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Defining "disasters" with implications for nursing scholarship and practice.

Elizabeth G NeSmith1

  • 1Medical College of Georgia, School of Nursing, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. bnesmith@students.mcg.edu

Disaster Management & Response : DMR : an Official Publication of the Emergency Nurses Association
|April 4, 2006
PubMed
Summary

This study explores the unique role of nurses in disaster care, differentiating disaster nursing from general nursing. It examines concepts foundational to disaster nursing practice and theory.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Disaster Management
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Nurses have historically participated in disaster response.
  • The specific contributions and methodologies of nurses in disaster situations remain under-documented in nursing literature.
  • A gap exists in understanding the distinct nature of disaster nursing compared to general nursing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the unique approaches of nurses in disaster care.
  • To differentiate disaster nursing from general nursing practice.
  • To define the specialized care inherent in disaster nursing.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the term "disaster" to establish a clear definition.
  • Review and synthesis of existing concepts contributing to a theoretical framework for disaster nursing.

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Main Results:

  • Identified a lack of specific reporting on nurses' unique disaster care methods.
  • Highlighted the need to define disaster nursing as a specialty.
  • Presented an analysis of "disaster" and foundational concepts.

Conclusions:

  • Disaster nursing possesses distinct characteristics that warrant further exploration and definition.
  • Establishing a theoretical base is crucial for advancing the specialty of disaster nursing.
  • Further research is needed to fully articulate the scope and practice of disaster nursing.