The notable acceleration of global climate change is increasingly impacting healthcare, putting nurses on the frontlines of natural disaster relief more frequently than ever. Nurses play an essential ...

These are all important issues that nurses who are considering disaster work should investigate. Because more than one half of US states still do not participate in the NLC, licensing remains an issue ...

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has published an issue brief on the roles nurses can play during a disaster and how hospitals can provide additional training and resources to better prepare nurses ...

Harm reduction groups and health care workers helped avert the worst after Hurricane Helene. But what about the next emergency?

Saint Mary’s College has added AI-powered virtual reality disaster simulations to its nursing program, giving students immersive, safe environments to practice emergency response. The debut took place ...

Most nurses receive little, if any, disaster preparedness and response education in nursing school, and consequently they lack confidence in their abilities to contribute effectively during ...