DISASTER HEALTH: what emergency nursing students need to know

Jamie RanseAssistant Professor

University of Canberra

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INTERNATIONAL

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HEALTH-AFFECTED DISASTER?

WILL YOU ASSIST?

Arbon P, Cusack, L, Ranse J, Shaban R, Considine J, Kako M, Woodman R, Mitchell B, Bahnisch L, Hammad K. (2013). Exploring staff willingness to attend work during a disaster: a study of nurses employed in four Australian emergency departments. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal.16(3):103-109

Arbon P, Ranse J, Cusack L, Considine J, Shaban R, Woodman R, Bahnisch L, Kako M, Hammad K, Mitchell B. (2013). Australasian emergency nurses’ willingness to attend work in a disaster: A survey. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal. 16(2):52-57.

Arbon P, Cusack, L, Ranse J, Shaban R, Considine J, Kako M, Woodman R, Mitchell B, Bahnisch L, Hammad K. (2013). Exploring staff willingness to attend work during a disaster: a study of nurses employed in four Australian emergency departments. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal.16(3):103-109

EDUCATION-PRACTICE MISMATCH

Ranse J, Lenson S, Aimers B. (2010). Black Saturday and the Victorian Bushfires of February 2009: A descriptive survey of nurses who assisted in the pre-hospital setting. Collegian. 17(4):153-159

Community and public health responsePre-hospital responseHospital responseDisaster triageSustainabilityDisaster exercisesIncident systemsNursing role in disasterCommunications TechniquesManagement of the dead and dyingDisaster plansRole of other organisations in disaster responseMental health in relation to disastersPopulations with specific needsTypes of disastersExamples of disastersHealth effects of disasters

Ranse J, Shaban R, Considine J, Hammad K, Arbon P, Mitchell B, Lenson S. (2013). Disaster content in Australian tertiary postgraduate emergency nursing courses: A survey. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal. 16(2):58-63.

WHAT WILL YOUR ROLE BE?

Ranse J, Lenson S. (2012). Beyond a clinical role: Nurses were psychosocial supporters, coordinators and problem solvers in the Black Saturday and Victorian bushfires in 2009. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal. 15(3):156-163.

LEADERSHIP AND TEAMWORK

Ranse J, Hutton A, Wilson R, Usher K. (2015). Leadership opportunities for mental health nurses in the field of disaster preparation, response and recovery. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. [accepted]

Filmer L, Ranse J. (2013) Who is my leader? Lessons from a hospital disaster drill in a less developed country. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal. 16(4)170-174.

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Ranse J, Lenson S, Luther M, Xaio L. (2010). H1N1 2009 influenza (human swine influenza): A descriptive study of the response of an influenza assessment clinic collaborating with an emergency department in Australia. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal. 13(3):46-52.

Ranse J, Zeitz K. (2010). Chapter 5: Disaster Triage in Power R, Daily E (eds). International Disaster Nursing. World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine with Cambridge Press. pp:57-79.

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Ranse J, Zeitz K. (2010). Chapter 5: Disaster Triage in Power R, Daily E (eds). International Disaster Nursing. World Association of Disaster and Emergency Medicine with Cambridge Press. pp:57-79.

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Cusack L, Arbon P, Ranse J. (2010). What is the role of nursing students and faculties of nursing during disasters and emergencies? A discussion paper. Collegian. 17(4):193-197

DON’T BE A DISASTER TOURIST

DON’T BE A DISASTER TOURIST

WHAT NEXT?

Ranse J, Hutton A, Jeeawody B, Wilson R. (2014). What are the research needs for the field of disaster nursing in the next five years? An international Delphi study. Prehospital Disaster Medicine. 29(5):1-7.

DISASTER HEALTH: what emergency nursing students need to know

Jamie RanseAssistant Professor

University of Canberra

www.jamieranse.com

twitter.com/jamieranse

youtube.com/jamieranse

linkedin.com/in/jamieranse