Disaster Management and the Role of the Community Health Nurse

Learning Materials

• Clark, M. J. (2015). Population and community health      nursing (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Chapter 25

http://www.redcross.org/get-help/prepare-for-emergencies/be-red-cross-ready

Assignment:

· Create a power point with the intended audience to be a community health department.

· Focus on a real or fictional disaster that has or could affect your area. For example, if you live on the Florida coast you might choose potential hurricane.

· Discuss the role of the Community Health Nurse in each stage of disaster. You should include a few slides on each stage of disaster: preparedness, response, recovery with specific activities and resources that the public health nurse would use in each stage.

· Identify other agencies that might be involved.

The assignment should be submitted in Power Point format, with at least 15 content slides (in addition to a title slide and reference slide) and include at least 3 scholarly sources(less than 5 years old)  other than provided materials. Disaster Management and the Role of the Community Health Nurse