Pittsburg State University nursing students gained real-world emergency response experience during a mock disaster training ...

For students preparing to work in health care, being ready for the unexpected isn’t a choice, it’s a requirement.

The increasing frequency and severity of natural and technological disasters have underscored the need for robust disaster preparedness within the healthcare system. In this context, nursing education ...

When disasters strike, nursing homes face uniquely high stakes. Residents often depend on power, medications, mobility ...

Taking care of the elderly is never an easy job, but doing so in a crisis situation such as the double whammy of super storm Sandy and Wednesday’s nor’easter is particularly challenging. “From the ...

NOTICE: The workshop that is the subject of this workshop summary was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National ...