1. Call to Action: Advancing Disaster Nursing Education in the U.S.
Tener Goodwin Veenema PhD MPH MS RN FAAN
Joanne Langan PhD MSN BSN BS/Edu RN CNE
Roberta Lavin PhD FNP-BC FAAN
Lavonne Adams PhD RN CCRN

2. Faculty Disclosure Learning Outcome(s):
Following this presentation the participants will be able to:
Discuss the history, vision and action strategies of the Nursing Call to Action and Disaster Nursing Education
Identify selected websites to enhance knowledge of nursing’s role in disaster preparedness and response
Actively contribute to disaster nursing’s body of knowledge and evidence
Conflict of Interest: None
Commercial Support: None

3. The Emergency Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

4. Call to Action History
VEMEC held focus groups with disaster nursing experts (2014)
National workshop (December 2014) to define:
Vision for future of disaster nursing in the U.S.
Recommendations in practice, education, policy, and research
Results published in Journal of Nursing Scholarship (Veenema et al., 2016)
VISION: “To create a national nursing workforce with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to respond to disasters and public health emergencies in a timely and effective manner.”
Education sub committee established to work on dissemination and implementation of recommendations.

5. Call to Action Objectives
The Nursing Call to Action seeks to ensure all nurses:
Possess the minimum knowledge base, skills and abilities regarding disaster response and public health emergency preparedness;
Respond directly or provide indirect support during a disaster event or public health emergency;
Promote preparedness among individuals in their care, families, communities and within the organizations they represent; and
Demonstrate a commitment to professional preparedness by participating in disaster planning, drills, and exercises within and beyond their specialty environment.

6. Structure Education Advisory Committee Executive Committee Practice
Policy
Research
Dissemination

7. Education Committee Report
Tener Goodwin Veenema PhD, MPH, MS, RN, FAAN, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (Chair)
Lavonne Adams PhD, RN, CCRN, TCU Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Deborah Adelman PhD, RN, NE-BC, Kaplan University School of Nursing
Michael Beach DNP, ACNP-BC, PNP, FAAN, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
Cathy Evans PhD, RN, Widener University
Joanne Langan PhD, RN, CNE, Saint Louis University School of Nursing
Roberta Lavin PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN, University of Missouri - St. Louis

8. Key Recommendations (Veenema et al., 2016)
Recommendation 2.1: Develop a national set of disaster nursing competencies to be integrated into the AACN Essentials of Nursing and NLN Guidelines for Nursing Education.
Recommendation 2.2: Establish coalitions of schools of nursing to develop evidence-based and competency driven didactic and clinical learning opportunities using multiple delivery platforms that can be integrated into the undergraduate and/or graduate nursing curricula.

9. Key Recommendations (Veenema et al., 2016)
Recommendation 2.3: Broaden life-long, continuing educational opportunities in disaster nursing and public health emergency preparedness and response for nurses through health care and related organizations across all health care settings.
Recommendation 2.4: Establish a national clearinghouse of information to provide guidance and resources on disaster nursing.

10. Activities Report Manuscripts:
Call to Action: Advancing Disaster Nursing Education in the United States Journal of Nursing Scholarship (Veenema, Lavin, Griffin, Gable, Couig, Dobalian)
Education for Developing and Sustaining a Healthcare Workforce for Disaster Readiness Nursing Administration Quarterly (Langan, Lavin, Wolgast, Veenema)
National Nursing Workforce Readiness Policy Brief
Emerging Infectious Diseases Expert Panel, American Academy of Nursing (Veenema, Beach and Expert panel committee members)

11. Disaster Nursing Examples Roberta Profit Lavin
CDC WIP
Flint Water Crisis
9/11 Air Particulates
Zika
DisasterNursing.org
Resources
Communities of Interest

12. Disaster Nursing Examples Joanne Langan
Emphasis on Disaster Preparedness and Response across practice settings
Considerations for special needs
Every nurse should be a prepared nurse

13. Disaster Nursing Examples Lavonne Adams
Service Learning
Community partnerships
Connection with established organizations
Intersection of community needs and learning needs
Immunization clinic includes simulation/drill
POD opening and operation
After-action report

14. Disaster Nursing Examples Tener Goodwin Veenema

16. Disaster Nursing App
Exciting new mobile application or “app” for the iPhone and iPad called DISASTER NURSING
Evidence-based, competency driven
Provides nurses and nurse leaders with a real time reference and evidence-based resource for crisis decision making and clinical leadership
Publisher: Unbound Medicine

17. Future Directions
Work towards the inclusion of more disaster and public health emergency content in the Essentials documents for ADN, BSN, MSN and DNP programs
Develop a communication plan to advocate for mandatory inclusion of disaster content through accreditation and regulating bodies (NCSBN, CCNE and ACEN)

18. Future Directions
Compile list of all published relevant competencies and identify common core concepts/elements (for the purpose of content development)
Work collaboratively as a coalition of SONs to develop leveled disaster coursework for the pre-licensure & graduate nursing programs
Create a series online modules (“cradle to grave”) including video lectures by disaster nursing SMEs to be distributed to SONs

19. For More Information www.disasternursing.org @DisasterNursing

20. Are You Prepared?
Do you have a disaster preparedness plan for yourself and those for whom you are responsible?
What are your employer’s expectations of you should your agency experience a mass casualty event?
Who will take care of loved ones, friends, pets if you are called to action?
Nurses must first be prepared themselves, so that they can help others