Task:??After completing the simulation, write an essay (suggested length of 3–4 pages) in which you do the following:?
A. Explain the role of the major public health personnel, including the public health nurse, involved in the disaster.
B. Describe the chain of command that was used in the simulation for the community health nurse.
C. Discuss the resources available to the community health nurse to deal with situations outside the nurse’s scope of practice.
D. Describe actions taken by the community health nurse when encountered with possible emergency situations during the door-to-door interviews.
E. Describe actions taken by the community health nurse to help the people who were interviewed cope with the situations after the flooding.
1. Discuss techniques that were used or could have been used to calm the fears of the people interviewed.
F. Discuss how other nursing personnel could be prepared to help in responding to a similar emergency with a much larger affected area (e.g., the effect of Hurricane Katrina).