Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response Core Competency Set for Perinatal and Neonatal Nurses

• 2010

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• Anne Jorgensen; Glenn Mendoza; Joy Henderson
PMID: 20629933DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1552-6909.2010.01157.x

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This article describes a set of core skills for perinatal and neonatal nurses to help them prepare for emergencies and disasters. These skills guide training activities, focusing on the needs of pregnant women, new mothers, and infants during public health crises. The competencies are based on national consensus and include measurable goals to address learning needs. It also mentions related articles about hospital disaster management, emergency preparedness for childbearing women and newborns, public health nursing roles in emergencies, educational opportunities in disaster response for nurses, and considerations in neonatal intensive care units during emergencies.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audience: Nurses

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Clinical Competence; Competency-Based Education; Disaster Planning; Nurses; Pregnancy; Risk Management; Interdisciplinary Communication; Models, Nursing; Neonatal Nursing; Community Health Planning; Perinatal Care; Consensus; Nurse's Role; Nurses, Neonatal; Disaster Medicine

Institutions: Good Samaritan Hospital

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