NUR4043 Module 6 Application: Global Disasters and Communicable Disease Preparedness

Complete your Module 6 Assignment by the end of Week 6.

Preparing for disasters or communicable disease outbreaks is an important part of public health nursing globally. Visit the websites http://www.ready.gov (Links to an external site.) and http://www.ready.gov/pandemic (Links to an external site.). Review the steps for being prepared for a disaster or pandemic.

• Choose a natural or human-made disaster that could impact a community at the national level. Illustrate how a community health nurse (CHN) can help the community to prepare or respond to this disaster at the local level.
• Choose a potential communicable disease outbreak and illustrate how a community health nurse can help to prevent or respond.
• Consider how well the local community is prepared for a potential outbreak or disaster.
• Select Prezi, Popplet, or mind mapping as a technology to create this assignment.