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Assignment:
1. Share your own definition of disaster and your thoughts on your role in an emergency or disaster (Both professional and personal).
2. Discuss your area of expertise or your current area of practice.
3. Discuss your nursing competencies/proficiency in emergency/disaster preparedness.
- Competence is a consistent, demonstrated level of performance that reflects a combination of function and proficiency and the application of knowledge to the clinical situation with proficiency.
- Proficiency refers to a range of skills and abilities. Degrees of proficiency range from a minimal knowledge and skill sufficient to provide safe care specific to the situation to highly skilled care reflecting expertise in complex circumstances.
4. Do you currently participate in an emergency/disaster planning team at your place of employment (Hospital Emergency Response Team HERT) or within your community (Community Emergency Response Teams-CERT, Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters-VOAD, Disaster Medical Assistance Teams-DMAT, or Medical Reserve Corps MRC)?
- Elaborate on your roles if you are involved in any of the organizations.
5. Discuss your educational experiences, continuing education, or training for emergency/disaster preparedness and when you participated in those activities.
6. Discuss your feelings regarding your ethical and legal responsibilities during disasters and other emergencies.
7. Reflect on the article Hurricane Ida 2021: Jefferson Parish Louisiana from your required readings. Discuss your thoughts on the article and the mitigation efforts.
8. What kind of preparedness kit do you have for home, car, or work?
- What kind of developed preparedness plan do you have for yourself, your family, your pet, extended family, etc?
- List the top 10 threats, hazards, emergencies, or disasters that you/your family are at risk for in your home community.