Keywords

disaster response, International Council of Nurses (ICN), leadership, licensing laws, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), personal protective equipment (PPE)

Authors

1. Zak, Concetta L. DNP, MBA, FNP-BC
2. Wood, Laura Kay DNP, RN, CMCN
3. Adelman, Deborah S. PhD, RN, NE-BC
4. Fant, Catherine PhD, RN-BC

Abstract

Abstract: The fourth article in the Disaster Series presents the various duties that NPs may assume in a disaster. NPs possess advanced clinical knowledge and skills that position them to play key roles in all phases of a disaster.