The role of new graduate nurses in disasters

THE ROLE OF NEW GRADUATE NURSES IN DISASTERS

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overview

• Disaster definition

• Education

• Role

disaster definition

Hazard May cause danger

Risk Probability of an event

Event Negative influences

Impact Action of force

Damage Destruction

Disaster

education

• Undergraduate

• Postgraduate

• In-service

role

role: out-of-hospital

role: out-of-hospital

out-of-hospital

role

role: in-hospital

• What is your role?

– Little research / literature, therefore anecdotal

– Triage (prioritisation)

– Decontamination

– Accommodate surge

• Disasters happen out of hours

role: in-hospital (surge capacity?)

• Strategies in surge

• Workforce

role: in-hospital (surge capacity?)

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THE ROLE OF NEW GRADUATE NURSES IN DISASTERS

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role

http://youtu.be/oieUIvWSOA0

activities

Workshop activities conducted, based on the previous YouTube clip, relating to:

• Triage

• Disaster triage

• Surge

• Communication

• Business continuity

THE ROLE OF NEW GRADUATE NURSES IN DISASTERS

www.jamieranse.com

youtube.com/jamieranse

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Jamie Ranse