Nursing
Topic: RECOVER
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAPER IS IN THE UPLOADED FILE RECOVER
Recover
Introduction
The effects of a catastrophic event on the community are long lasting. The public health nurse has a broad scope of practice and plays an active role in assisting communities recover from catastrophic events. Public health nurses need to understand and implement evidence-based practices that will benefit decision making.
Overview
Recovery is the task of rebuilding after a disaster. This process can take months, even years and require rebuilding of services and infrastructure, facilities and operations, and the lives and livelihoods of many thousands of people. Recovery planning identifies the long-range actions needed to return the organization to its normal operations as quickly and completely as possible; and may involve issues such as medical, psychological, infrastructure, liability, insurance, and documentation.
Members of the community must:
• Wait for word to return;
• Assess damages and take pictures;
• Compile and report damages to our insurance company;
• Clean up; and
• Coordinate efforts with public sector recovery team.
States will be working to:
• Reestablish infrastructure;
• Implement temporary disaster housing plan;
• Lead the recovery; and
• Budget for long-term recovery.
FEMA and federal partners will be support the communities as they return to prevent status.
Directions
For this Discussion you will assume the role of:
• Public health nurse;
• Emergency room registered nurse manager:
• Health department official; or
• Leader of the emergency response team.
read the transcript, then address the Discussion points, below.
Discussion Points
Discuss how each member of this team will help prepare the community to recover from this event. Address the following:
• Identify the long term environmental effects.
• Identify how the community as a whole will function during recovery.
• Identify strategies of ongoing debriefing and communication with the community.
• Identify strategies to provide ongoing health care and support services.
HURRICANE VIDEO #3 On-screen title: Exercise ExerciseExercise ANCHOR Good evening, welcome to VNN. Since Hurricane Hanna made landfall last week, communities all across the region, from the coast to hundreds of miles inland, are struggling to recover. The slow-moving storm brought severe winds and rains and tornadoes, causing catastrophic flooding throughout the region. At least four states reported record rainfall, and most of the fatalities have been due to flooding. Survivors throughout the region still need emergency food and water, as well as ice to preserve food until power is restored. Utility companies are saying they need another week or more to restore power in some neighborhoods. Responders are also working hard to provide temporary roofing to homes and businesses that have damaged roofs, and to provide temporary housing to the thousands who have lost their homes. The states and FEMA have established locations where residents can get emergency supplies and water, there are points of distribution in many communities where supermarkets and other food stores are still closed or damaged. The state is warning citizens that the public water supply has been breached by toxic chemicals and sewage from treatment plants. Residents should not use public water for drinking, washing hands or bathing. But some neighborhoods are still flooded and unreachable, so residents are fending for themselves. Some have resorted to looting local businesses for groceries, electronics and more. State and federal environmental cleanup teams are trying to contain the breach to the public water supply.
