3.0

credits

Average Course Rating

This course will provide students with the knowledge, skills and a heightened awareness preparedness and response strategies for disasters, mass casualty events (MCEs) and large scale public health emergencies . Course content and activities focus on understanding the core concepts in critical event mass casualty and disaster management. Course content is designed to assist students in developing initial competence in disaster and mass casualty nursing based upon the International Council of Nurses (ICN) competencies for Disaster Nursing and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) competencies for Public Health Emergency Preparedness.