Nursing and Health Care Perspectives articles

Recent articles from Nursing and Health Care Perspectives

Scranton Chapter, Pennsylvania. (Education News).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Most of this chapter's recruitment is through the nursing department of the University of Scranton and local technical institutes. Most students participate in a Clinical Day at the Red Cross, where they take the Introduction to Disaster course. Some are trained in Health and Safety courses...

Greensboro Chapter, North Carolina. (Education News).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Between 40 and 50 upper-level students from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, are introduced to disaster services and disaster health services annually. With faculty, they are available for local disasters, and volunteer for community activities such as blood drives and health...

Partnership for disaster relief. (Education News).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The American Red Cross and the National Student Nurses' Association are working in partnership to facilitate student involvement in ARC units nationwide. Nursing students and faculty, as individuals and in groups, are encouraged to contact the Office of the Chief Nurse of the American Red...

Three Months and Countless Tears and Prayers Later: There Are Two Other Important Lessons We Must Address, within the Classroom and in Our Professional Organization Meetings and Leadership Forums. to Prepare Ourselves for Our New World, We Must Emphasize Renewed Public Health Content and Principles, and We Must Introduce Content on Disaster Nursing into Our Curricula. (from the Editor)
November 1, 2001... FOR ALL OF US, LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. We have learned a difficult lesson about the fragility of life. Together, we have cried, prayed, hugged, and screamed. Many of us have been on the scenes of the disasters, as workers and volunteers, taking blood, providing trauma care, and listening...

Tomorrow Is Ours to Win or Lose: Responding to a Heightened Demand for Nurses Amidst a National Crisis. (President's Message)
November 1, 2001... 911 -- the numbers that echo distress and invite rescue will live in United States history as the date our nation was attacked in a mindless, intolerable act of aggression that left thousands dead and wounded and millions inconsolable. September 11, 2001, will live in the American experience as...