TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - The volunteer potential of inactive nurses for disaster preparedness
JO  - Public health nursing
A1  - Fothergill, A.
A1  - Palumbo, Mary Val
A1  - Rambur, Betty
A1  - Reinier, Kyndaron
A1  - McIntosh, Bruce
SP  - 414
EP  - 421
VL  - 22
IS  - 5
N2  - Abstract Objectives: Inactive nurses' interest in volunteering for emergency preparedness was examined. Methods: A mail survey was sent to the entire Vermont Board of Nursing list of in-state inactive and lapsed registered nurses (n = 3,682). A high rate of undeliverable surveys (60%) was found and 611 surveys were returned for a 20% response rate. Results: Twenty-seven percent of the respondents were interested in volunteering. Those interested in participating in volunteer work as part of a national homeland security effort were significantly more likely to (a) be younger in age (p < 0.0001); (b) identify themselves as "being a nurse" (p = 0.001); (c) be employed versus retired (p = 0.002); and (d) be currently volunteers (p = 0.001). Conclusions: Because 33% of the nation's nurses are over age 50, inactive nurses offer a potentially large pool of volunteers for emergency preparedness training and response in the years to come.
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SN  - 0737-1209
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0737-1209.2005.220506.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -