By the end of this session, the clinical nurse will have a better understanding of how to prepare and respond to man-made and natural disasters, with the goal of mitigating death and disability from such events. Hands-on skills in disaster triage and improvisational trauma management will reinforce learning concepts and help the learner gain confidence and ability to respond confidently to mass casualty events, regardless of nursing background. Participants will gain a better understanding of epidemiological trends of disasters, the role of nurses in disasters, the disaster management cycle, personal preparedness in disasters, Chemical/Biological/Radiological/Explosive (CBRNE) event identification and treatment, management of pandemic events, and Stanford Health Care’s institutional plan to prepare for/respond to disasters.

Credits:

1. Identify ways on how to prepare and respond to man-made and natural disasters, with the goal of mitigating death and disability from such events.
2. Apply disaster response concepts to mass casualty events, regardless of nursing background.
3. Discuss epidemiological trends of disasters, the role of nurses in disasters, the disaster management cycle, personal preparedness in disasters, Chemical/Biological/Radiological/Explosive (CBRNE) event identification and treatment, management of pandemic events, and Stanford Health Care’s institutional plan to prepare for/respond to disasters.

Stanford Health Care is provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN). BRN Provider Number CEP12165.

Stanford Health Care Center for Education and Professional Development is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Neither SHC nor ANCC endorse any commercial products.

2020 by Stanford Health Care, Division of Patient Care Services.
All rights reserved. No audio or video taping allowed. We reserve the right to make program changes. All students must be registered, attend the entire course, and submit an evaluation after course completion to earn credit hours.

Friday, March 13, 2020