Community Flashcards
what is considered a comprehensive assessment X7
biological factors social factors cultural factors physical factors environmental factors social systems financial consideration
types of referrals X5
psychological services support groups medical equipment services transportation services life care planner
tyes of community nurses X6
home health hospice occupational health parish school case manager
what are internal disasters
events in a healthcare facility that threaten to disrupt the care environment
types of internal disasters X2
structural
personnel
structural disaster ex X2
fire
loss of power
personnel disaster ex X2
strike
high absenteeism
what are external disasters
events outside the healthcare facility - manmade or natural
manmade disaster ex X5
transportation related terrorism industrial accidents chemical spills/gas leaks structural fires
natural disasters ex X3
extreme weather
ecological disaster
microbial disaster
how can communities prepare for disasters X4
widespread planning
coordination between emergency system and healthcare facilities
developing emergency communications plans
ID of emergency public shelters
role of nurse in disaster preparedness
community education:
family disaster plan
family disaster kit
what is involved in the emergency management system X3
911
dispatch community center
EMS (ambulance/helicopter)
disaster relief organizations X5
FEMA Red Cross HAZMAT CDC OEM
what is the roll of the nurse in a disaster response
triage
how do you triage in a non-mass casualty
emergent
urgent
nonurgent
how do you triage in a mass casualty
emergent/red tag
urgent/yellow tag
expectant/green tag
expectant/black tag
what is involved in disaster recovery X3
crisis intervention
PTSD
debriefing
how does anthrax spread
inhalation
not person to person
how does the pneumonic plague spread
aerosol
can be person to person
how does botulism spread
ingestion
not person to person
how does smallpox spread
aerosol
direct contact person to person
how does inhalation tularemia spread
insects, inhalation
not person to person
how does viral hemorrhagic fever spread
rats
person to person via body fluids