What I Wished I Had Learned in Nursing School ... About Emergency Preparedness

Becky Evans Kelly, BSN, RN, former Nursing Coordinator for Emergency Preparedness and Public Health for the Northwest Region of Louisiana, discusses her personal experiences and challenges while working in a relief shelter following Hurricane Katrina. She discusses the importance of having an emergency preparedness plan and identifies different aspects that should be addressed in a preparedness plan for this type of public health disaster.
(Lecture given on August 18, 2006)


Audience: Nurses, General Public Health
Time: 1hour, 10 minutes
Format(s): CD-ROM, Webcast. Podcast