Recovery

On the front lines of disaster recovery: Nurse practitioners fill the health care void – American Association of Nurse Practitioners (2020) [paywall]

https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000000389

• Case study discussing the role and impact of nurse practitioners in response to Hurricane Michael.

Nurse Perspectives on the Practical, Emotional, and Professional Impacts of Living and Working in Post-earthquake Canterbury, New Zealand – Prehospital and Disaster Medicine (2015) [paywall]

https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X15005439

• Reports on lessons gathered through a qualitative analysis of interviews with nurse practitioners who led a recovery process following an earthquake in New Zealand.

Nurses and disaster risk reduction, response, and recovery – International Council of Nurses (2019)

https://www.icn.ch/sites/default/files/inline-files/ICN%20PS%20Nurses%20and%20disaster%20risk%20reduction%20response%20and%20recovery.pdf

• Position statement outlining several core responsibilities of nurses in disaster recovery and including tractable recommendations for nurse practitioners and their organizations.

Nurses Play a Critical Role in Disaster Response – Nevada State College (2018)

https://online.nsc.edu/nursing/rn-to-bsn/nurses-critical-role-disaster/

• Outlines several actions that nurses can take to play an active part in disaster recovery and provides descriptions of challenges that can help nurses envision what a disaster recovery process may look like.

Topic Collection: Recovery Planning – ASPR TRACIE

https://asprtracie.hhs.gov/technical-resources/18/recovery-planning/110

• Continuously updated overarching collection of US-focused disaster recovery resources with lessons for far-reaching applications.

Recovery – California Hospital Preparedness

https://www.calhospitalprepare.org/recovery

• Although not specific to nursing, provides a list of resources for healthcare facilities discussing disaster recovery.

National Disaster Recovery Framework – FEMA (2022)

https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/national-preparedness/frameworks/recovery

• Includes access to the United States’ National Disaster Recovery Framework, which has applications beyond the US context, in addition to many other resources that help make the framework more manageable.

Disaster Recovery EM.14.01.01 – The Joint Commission (2022)

https://www.jointcommission.org/resources/patient-safety-topics/emergency-management/emergency-management-webinars/disaster-recovery-em140101/#.Yw_G_3bMKUk

• Webinar providing a thorough explanation of disaster recovery within the healthcare system.