Discussion: NR 443 RN Communities and Disaster Preparedness

Discussion: NR 443 RN Communities and Disaster Preparedness

Discussion: NR 443 RN Communities and Disaster Preparedness

Professor Pearce and class.

Register Ready is a program in New Jersey (NJ) that allows NJ residents with disabilities to preregister so that emergency responders can better plan to serve them in the event of a disaster or an emergency. The registry is free, voluntary and confidential and the State pays for the service. This program is primarily for those who would have trouble evacuating due to physical or cognitive disability, language barrier or the lack of transportation. Registration may be done online at www.registerready.nj.govLinks to an external site. or by dialing 211 twenty fours a day and seven days a week. This advertisement enables residents with special needs to plan ahead for assistance in the event of a disaster.

The home health is a setting that is significantly impacted by the register ready program, especially since it is primarily concerned with persons who most certainly may need assistance during a disaster. Physically disabled persons obviously need assistance during such time, and “nurses, as team members can cooperate with health and social representatives, government bodies, community groups, and volunteer agencies in disaster planning and preparedness programs (e. g. drills)” (Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M., p. 590, 2019,).

A major stakeholder in an event of a disaster may be a local healthcare facility or a hospital’s emergency department, especially in the event of a biological or chemical terrorist attack since they may be the first to easily suspect same as there may be an uptake in the number of patients presenting with symptoms. Also, in the event of a natural disaster, as was the case with hurricane sandy in 2012 when there were massive power outages, some hospitals preemptively cut back on nonessential services to plan for a patient surge (Jeffrey Young, 2012).

Augustus

References.

Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M. (2019). Community/Public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations (7th ed.). Saunders/Elsevier.

Register Ready, 2020

https://www.ewingnj.org/local-social-services

Jeffrey Young, Hurricane Sandy Closes Some Hospitals in New York And New Jersey, But Safety Net Mostly Holds, October 30, 2012

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hurricane-sandy-hospitals_n_2044000

NR443 RN Community Health Nursing

Week 7 Discussion

Communities and Disaster Preparedness

Discussion Question

Think about disasters your community has or could potentially face. Now, think about how your community is helping its members prepare.

Explore your community and find an advertisement that represents helping community members be prepared for a disaster.

Examples could be a billboard, poster at a bus stop, marquee sign, flyer, yard sign and more. Example: Sign advertising ‘free’ flu vaccinations at a local pharmacy.

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Describe the message the advertisement is conveying.

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Describe how the message impact preparedness.

If you cannot find any advertisement in your community, describe a type of advertisement for disaster preparedness you think would be most beneficial to your community and how it would be best conveyed.

Discussion: NR 443 RN Communities and Disaster PreparednessNext, identify one community setting that is impacted by the disaster advertisement you shared

Settings:

Correctional facilities

Home health

Schools

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Hospice

Faith communities

Occupational health

Analyze at least one nursing role (refer to Week 6 lesson) related to disaster preparedness in that setting. Example: In the school setting, what actions and interventions would be involved with the nurse as coordinator of disaster preparedness?

Identify at least one key stakeholder related to the setting that a CHN could collaborate with regarding disaster preparedness. Include why this collaboration is important.

Your discussion post should look like:

Paragraph one: Describe the message the advertisement is conveying and how the message impact preparedness.

Paragraph two: Identify one community setting that is impacted by the disaster advertisement you shared. Analyze at least one nursing role related to disaster preparedness in that setting.

Paragraph three: Identify at least one key stakeholder related to the setting that a CHN could collaborate with regarding disaster preparedness. Include why this collaboration is important.

Resources: Where did you find your data?