Nepal: The Role of Nurses After Nepal Earthquake 2015

Nepal: The Role of Nurses After Nepal Earthquake 2015

The role of a professional nursing organization, that is, the Nursing Association of Nepal (NAN), in disaster management after the devastating earthquake in April 25, 2015, shows how nurses supported a technological innovation in managing health information in the country during and after the disast...

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Main Authors: Pohkrel, Tara, Kanbara, Sakiko, Bonito, Sheila, Estuar, Ma. Regina Justina, Sharma, Chandra Kala, Pandey, Apsara
Format: text
Published: Archīum Ateneo 2017
Subjects:
Nepal Earthquake
Rapid Health Assessment
Professional Nursing Organizations
Inform Health Interventions
Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP)
Computer Sciences
Emergency and Disaster Management
Nursing
Technology and Innovation
Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/discs-faculty-pubs/287
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-41309-9_7
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Institution: Ateneo De Manila University
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Summary:The role of a professional nursing organization, that is, the Nursing Association of Nepal (NAN), in disaster management after the devastating earthquake in April 25, 2015, shows how nurses supported a technological innovation in managing health information in the country during and after the disaster. Nurses were trained on rapid health assessment and use of electronic health records and referral system and a surveillance system to help in gathering information on the ground to inform health interventions.

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