Keywords

common operating picture, communication, Department of Homeland Security, disaster response, infrastructure, nurse practitioner, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, preparedness, Science and Technology Directorate, situational awareness, telecommunication

Authors

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

Abstract

Abstract: This third installment of the Disaster Response Series focuses on the need for NPs to be familiar with the information communication technologies used in their geographic areas and be ready to use them when, not if, a disaster strikes.