERRORISM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OHIO; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 40649096143     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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