4D: Empowering Nursing Students and Nurse Residents through Mass Casualty Drills

Thursday, September 24 | 9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

A rural medical center’s experience integrating nursing students, faculty, and nurse residents into a mass casualty drill. It highlights collaborative efforts from the nurse residency director, nursing faculty, and emergency preparedness director. Key aspects include preliminary planning, role assignment, and debriefing. The session covers creating assignments to reinforce learning, lessons learned, and recommendations for incorporating drills at other medical centers.

Presenters: 

Sarah Billings-Berg, DC, DNP, RN, CNE | WRJ VA Healthcare System

Andrea Cotter, MS, RN, CNL | WRJ VT VA Medical Center

Cynthia Smith, MSN, RN | River Valley Community College