Educational competencies and technologies for disaster preparedness in undergraduate nursing education: An integrative review

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 543-551

  Jose, Mini M ^a   Dufrene, Claudine ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster preparedness; Disaster response; Educational technology; Interprofessional education; Nursing education; Simulation

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PLANNING; HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

DISASTER PLANNING; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 84895173406     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.07.021     Document Type: Review

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