Planning and Implementing Disaster Drills for Undergraduate Nursing Students.

As a component of disaster response, nurses need to understand their roles in preparing for and responding to a disaster. Limited evidence regarding educating undergraduate nursing students for disasters exists. An interdisciplinary disaster drill was developed and implemented at a university nursing program.

Identifying Medication-Related Adverse Drug Events in Nursing Facilities in East Texas.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the rate of adverse drug events (ADEs) and the percentage that cause harm in east Texas nursing facilities. In 2014, there were 1.4 million nursing facility residents in the United States, and approximately half take nine or more prescribed medications daily.