Review of worst disasters in the country and in the world
The undergraduate course in Disaster Nursing is not only timely, but a much-needed academic preparation for future nurses in order to be more competently responsive to the changing health landscape brought about by environmental, socio-political, and economic factors among others. This introductory module revisits the disasters that has occurred (focusing more on natural disasters) and looks at related factors and impact of disasters based on global and local data and studies.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the module, you should be able to:
- Describe the general trend of disasters over time and across countries
- Describe the general impact of major global/regional and local disasters
- Explain the relevance of the Philippine’s rank in the World Risk Index
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