Barbra Mann Wall, Ph.D., R.N., University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania
Thursday, October 22, 2009, 3:00 am EDT
Time: 12:15 p.m.
Place: 2U Conference Room, Room 2019, Claire Fagin Hall
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
Abstract. This paper examines the disaster response through the lens of nursing history to illustrate the important role nurses had in providing prompt, efficient care to the ill and injured. It analyzes what has generally been viewed as a competent disaster response by Providence Hospital in Anchorage and public health agencies in the state. It also adds to understandings of the role of gender in how people handle tragedies.
Barbra Mann Wall is Associate Professor in Penn's School of Nursing.