disaster

Now that you have attended the Disaster Readiness and Intervention seminar and completed the online modules, it is important to consider how this applies to you and your role as a nurse. There is published literature and nursing education standards that call for today’s nurses to be prepared to intervene in times of disaster. This paper provides a venue for you to pull this information and evidence together in a cohesive response to the following question:

How do health care professionals best prepare and engage in emergency management interventions?

• Provide an introduction to the topic (consider reviewing the significance and importance of preparedness and intervention).
• Identify key reasons why nurses should be prepared
• List specific ways nurses can be involved and help clients who experienced a disaster (minimum 2 distinct interventions)
• Provide a summary conclusion

This paper should include the following:

• Appropriately answer the bolded question listed above in a 3-4 page essay, substantiated by evidence (this is not an opinion paper)
• Review and edit following the Holistic Rubric and grading rubric provided with the assignment.
• Utilize APA formatting, including a title page, running head, double spacing, font size, and active tense, grammatically correct standard English language.
• Incorporate sourcing and accurately cite intext, and include a reference list at the conclusion.
• Please see the posted Holistic Grading Rubric to guide scoring.

Sources include-

• Your Med-Surg Textbook
• A Population Health textbook if you have this available to you
• The ARC modules information in this course
• NCSBN 2025 RN-NCLEX Test Plan objectives
• Library and Journal resources