The Role of Nurses in Disaster Management in Asia Pacific - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3319823205 ISBN 13: 9783319823201

Publisher: Springer, 2018

Synopsis

This book documents how nurses have shown their dedication, courage, expertise and compassion in helping communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disastrous events. It aims to inspire and equip nurses and other health professionals to help people in disaster-affected areas and contribute to community resilience. The last decade (2005-2015) has been characterized by a number of overwhelming natural disasters - tropical storms, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis; and threats of emerging infectious diseases - SARS, MERSCoV and Ebola around the world. Countries from the Asia Pacific region, such as Australia, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Nepal, Philippines, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Thailand and Vanuatu, have borne the brunt of the devastation caused by these catastrophic events. Nurses from these countries have stepped in providing emergency care in hospitals and in the field, addressing public health needs in evacuation centers, supporting epidemiologic surveillance and conducting health education, training and research, to help save lives and support communities build back better.

About this title

About the Author

Sheila R. Bonito is Professor at the University of the Philippines Open University. She served as Chair of Disaster Preparedness Committee of the Philippine Nurses Association from 2010-2015. She has published modules, case studies, journal articles and advocacy materials on emergency and disaster management. She is a resource person in emergency and disaster nursing training programs at the Philippine Nurses Association and the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center. She is an active member of the Asia Pacific Emergency and Disaster Nursing Network organized by the World Health Organization Western Pacific and Southeast Asian regions.

Professor Hiroko Minami is an eminent nurse leader in Japan who has been working diligently for the advancement of nursing in Japan including education, service and research for more than 30 years. Prof. Hiroko Minami received her basic nursing education form Kochi Woman’s University, Japa

n. She later received the Master Degree in Public Health form Hebrew University, Israel, and Doctoral of Nursing Science Degree from University of California, San Francisco.

She is the 2001 recipient of the Distinguished Alumna Award, the past President of the International Council of Nurses, and is currently President of the University of Kochi, Japan.

From the Back Cover

This book documents how nurses have shown their dedication, courage, expertise and compassion in helping communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disastrous events. It aims to inspire and equip nurses and other health professionals to help people in disaster-affected areas and contribute to community resilience. The last decade (2005-2015) has been characterized by a number of overwhelming natural disasters - tropical storms, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis; and threats of emerging infectious diseases - SARS, MERSCoV and Ebola around the world. Countries from the Asia Pacific region, such as Australia, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Nepal, Philippines, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Thailand and Vanuatu, have borne the brunt of the devastation caused by these catastrophic events. Nurses from these countries have stepped in providing emergency care in hospitals and in the field, addressing public health needs in evacuation centers, supporting epidemiologic su

rveillance and conducting health education, training and research, to help save lives and support communities build back better.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319823205
• ISBN 13: 9783319823201
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 125
• Editor: Bonito Sheila, Minami Hiroko