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Topic 5: Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management
Topic 5: Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management
Description
Objectives:
- Explain the role of the public health nurse in disaster
- Appraise systems designed for emergency and disaster
- Apply levels of prevention to natural and manmade
- Describe the spiritual considerations surrounding
Study Materials
Community and Public Health: The Future of Health Care
Description:
Read Chapter 5 in Community and Public Health: The Future of Health Care
GCU Nursing Graduate Meets Needs of Joplin
Description:
Read “GCU Nursing Graduate Meets Needs of Joplin,” by Carroll, from Herd on Campus (2011)
Diary of Medical Mission Trip
Description:
View “Diary of Medical Mission Trip.”
Community Emergency Response Team
Description:
Read “Community Emergency Response Team,” located on the Ready (Department of Homeland Security) website.
Be Red Cross Ready
Description:
Read “Be Red Cross Ready,” located on the American Red Cross website.
IS-100.C: Instruction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100
Description:
Complete the “IS-100.C: Instruction to the Incident Command System, ICS-100” course on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA – 2018) website.
Disaster Relief and Recovery and Services
Description:
Explore the Disaster Relief and Recover Services page of the American Red Cross website.
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Description:
Explore the Emergency Preparedness and Response page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.
Community Teaching Experience Approval
Description:
Topic 5: Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management
Tasks
Community Teaching Experience Approval Form
Topic 2: Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases
Description:
Before presenting your “Community Teaching Plan: Community Presentation” to the community, seek approval from an agency administrator or representative. Upon receiving approval from the agency, submit the completed “Community Teaching Experience Approval Form.”
Benchmark – Community Teaching Plan: Community Presentation
Description:
The benchmark assesses the following competencies:
- Provide individualized education to diverse patient populations in a variety of health care settings.
The RN to BSN program at Grand Canyon University meets the requirements for clinical competencies as defined by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), using nontraditional experiences for practicing nurses. These experiences come in the form of direct and indirect care experiences in which licensed nursing students engage in learning within the context of their hospital organization, specific care discipline, and local communities.
Based on the feedback offered by the provider, identify the best approach for teaching. Prepare a presentation based on the Teaching Work Plan and present the information to your community.
Options for Delivery
Select one of the following options for delivery and prepare the applicable presentation:
- PowerPoint presentation – no more than 30 minutes
- Pamphlet presentation – 1 to 2 pages
- Poster presentation
Selection of Community Setting
These are considered appropriate community settings. Choose one of the following:
- Public health clinic
- Community health center
- Long-term care facility
- Transitional care facility
- Home health center
- University/School health center
- Church community
- Adult/Child care center
Topic 5: Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management
Community Teaching Experience Approval Form
Before presenting information to the community, seek approval from an agency administrator or representative using the “Community Teaching Experience Approval Form.” Submit this form as directed in the Community Teaching Experience Approval assignment drop box.
General Requirements
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
Community Teaching Plan: Teaching Experience Paper
Description:
The RN to BSN program at Grand Canyon University meets the requirements for clinical competencies as defined by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), using nontraditional experiences for practicing nurses. These experiences come in the form of direct and indirect care experiences in which licensed nursing students engage in learning within the context of their hospital organization, specific care discipline, and local communities.
Note: This is an individual assignment. In 1,500-2,000 words, describe the teaching experience and discuss your observations. The written portion of this assignment should include:
- Summary of teaching plan
- Epidemiological rationale for topic
- Evaluation of teaching experience
- Community response to teaching
- Areas of strengths and areas of improvement
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to the LopesWrite Technical Support articles for assistance.
Topic 5 DQ 1
Description:
What spiritual considerations surrounding a disaster can arise for individuals, communities, and health care providers? Explain your answer in the context of a natural or manmade disaster. How can a community health nurse assist in the spiritual care of the individual, community, self, and colleagues?
Topic 5: Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management
Topic 5 DQ 2
Description:
Watch the “Diary of Medical Mission Trip” videos dealing with the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti in 2010. Reflect on this natural disaster by answering the following questions:
- Propose one example of a nursing intervention related to the disaster from each of the following levels: primary prevention, secondary prevention, and tertiary prevention. Provide innovative examples that have not been discussed by previous students.
- Under which phase of the disaster do the three proposed interventions fall? Explain why you chose that phase.
- With what people or agencies would you work in facilitating the proposed interventions and why?
Grade Scale
Topic 4: Policy and Environmental Issues
Final Grade Column
| Letter Grade | GPA Value | Minimum (%) | Maximum (%) |
| A | 4.0 | 95.0 | 100.0 |
| A- | 3.7 | 92.0 | 94.99 |
| B+ | 3.3 | 90.0 | 91.99 |
| B | 3.0 | 87.0 | 89.99 |
| B- | 2.7 | 84.0 | 86.99 |
| C+ | 2.3 | 80.0 | 83.99 |
| C | 2.0 | 76.0 | 79.99 |
| D | 1.0 | 72.0 | 75.99 |
| F | 0.0 | 0.02 | 71.99 |
| I | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.01 |
Grade Categories
| Assignments (%) | Points | Percentile |
| Epidemiology Paper | 150.0 | — |
| Community Teaching Plan: Teaching Experience Paper | 100.0 | — |
| Provider Interview Acknowledgement Form | 10.0 | — |
| Community Assessment and Analysis Presentation | 150.0 | — |
| Benchmark – Community Teaching Plan: Community Presentation |
120.0 |
— |
| Community Teaching Experience Approval Form | 10.0 | — |
| Benchmark – Policy Brief | 120.0 | — |
| Benchmark – Community Teaching Plan: Community Teaching Work Plan Proposal |
100.0 |
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| Discussion Question (%) | Points | Percentile |
| Topic 5 DQ 1 | 8.0 | — |
| Topic 2 DQ 1 | 8.0 | — |
| Topic 1 DQ 2 | 8.0 | — |
| Topic 5 DQ 2 | 8.0 | — |
| Topic 4 DQ 2 | 8.0 | — |
| Topic 3 DQ 2 | 8.0 | — |
| Topic 1 DQ 1 | 8.0 | — |
| Topic 2 DQ 2 | 8.0 | — |
| Topic 3 DQ 1 | 8.0 | — |
| Topic 4 DQ 1 | 8.0 | — |
| Participation (%) Points Percentile |
| 32.0 — |
| Participation (%) Points Percentile |
| 32.0 — |
| Participation (%) Points Percentile |
| 32.0 — |
| Participation (%) Points Percentile |
| 32.0 — |
| Participation (%) Points Percentile |
| 32.0 — |
| Class Effective Start: May 06, 2019 |