Nurses apply assessments and critical thinking. They serve as health educators and provide emotional support to the community. Community Health Nurses are big contributors to help protect the safety and health of the population. During the simulation of “Disaster in Franklin County,” an Incident Command System was first activated in the emergency response to the community affected by the disaster. An incident command system enables a management approach response for planning and facilitating during a disaster.
Privacy concerns are raised if access to data is not secure and controlled during a natural disaster. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the natural disaster case scenario of a small town on the Gulf Coast that was struck by a hurricane. Discussed is a detailed management plan for the security and privacy of patient health information. Also discussed is the implementation and training staff of the management plan and code of conduct. Management Plan and Responding to the Situation Natural disasters can unexpectedly occur at any time, and it is crucial organizations have a disaster plan in place to protect patient health information.
Emergency Response HAT Task 4 The Major Public Health Personal in the Disaster In an emergency, the main focus is on saving lives and safety issues. There has to be a clear chain of communication that people understand and can integrate into easily. “The Incident Command System (ICS) is a formalized management structure that lends consistency, fosters efficiency, and provides direction during a disaster or emergency response” (Herrman, 2007, p. 145). The ICS is comprised of major public health personnel, who have received the required training to become National Incident Management System (NIMS) compliant. These individuals are expected to have a clear understanding of their expected roles and responsibilities for successful emergency management and incident response.
“Make sure appropriate hand hygiene is used. Meticulous infection prevention precautions are required to prevent infections, with particular attention to hand hygiene and standard precautions” (Ackley & Ladwig, 2011, pg. 492). The nurse should also teach the patient what the signs and symptoms of infection are. “Teach the patient and family the symptoms of infection that should be promptly reported to a primary medical caregiver” (Ackley & Ladwig, 2011, pg.
Disasters are natural or man-made events that have a significant impact on the health of the affected community. When a disaster strikes it is imperative for health care providers to be ready to respond quickly and efficiently. Adequate responses are achieved through ongoing training of personnel, establishing and re-evaluating preparedness plans, and coordination among multiple service sectors. Role of Major Public Health Personnel In the simulation, Disaster in Franklin County, multiple public health personnel were involved in the disaster response. These include the County Public Health Director, Environmental Health Specialists, and Community Health Nurses.
Running Head: TASK 4, EMERGENCY RESPONSE Task 4, Emergency Response Mary Louise Mattas, RN Western Governors University HAT1: Community Health Nursing June 2, 2012 During a man-made or natural disaster it is imperative that major public health personnel respond to the incident. Each responder has an important role and coordination of these roles is crucial to the success and organization of the operation. A Public Health Incident Command System must be established rapidly and functions as the nucleus of the operation. The Incident Command System will define roles and responsibilities of key public health personnel. Key roles within the Public Health Incident Command System are the Incident Commander, Public Information Officer, Liaison Officer, Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief and Finance/Administration Section Chief and Public Health Group including the Community Health Nurse.
The public heath director assesses the immediate needs of the people. For example sanitation, needs of special populations, risks for infection. A leazon officer was appointed to a health planner. That position serves as the paoint of contact for supporting agencies by answering their questions and providing briefing when necessary. This person helps keep the agency incident commander from getting overwhelmed with requests.
Roles and Responsibilities of Personnel In a health and social care setting each member of staff has a specific role when dealing with service users and the prevention and control of infections. Care workers such as nurses have a responsibility to keep the risk of infection to a minimum in a health and social care setting. They must consider themselves, their colleagues, their patients and visitors while on duty. Care workers must maintain a good personal hygiene at all times and wash hands thoroughly before and after contact with the patients that they are treating. They must also wash hands after using the toilet and before handling food.
Introduction/Problem Statement During an emergency, the ability for a community to respond to and recover from the emergency is reliant on the idea that responding agencies understand their roles and are able to effectively and efficiently implement their training to respond to the disaster. Following a major disaster, the public health department will likely be asked to respond to the disaster as many disasters involve risks to public health, for example, during a hurricane, drinking water may become contaminated, which will require the assistance of the health department in order to protect the public and ensure that the water is safe for consumption. If the public health department has not participated in a local, full-scale emergency management
Managers, Managers of health and social care settings have a particular responsibility to ensure that the care setting is safe for patients, service users, visitors and members of staff. They do this by ensuring that an up-to-date infection control policy is written up and includes the roles and responsibilities of all staff in relation to the prevention of infection and what to do if there was an outbreak of infectious disease. They also need