Question

What role do you see a community health nurse is terms of active shooter type training/drills?

Answer 1

   Active shooter means an individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area..
Objectives:
   -First determine the type of disasters including natural or human made..
?    - Identify the emergency support functions(ESFs) of the national response framework apply to community health nursing during this disaster..
?Human made disasters:
? - Warfare,TRansportation accidents,Fires,bombing,Terrorism,Airplane crash,etc...
Natural disaster:
? -Earth quake,valcano,landslide,flood,Tsunamis,Hurricane etc..
The health care organization are directly and indirectly affrected when they occur..nurses and other health care professionals must be aware and prepared for the situations..Preparedness includes the potential facility in which you work..
?Hospitals and health care facilities have emergency preparedness plans,some hospitals use a (code black) or (code silver) for these events..Make sure to have this codes in hospitals..Although many facilities have emergency drills for evacuation,such as fire drills,activities for active shooter situations are not as common..
Roles for nurses in active shooter type:
?    -community nurses require specific training.knowledge and skills in order to be able to perform in such a complex environment..
?    -It is important to attending disaster related education among the nurses..
?    -about 47.5% nurses never attended disaster-related training...
? -There are two national documents to be aware is public health and medical preparedness ans national health security strategy..
? -Public health nurses plays a critical role in disaster response plan that is largest segment of the public health workforce,community advocates and unique skill sets..
? -Public health nurse must have knowledge towards pathophysiology and epidemiology in community assessment skills in emergency preparedness and response..
?    -Health care policy development participation also a key role..
Prevention measures:
?    - Increase security
    -Increase testing specific to the event..
?    -Mass immunization
    -Assessment and identification of potential hazards..
?    -Isolation & quarantine
    -Preparedness personal,professional community,training drills and exercises..
? -Public health nurses bring leadership,policy,planning and practice expertise to disaster preparedness and response
?Recovery:
? -Try to attempt to return to usual operations
   -Provide psychological support
?    -Community health nurses must provide safety and well-being of the patient..
?    -Frequent and mandatory training of health care students for an active shooter incident will improve their ability to make-decisions
   -Immediate decision involving the saving of their own lives as well as security the safety
? -United states departments of home land security,Federal emergency management Association(FEMA),Federal bureau of investigation(FBI) are incorporating active shooter planning in to health care facility emergency operation planning...