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National Disaster Health Consortium: Competency-Based Training and a Report on the American Nurses Credentialing Center Disaster Certification Development
Nursing Clinics of North America
  • Sherrill J. Smith, Wright State University - Main Campus
  • Sharon L. Farra, Wright State University - Main Campus
Publication Date
12-1-2016
Abstract

As the largest profession of health care providers, nurses are an integral component of disaster response. Having clearly delineated competencies and developing training to acquire those competencies are needed to ensure nurses are ready when disasters occur. This article provides a review of nursing and interprofessional disaster competencies and development of a new interprofessional disaster certification. An overview of a standardized disaster training program, the National Disaster Health Consortium, is provided as an exemplar of a competency-based interprofessional disaster education program.

DOI
10.1016/j.cnur.2016.07.008
Citation Information
Sherrill J. Smith and Sharon L. Farra. "National Disaster Health Consortium: Competency-Based Training and a Report on the American Nurses Credentialing Center Disaster Certification Development" Nursing Clinics of North America Vol. 51 Iss. 4 (2016) p. 555 - 568 ISSN: 00296465
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sharon_farra/23/