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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Responses: Expanding Nursing's Scope of Practice
3055.0: Monday, December 12, 2005: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Responses: Expanding Nursing's Scope of Practice
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Organizer(s):M. Beth Benedict, DrPH, JD
Moderator(s):Mary Pat Couig, MPH, RN, FAAN
8:30 AMOverview of issue and federal perspective, when nurses are federalized including noting the federal tort claims Act coverage against liability  [ Recorded presentation ]
Mary Pat Couig, MPH, RN, FAAN
8:40 AMMutual recognition: The new nurse licensure model
Kathy Apple, RN, MS, CAE
8:55 AMSurvey results for state-level comparisons of differences in the scope and authority of nursing for public health emergencies or disaster responding  [ Recorded presentation ]
Joy F. Reed, EdD
9:10 AMPolicy issues related to whether legislative definition for nursing practice is needed in public health disaster or emergency preparedness and response events
Kaye Bender, RN, PhD, FAAN
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Public Health Nursing
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA