Description
This discussion board is aligned with the module objective "Explain the role and responsibilities of nurses in relation to disasters." As part of the discussion you will:
- Describe the role and responsibilities or a nurse in relation to disaster.
- How is your community prepared to handle a natural disaster?
Your initial post must be posted before you can view and respond to colleagues, must contain minimum of two (2) references, in addition to examples from your personal experiences to augment the topic. The goal is to make your post interesting and engaging so others will want to read/respond to it. Synthesize and summarize from your resources in order to avoid the use of direct quotes, which can often be dry and boring. No direct quotes are allowed in the discussion board posts.
Post a thoughtful response to at least two (2) other colleagues' initial postings. Responses to colleagues should be supportive and helpful (examples of an acceptable comment are: "This is interesting - in my practice, we treated or resolved (diagnosis or issue) with (x, y, z meds, theory, management principle) and according to the literature..." and add supportive reference. Avoid comments such as "I agree" or "good comment."
Note: Since it is difficult to edit the APA reference in the Blackboard discussion area, you can copy and paste APA references from your Word document to the Blackboard discussion area. Points will not be deducted because of format changes in spacing
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,,The focus of this discussion board is to address the impact of at least one of the social determinants of health on an identified health concern in the US, e.g., infant mortality rate, obesity, cardiovascular disease, or immunization. The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and the Healthy People 2030 websites will be useful.
The initial post will consist of one (1) paragraph describing/explaining the SDOH that you consider having the greatest impact on the overall health of populations in the US. Give an example of one (1) specific population within the US that is heavily impacted by the chosen SDOH. Write a second paragraph explaining the relationship among the chosen SDOH, the US population, and the population where you live.
You will respond to two (2) of your peers in this class. The details for each component of the discussion board follow.
Instructions
For the initial post:
For this discussion, we will explore Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) in the United States.
Healthy People 2020 list these five key areas of SDOH: (a) Economic Stability; (b) Education; (c) Social and Community Context; (d) Health and Health Care; and (e) Neighborhood and Built Environment. Using some of the resources provided to you in Instructional Materials, as well as at least 1 scholarly journal article, write one paragraph describing/explaining social determinants of health. Choose the SDOH that you feel most strongly about and explain why you find this SDOH to be so impactful to the overall health of populations in the U.S. Give an example of a specific population within the U.S. that is heavily impacted by this SDOH. Remember to focus on the United States in this discussion board.
Initial post:
- You must post your initial posting before you can view your peers' posts.
- The lenght of this discussion is to be 250-300 words.
- Two (2) references are required for the initial DB post with at least one reference being a scholarly journal article. The textbook may be used as a reference, but it does not count towards the minimum required references. Spacing and references for Discussion Boards must adhere to the APA 7th Edition formatting.
- To post the discussion board click on the “Click to Launch” link OR on the on “Discussions” tab in the menu bar on the left-hand side of the Blackboard screen. Post the material in the forum titled “M2-A3 Social Determinants of Health in the US”
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The Role and Responsibilities of a Nurse to Disaster
Disasters are appalling events that generally cause massive damage to properties and
deaths. Dangerous devastations can happen naturally or be artificial. The significant role of
nurses in responding to disasters is to guarantee the best possible outcomes. Typically, nurses
desire to assist, but most are always unaware of where to start. Inadequate preparations can
hinder nurses’ efforts to respond to a disaster. Labrague et al. (2018) advised that nurses should
prepare before a disaster occur. The most critical stage in disaster management is during the
response. In this case, nurses stimulate an adversity plan in their respective healthcare facilities,
triage circumstances offer crisis treatment for the hurt individuals and assist in coordinating
evacuations and transporting ill people to other clinical facilities (Al Harthi et al., 2020). Another
role of nurses concerning disaster is volunteering and helping the affected people.
Community’s Preparedness to Handle a Natural Disaster
My community is prepared to handle a natural disaster. Currently, there is a
neighborhood evacuation plan whereby community leaders have a local emergency management
office that teaches people about the evacuation routes in case a natural disaster occurs.
Community members also have maps to familiarize themselves with significant and alternative
ways they can use to leave their areas before a disaster.
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References
Al Harthi, M., Al Thobaity, A., Al Ahmari, W., & Almalki, M. (2020). Challenges for nurses in
disaster man...