Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Terrorism

This comprehensive textbook is designed to prepare any nurse to provide health care under disaster conditions. Each chapter is prefaced with "Kay Messages" and "Learning Objectives," and followed by "Study Questions" and "Intenet Activities." Numerous case studies bring the reader into contact with professionals and organizations crucial to the U.S. disaster reponse. The Appendix includes an extensive listng of Internet resources. This book provides health professionals, especially nurses, with a broad overview or emerging and re-emerging diseases in the United States, with chapters describing 17 of the most prevalent. It is written by a multidisciplinary group of nurses, physicians, and infectious disease specialists.Veenema, Tener Goodwin is the author of 'Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Terrorism' with ISBN 9780826121431 and ISBN 0826121438.