The coronavirus pandemic is a sudden, new threat to assisted living and skilled nursing homes — and those facilities already are under increasing threat from wildfire in California. A KQED ...

When disasters strike, nursing homes face uniquely high stakes. Residents often depend on power, medications, mobility ...

This piece is part of the DrexelNow series showcasing "A Day in the Class" for some of Drexel University's most interesting and impactful courses. In the control room before the quarterly Disaster ...

Only a few months have passed since the Indonesian tsunami disaster occurred on December 26, 2004. The town of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, was reported to be one of the hardest hit areas. This month, 2 ...

Sherrill Smith (center), dean of the UW Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, demonstrates for students the proper and improper methods of decontaminating a patient who has been exposed to radiation.

Pennsylvania long-term care providers must have updated emergency response plans. Here is why first responders may not have ...

At least 11 people have reportedly died and over 30 have been injured in a fire at a nursing home in Bosnia. Smoke and flames then spread to the top floors of the so far unnamed building, Reuters ...

UW nursing students prepare to transport a manikin through an obstacle course to practice moving an injured person during recent disaster management leadership training. (UW Photo) The University of ...

The current demographics and future career plans of emergency nurses are highlighted in a new study. What is the current state of the emergency nursing workforce? And what changes are on the horizon ...

CHESTER, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Undergraduate nursing students at Widener University tested how well they would respond to a natural disaster during a disaster simulation on Wednesday. It was held on ...

The simulation involved the aftermath of a tornado. “The event was held … with the lights off, tables and chairs knocked over, and even tree branches on the floor to make the scenario as lifelike as ...

The coronavirus pandemic is a sudden, new threat to assisted living and skilled nursing homes — and those facilities already are under increasing threat from wildfire in California. A KQED ...