Oct. 7, 2026

Ep. 045: What It Takes to Nurse Through a Disaster

Ep. 045: What It Takes to Nurse Through a Disaster
Ep. 045: What It Takes to Nurse Through a Disaster
AACN Voices in Nursing Podcast
Ep. 045: What It Takes to Nurse Through a Disaster

When disaster strikes, nurses may have to build a field hospital and make high-stakes decisions far from familiar systems. Critical care nurse Mary Jo Kelly takes listeners inside a Disaster Medical Assistance Team, revealing what deployment really demands when resources are limited. She explains how ICU skills translate in the field, what nurses should prepare before answering the call and how they recover after serving communities on their worst days. It is nursing beyond routine.

This episode is sponsored by AACN’s Career Center, offering career resources, free resume reviews, and personalized job alerts, with information available at www.aacn.org/careercenter