This document discusses the role of Australian nurses in disaster health from a nursing perspective. It explores how nurses have responded to national disasters like Cyclone Tracy as well as recent international disasters in places like Japan, Thailand, and New Zealand. It also examines opportunities for nurses to improve disaster education and better prepare for future health-affected disasters.

1. DISASTER HEALTH:
AN AUSTRALIAN NURSING PERSPECTIVE
Jamie Ranse RN FCNA FCENA MAIES www.jamieranse.com
BN, GCClinEd, GCClinEpi, MCritCarNurs, PhD (Candidate) twitter.com/jamieranse
Assistant Professor youtube.com/jamieranse
University of Canberra linkedin.com/in/jamieranse
http://lifelineenergy.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/jap-11.jpg

2. disaster definition

3. NATIONAL

4. HEALTH-AFFECTED DISASTER?

5. INTERNATIONAL

6. EDUCATION-PRACTICE
MISMATCH

7. Australian participation: on-shore
CYCLONE TRACY = DAYS
#CHCH #EQNZ = MINS

8. WILL YOU ASSIST?

9. WHAT WAS THE
ROLE OF NURSES?

10. future opportunities
• Queensland extreme weather events, 2011
• Bangkok, Thailand flood, 2011

11. DISASTER HEALTH:
AN AUSTRALIAN NURSING PERSPECTIVE
Jamie Ranse RN FCNA FCENA MAIES www.jamieranse.com
BN, GCClinEd, GCClinEpi, MCritCarNurs, PhD (Candidate) twitter.com/jamieranse
Assistant Professor youtube.com/jamieranse
University of Canberra linkedin.com/in/jamieranse
http://lifelineenergy.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/jap-11.jpg