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1Author Affiliations: Associate Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, Indiana University Northwest, Gary.
Background:
Recent events continue to demonstrate the need for effective community-level disaster preparedness. Nurses remain key figures in supporting local response efforts and disaster education for unexpected events.
Problem:
Although improved efforts have promoted disaster nursing practice knowledge, nursing education remains challenged in engaging students in disaster management efforts.
Approach:
Students collaborated over 4 semesters to assess and deliver a variety of disaster-related interventions to the community.
Outcomes:
The multisemester project improved students' understanding of disaster nursing, the nursing program's engagement with community partners, and community members' knowledge and ability for emergency preparedness.
Conclusion:
The project was instrumental in improving the community's awareness and engagement of the regional nursing programs in community-based emergency response. The details of the project are provided for replication by other faculty and nursing programs.
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