Disaster Nursing: A Handbook for Practice

Disaster Nursing: A Handbook for Practice covers all aspects of disaster nursing ncluding being a first responder, disaster volunteering, disaster management on site and in a hospital, disaster preparedness, and hospital and community nursing response in a disaster. The only text of its kind, this Handbook covers all topics pertinent to disaster nursing from a leadership standpoint.

Deborah S. Adelman, PhD, RN, NE-BC, CNS, lives in Springfield, IL. She received her PhD in 2002 at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, from the College of Education, where she specialized in International Human Resource Education. In 1991, she received her Master's of Science from the University of Illinois, University Center, College of Nursing, specializing in Public Health Nursing and is a Community Nurse Specialist. Dr. Adelman's professional experiences include her present position as associate professor of nursing at SUNY Delhi. She was assistant professor of nursing, Saint John's College, Department of Nursing, Springfield, IL. She was a senior nursing instructor at Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL, for 9 years before that. She has worked as a nurse consultant for physicians, dentists, and public health agencies throughout central Illinois and as an occupational health nurse. Dr. Adelman’s volunteer work includes the American Red Cross, through which, in October of 2001, she worked as a disaster health nurse at the World Trade Center terrorist attacks. She has responded to disasters since 1982 and has worked single family fires, tornadoes, and floodings, among others. She is the assistant chief of the Springfield Community Emergency Response Team and a member of the Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team and the Illinois Nurse Volunteer Emergency Needs Team. She teaches disaster training courses to the public, pharmacists, nurses, and nursing students. Timothy J. Legg, PhD, RN-BC, CHES, GNP-BC, FACHCA, lives in Wilkes Barre, PA. He holds a baccalaureate degree in nursing, a master’s degree in gerontological nursing with specializations as a nurse educator and gerontological nurse practitioner, as well as a doctoral degree in health sciences from Touro. He is also a licensed nursing home administrator as well as a certified health education specialist. Dr. Legg’s professional experience includes his present position as assistant professor at TUI University, Cypress, CA. He also maintains active practice as a gerontological nurse practitioner and long-term care consultant. His interests focus on appropriate evacuation of frail older adults across a multiplicity of settings and he provides trainings specific to this topic to a wide range of audiences. As a health education specialist he helps families of care-dependent older adults to devise safe evacuation plans for their loved ones. He also provides educational programs to skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities on disaster preparedness. He is the president and founder of Consultants in Education which provides training in a variety of areas including disaster response. He has had federal training in disaster preparedness.