Nurse Practitioners ’ Perceptions of Crisis Leadership and Their Readiness for Public Health Emergencies

Disasters and public health emergencies are becoming more intense and frequent. Opportunities to develop nurse leadership equipped to deal with surge capacity, reduced staffing, austere conditions, and decisiveness under stress is now more important than ever. Nurse practitioners (NPs) can be a formidable force in not only responding to public health emergencies but in their mitigation and prevention, thus reducing suffering and loss of life. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between perceived ability of NPs to make critical decisions with minimal information and their perception of public health emergency preparedness.
Source: The Journal for Nurse Practitioners - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Featured Article Source Type: research