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Disaster Nursing for Early Career Emergency Nurses
Journal of Emergency Nursing
|July 2, 2025
Summary
Disaster nursing is a vital nursing subspecialty for addressing increasing disasters. Standardizing competencies in academic programs enhances emergency nurses
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Public Health
- Emergency Medicine
Background:
- Disaster nursing is a critical subspecialty addressing the increasing frequency and severity of disasters.
- Standardizing disaster nursing competencies in academic programs is an opportunity to enhance preparedness.
- Key aspects include community health promotion, critical decision-making, and ethical navigation during crises.
Purpose of the Study:
- To outline foundational skills, competencies, and strategies for emergency nurses to develop expertise in disaster nursing.
- To identify essential skill sets, professional/volunteer opportunities, and mitigation strategies for disaster nursing.
- To highlight the importance of resilience, adaptability, and continuous learning in disaster nursing.
Main Methods:
- Literature review.
- Analysis of personal experience in disaster nursing.
- Identification of foundational skills and competencies.
Main Results:
- Disaster nursing requires diverse skills, including community health promotion and critical decision-making.
- Resilience, adaptability, and continuous learning are central to effective disaster nursing practice.
- Nurses can contribute to disaster preparedness, response, and improving outcomes for vulnerable populations.
Conclusions:
- Disaster nursing offers emergency nurses opportunities for skill development and meaningful impact.
- The field promotes growth, strengthens clinical expertise, and deepens awareness of community needs.
- Dedication to disaster nursing creates lasting impacts on global health and safety.
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