Stein Loren Nell Melton
University of Oklahoma College of Nursing, Oklahoma City.
Nurs Adm Q. 2017 Apr/Jun;41(2):128-133. doi: 10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000220.
Development of the public health nursing workforce is crucial to advancing our nation's health. Many organizations, including the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the US Department of Health and Human Services, have identified the need for strengthening academia's connection to public health and tailoring experiences to enhance workforce competency. The Oklahoma Medical Reserve Corps (OKMRC) Nursing Student Summer Externship was developed as a strategy to provide nursing students with strengthened knowledge and skills in disaster response through a structured summer volunteer experience with nurse educators within the OKMRC. The Medical Reserve Corps is a national organization with more than 200 000 volunteers dedicated to strengthening public health, improving emergency response capabilities, and building community resiliency. In the summer of 2015, the OKMRC offered a 10-week public health emergency preparedness and response externship pilot program to 8 nursing students. In the summer of 2016, the program expanded to include 3 Oklahoma baccalaureate nursing programs. Students completed trainings and participated in activities designed to provide a broad base of knowledge, an awareness of the local disaster plans, and leadership skills to assist their communities with preparedness and disaster response.
公共卫生护理人员队伍的发展对于提升我国国民健康至关重要。包括美国护理学院协会、疾病控制与预防中心以及美国卫生与公众服务部在内的许多组织，都已明确需要加强学术界与公共卫生的联系，并量身定制相关经历以提高劳动力能力。俄克拉荷马州医疗后备队（OKMRC）护理专业学生暑期实习项目的设立，是一种通过与OKMRC内的护士教育工作者开展结构化暑期志愿活动，为护理专业学生提供强化灾害应对知识和技能的策略。医疗后备队是一个全国性组织，拥有超过20万名致力于加强公共卫生、提高应急响应能力以及增强社区复原力的志愿者。2015年夏天，OKMRC为8名护理专业学生提供了一个为期10周的公共卫生应急准备与响应实习试点项目。2016年夏天，该项目扩大到包括3个俄克拉荷马州的护理学学士学位项目。学生们完成培训并参与各项活动，这些活动旨在提供广泛的知识基础、增强对当地灾害计划的认识以及培养领导技能，以协助其社区进行准备工作和灾害应对。
