ReadyRN : handbook for disaster nursing and emergency preparedness / Tener Goodwin Veenema.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Veenema, Tener Goodwin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster nursing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Disaster nursing.

Emergency nursing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Emergency nursing.

Emergencies--nursing--United States--Handbooks.

Disaster Planning--United States--Handbooks.

Disasters--United States--Handbooks.

Emergency Nursing--methods--United States--Handbooks.

Terrorism--United States--Handbooks.

Medical Subjects:

Emergencies--nursing--United States--Handbooks.

Disaster Planning--United States--Handbooks.

Disasters--United States--Handbooks.

Emergency Nursing--methods--United States--Handbooks.

Terrorism--United States--Handbooks.

Physical Description:

xv, 300 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

Ready RN : handbook for disaster nursing and emergency preparedness

Handbook for disaster nursing and emergency preparedness

Place of Publication:

St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby/Elsevier, c2009.

Contents:

Disaster management

Weather-related and environmental disasters

Public health emergencies

Emerging infectious diseases

Chemical emergencies

Biological agents

Radiological and nuclear disasters

Explosives/mass casualty events

Personal protective equipment

Triage

Decontamination

Burn management

Victim assessment and management

On-scene management

Psychological considerations

Disaster settings

Mass immunization clinics

Legal implications.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-281) and index.

ISBN:

9780323063616 (pbk. : alk. paper)

0323063616 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

244265640