Experiences of district nurses working during the September and February 2010 - 2011 earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand

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Experiences of district nurses working during the September and February 2010 - 2011 earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand

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BACKGROUND New Zealand is geologically one of the most active countries in the world and on 4 September 2010 at 4.35am local time, Christchurch in New Zealand’s South Island experienced a 7.1 magnitude earthquake. A second earthquake of 6.3 magnitude struck on 22 February 2011 at 12:51pm local time. Although the first earthquake rated higher on the Richter scale, it was this second earthquake that left devastating effects for many living in the region. Many of the people in Christchurch were ...

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Masters

Date created

2017

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Rietveld, Saskia

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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6315

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Christchurch (N.Z.) / New Zealand / district nurses / earthquakes / disaster nursing / community nursing / Health sciences / Nursing / Community and primary care / Earth sciences / Physical geography and environmental geoscience / Natural hazards

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