NSG 482 UP WK 5 Disasters Affect the Health of The Affected Community Discussion

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“The health of a community can be affected significantly by disasters” (Nies & McEwen, 2019). “Because of the recognition of the need to be prepared, programs have been created to address the national, state, and local management of disasters” (Nies & McEwen, 2019). “Nurses have both a personal and professional role in relation to disasters. Nurses’ personal role is to develop a disaster plan for work, home, and family. Disaster kits for survival in each of these settings should be prepared. Professionally nurses are uniquely positioned to provide valuable information for the development of plans for disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery for the facilities in which they are employed as well as the communities in which they live” (Nies & McEwen, 2019). You can apply this information as a community health nurse by sharing the knowledge of disaster preparedness with others to help them become more aware of methods of ways to navigate a disaster. You can also use the information by helping make disaster plans for the community. “Using their knowledge of nursing, public health, and cultural-familial structures well as their clinical skills and abilities, nurses can actively assist with or participate in all aspects and stages of an emergency or disaster, regardless of the setting in which the event may occur” (Nies & McEwen, 2019).

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

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