Can summits lead to curricula change? An evaluation of emergency preparedness summits for schools of nursing in Georgia.

Full Abstract

The Emory University Center for Public Health Preparedness held two summits for nurses that were evaluated by survey. Participants cited multiple deficiencies and challenges with integrating emergency preparedness into nursing curricula. The summits and the related materials were reported as highly useful by survey respondents. More than three fourths of respondents reported incorporating emergency preparedness education into their curricula after summit attendance. Nursing professionals could use summits to encourage active practitioners to pursue continuing education and to initiate efforts to incorporate emergency preparedness and related health care issues into the curricula of schools of nursing.

Author information

Author/s: Buyum, Arielle (A); Dubruiel, Nicole (N); Torghele, Karen (K); Alperin, Melissa (M); Miner, Kathleen R (KR);

Affiliation: Division of Public Health, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands Department of Public Health, Saipan.

Grants: U90/CCU424256 (Agency:CDC HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Journal: Journal of continuing education in nursing (J Contin Educ Nurs), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-May; vol 40 (issue 5) : pp 210-5

Dates: Created 2009/06/03; Completed 2009/08/07;

PMID: 19489519, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 8/21/2009, IMS Date: )

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