Nurses and Disasters, 9780826126726
Paperback
Analyses the collaborative nursing response to a variety of global disasters that occurred between 1908 and 2012. The discuses the transnational character of disaster response, and examines how these transnational partnerships developed, their implications for policy, and how we can use lessons lear…

Nurses and Disasters

global, historical case studies

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  • Paperback

    332 pages

  • Release Date

    29 June 2015

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Summary

This timely volume describes and analyzes the nursing response to a variety of historic and recent global disasters that occurred between 1885 and 2012, including Hurricane Sandy. The book is unique in its discussion of cooperation and conflict in the disaster responses regarding the mobilization of individuals across national borders and continents. It examines how partnerships developed, their implications for policy, and how we can use lessons learned to improve care in the future.The book…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780826126726
ISBN-10:0826126723
Author:Barbra Mann Wall, Arlene W. Keeling
Publisher:Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:Springer Publishing Co Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:332
Release Date:29 June 2015
Weight:333g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
About The Author

Barbra Mann Wall

Arlene W. Keeling, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the Centennial Distinguished Professor of nursing at the University of Virginia School of Nursing, and associate director of the Eleanor Crowder Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry.Barbra Mann Wall, PhD, RN, FAAN is Associate Professor and Associate Director, Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History Nursing, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.

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