Week 7Discussion: Communities and Disaster Preparedness (Graded)

Discussion

Purpose 

The purpose of this discussion is for learners to identify ways their community is helping members be prepared for potential disasters including the importance of collaboration.

Course Outcomes

This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes:

CO 4: Analyze the professional nursing roles in a variety of community settings (PO7)
CO 5: Utilize a collaborative approach to address factors that influence population health (PO2)

Due Date

During the assigned week (Sunday the start of the assigned week through Sunday the end of the assigned week):

Posts in the discussion at least two times, and

Posts in the discussion on two different days

Total Points Possible:

This assignment is worth 100 points.

• Directions
• Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In discussions students:

Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week

Integrate outside scholarly sources when required

Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates and/or instructor

Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner

• Use the rubric on this page as you compose your answers.

Best Practices include:

• Participation early in the week is encouraged to stimulate meaningful discussion among classmates and instructor.
• Enter the discussion often during the week to read and learn from posts.
• Select different classmates for your reply each week.
• 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.

• Upload that picture into the discussion.
• To have it display in your post:
• Click the embed image (looks like a picture of a mountain),

Choose upload image from the drop down arrow

Click on the Upload Image (rocket ship) icon

Click on the image you want to display

1. Choose Open

Click Submit

• Describe the message the advertisement is conveying.

Describe how the message impact preparedness.

1. 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.

Next, identify one community setting that is impacted by the disaster advertisement you shared.

• Settings:

Correctional facilities

• Home health
• Schools
• Forensic areas
• Hospice
• Faith communities
• Occupational health

1. 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:

1. Uploaded picture
2. 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?