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– Select a potential natural or man-made disaster that could happen in> your community. Then, write a 3- to 4-page paper about the disaster from> the community nurse’s perspective.>> Section 1: The Disaster, Man-Made or Natural>> – What disasters may strike your community and why? For example, do you> live in “Tornado Alley,” or has climate change resulted in unusual cold> weather snaps or blizzards in your community? Are you located in a flood> plain? Include possible diseases that may result from a natural> disaster,> such as tetanus or cholera.>> Section 2: The Nursing Response>> – Formulate responses to the disaster, considering systems and community> levels of intervention.> – Review websites where a disaster plan may be available for the public,> or if one is not currently available, call public health department to> see> if a disaster plan exists for your community and what the plan contains.> – In addition to reviewing websites for information about your local> disaster plan, you will need to locate best practice/evidence-based> practice guidelines in professional literature to determine whether your> community’s disaster plan is as sound as it might be or if there is room> for improvement.>> Section 3: Is My Community Prepared for a Disaster?>> – What conclusions can you draw about your community’s preparedness plan> from having completed this evaluation?>>> Week 4: Evidence-Based Practice in Disaster Planning: Nurses as Leaders>> – Public health surveillance is one way that public health officials> target intervention strategies (Turlock, 2016). Often, it is through> prompt> recognition of and reporting of incidents of communicable disease that a> disaster can be averted (Turlock, 2016). Surveillance activities often> prompt questions such as, What is causing the disease? How is it> spreading?> And who is at risk (Turlock, 2016)? While it is true that preparedness> planning cannot eliminate all traces of threat to a community, planning> assures that medical services and treatment are deployed in an> effective,> efficient, and rapid manner (Turlock, 2016). Public health plays a vital> role in coordination of providers, assurance of supplies particularly> when> the Strategic National Stockpile pharmaceuticals and supplies are> required,> and mobilization of state and national response systems. Public health> officials may also provide health care services when required (Turlock,> 2016).> – Stanhope (2016) noted that evidence-based practice (EBP) has become> more important in health care for many reasons: increased expectations> of> consumers, increased availability of information through the Internet,> increased accountability for results, health care economic changes, and> growing numbers of lawsuits, among other reasons. EBP is a lifelong> problem-solving approach that regularly produces excellent results and> often provides the theoretical underpinnings for programs to mitigate> problems in the community. Once programs are in place, evaluation of> their> effectiveness should be conducted to determine whether they are worth> the> continued expenditure of resources. Use of EBP is vital to assure safe> outcomes for populations during disasters, such as massive communicable> disease outbreaks, and should be the foundation of disaster-planning> strategies.>>> Required Readings>> Stanhope, M., & Lancaster, J. (2016). Public health nursing:> Population-centered health care in the community (9th ed.). St. Louis, MO:> Elsevier.>> – Chapter 15, “Evidence-Based Practice” (pp. 342–354)> – Chapter 23, “Public Health Nursing Practice and the Disaster> Management Cycle” (pp. 503–528)> – Chapter 24, “Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation”> (pp. 529–544)> – Chapter 25, “Program Management” (pp. 545–567)>> Required Media>> – Laureate Education (Producer). (2009a). Family, community and> population-based care: Emergency preparedness and disaster response in> community health nursing [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.> – TED. (2012). How to step up in the face of disaster [Video file].> Retrieved from>> https://www.ted.com/talks/caitria_and_morgan_o_neill_how_to_step_up_in_the_face_of_disaster> – This Ted Talk describes the actions of two sisters who step up as> leaders during a tornado disaster in their community.>