id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-281460-el1xzqz4 Stanley, Joan M. Disaster Competency Development and Integration in Nursing Education 2005-08-19 .txt text/plain 4973 271 38 To be an integral part of the community's plan for emergency preparedness in MCIs, nurses must have a basic level of education to appropriately respond and protect themselves and others, particularly during chemical, biological, radiologic, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) events. As part of a national emergency preparedness plan, JCAHO could mandate that health care institutions be required to document the competence of all employed registered nurses (RNs) and other health professionals regarding their ability to appropriately respond to MCIs. After September 2001, JCAHO modified its accreditation standards for hospitals to include requirements regarding emergency planning, exercises, and training [2] . To ensure that nurses are prepared to respond appropriately and safely to MCIs and to assist nursing schools and continuing education providers to meet this challenge, INCMCE developed a set of core competencies related to mass casualty incidents for all entry-level nurses. ./cache/cord-281460-el1xzqz4.txt ./txt/cord-281460-el1xzqz4.txt