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The NurseResponse emergency database: lessons learned.

Tina Gerardi1

  • 1New York State Nurses Association, Latham, USA.

The Journal of the New York State Nurses' Association
|August 26, 2006
PubMed
Summary

New York State created NurseResponse, a database for registered nurses (RNs) to volunteer during public health emergencies. The program successfully registered over 1,000 RNs, proving its readiness for rapid activation.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Nursing Informatics

Background:

  • The September 11, 2001 attacks highlighted a critical need for a readily available volunteer nursing workforce in New York State for public health emergencies.
  • Existing systems lacked the capacity to quickly mobilize registered nurses (RNs) during large-scale crises.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the development and implementation of the NurseResponse program in New York State.
  • To establish a database of volunteer registered nurses for public health emergency response.

Main Methods:

  • Collaboration between the New York State Nurses Association and the New York State Department of Health.
  • Development of a registration system to enroll volunteer registered nurses.

Main Results:

  • The NurseResponse program successfully registered over 1,000 registered nurses.
  • The system demonstrated its potential for rapid activation, as evidenced by its preparedness for the Hurricane Katrina disaster, although it was not deployed for that event.

Conclusions:

  • The NurseResponse program provides a scalable solution for mobilizing volunteer RNs in New York State.
  • The program's infrastructure is capable of supporting public health emergency response efforts on short notice.

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