Overview
This textbook describes what nurses need to know about pediatric disaster nursing, including public policy, and addresses preparedness for all types of disasters (natural and man-made) and strategies for hospital, school and community preparedness. The book opens with a brief history of disaster nursing and explains the key differences between pediatric and adult disaster nursing. Recent years have been marked by numerous man-made and natural disasters, which have led nurses to seek new resources to be better prepared, in their role as nurses, for all types of disasters. Responding to this lack of resources, the book focuses on the unique needs of babies and children. It is the first and only textbook on pediatric disaster preparedness to include both the physical and psychological effects of disaster. Key aspects covered include: the psychosocial differences in and how to approach children; family reunification; medications, supplies and equipment;and decontamination. Given its breadth of coverage, the book is well suited as a textbook for nursing classes, while also offering a valuable resource for nurses working in the field.
Full Product Details
Author: Catherine J. Goodhue ,
Nancy Blake
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition: 1st ed. 2020
Weight: 0.861kg
ISBN: 9783030434274
ISBN 10: 3030434273
Pages: 413
Publication Date: 14 May 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
"""This book is written for nurses but highly recommended for all levels of emergency healthcare providers, all childcare providers in every community, leaders tasked with setting up community disaster teams, and graduate pediatric nursing students. It is also highly applicable to hospital-based teams. ... This book is unique in the field of pediatric emergency care because it is pertinent to current events, uses actual disasters from the past two decades, and concentrates on pediatrics."" (Ellyn PhD Cavanagh, Doody's Book Reviews, September 25, 2020)"
This book is written for nurses but highly recommended for all levels of emergency healthcare providers, all childcare providers in every community, leaders tasked with setting up community disaster teams, and graduate pediatric nursing students. It is also highly applicable to hospital-based teams. ... This book is unique in the field of pediatric emergency care because it is pertinent to current events, uses actual disasters from the past two decades, and concentrates on pediatrics. (Ellyn PhD Cavanagh, Doody's Book Reviews, September 25, 2020)
Author Information
Catherine J. Goodhue is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner with more than 30 years of pediatric nursing experience in a variety of settings. She received her Bachelor’s in Nursing from Georgetown University and her Master’s in Nursing from UCLA. Currently she works as a PNP in the Trauma Program and as the Research Coordinator in the Division of Pediatric Surgery at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Ms. Goodhue has been involved in disaster-related research for the past 10 years and has received several disaster grants. She lectures at regional, state, and national conferences on disaster preparedness; and has authored/co-authored 11 peer-reviewed disaster-related manuscripts. Dr. Nancy Blake has over 30 years of experience in nursing management and over 35 years in hospital disaster preparedness at the local and national level. She received her Bachelor’s in Nursing from Mount Saint Mary’s College in Los Angeles and her Master’s and Doctorate in Nursing from UCLA. She is currently an Assistant Adjunct Professor at UCLA School of Nursing. Dr. Blake has been involved in disaster research and national disaster preparedness, and has authored numerous articles and book chapters and presented at national conferences.
