Community Health Nursing Hat1
Community Health Nursing - Emergency Response
WGU
Community Health Nursing HAT1
(0310)
Community Health Nursing - Emergency Response
Whether a disaster is natural or man-made it can have immediate and lasting effects on a community the can affect the financial, environmental and health aspects of an individual or a community. Quick and efficient response is imperative in all aspects of emergency response including healthcare. Ongoing personnel training, establishing preparedness plans and objective evaluation of those plans and collaboration between multiple service sectors is necessary for adequate response to be achieved.
The Disaster in Franklin County simulation utilized many public health personnel for the disaster response team including a Community Health Nurse, Public Health Director, and an Environmental Health Specialist. Each member of any Public Health Disaster Team has a specific role.
The community health nurse played a very important role in the health and wellbeing of the community. By going door-to-door the community health nurse was able to assess the immediate health and need of those affected by the storm. She was able to do so through the interview process. This process allowed her to assess not only the resident’s possible need for assistance with immediate needs such as medications and clean drinking water, but also their coping with the situation. The community health nurses role continued after the immediate disaster into the long term needs of the community by answering the questions, assessing for continued individual safety and proving referrals when appropriate.
The Incident Commander contacted the County Public Health Director to attend the first disaster response meeting. After that meeting the departmental incident command system was instituted at the Public Health Department Building which established communication between the Public Health Director and the Deputy Director. Other duties of the Public
WGU
Community Health Nursing HAT1
(0310)
Community Health Nursing - Emergency Response
Whether a disaster is natural or man-made it can have immediate and lasting effects on a community the can affect the financial, environmental and health aspects of an individual or a community. Quick and efficient response is imperative in all aspects of emergency response including healthcare. Ongoing personnel training, establishing preparedness plans and objective evaluation of those plans and collaboration between multiple service sectors is necessary for adequate response to be achieved.
The Disaster in Franklin County simulation utilized many public health personnel for the disaster response team including a Community Health Nurse, Public Health Director, and an Environmental Health Specialist. Each member of any Public Health Disaster Team has a specific role.
The community health nurse played a very important role in the health and wellbeing of the community. By going door-to-door the community health nurse was able to assess the immediate health and need of those affected by the storm. She was able to do so through the interview process. This process allowed her to assess not only the resident’s possible need for assistance with immediate needs such as medications and clean drinking water, but also their coping with the situation. The community health nurses role continued after the immediate disaster into the long term needs of the community by answering the questions, assessing for continued individual safety and proving referrals when appropriate.
The Incident Commander contacted the County Public Health Director to attend the first disaster response meeting. After that meeting the departmental incident command system was instituted at the Public Health Department Building which established communication between the Public Health Director and the Deputy Director. Other duties of the Public
Cited: United Stated Department of Labor - Incident Command Center. (n.d.). Retrieved from United Stated Department of Labor: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/ics/plan