Role of Nurses in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

• Develop a disaster plan for work, home, and family.

• Prepare disaster kits for survival in all settings.

Role of Nurses in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management - Personal Role:

Professional Role of Nurses

• Participate in disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery for the facilities in which they are employed and communities in which they live.

• Work with health and volunteer agencies, government, and community groups in disaster planning and preparedness programs.

• Use knowledge and skills to actively assist with/participate in all aspects and stages of an emergency or disaster, regardless of the setting.

1. Kind of disasters that threaten their communities

2. Injuries to expect from different disaster scenarios

3. Evacuation routes

4. Location of shelters

5. Warning systems

To respond effectively, personally, and professionally during different types of disasters, nurses need to know:

Natural hazards and disaster risks including man-made/complex disasters

have significant impact on the community

Hyogpo Framework for Action 2005-2015 (HFA) marks it under Priority Action 3

which emphasizes the use of knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels (UNDRR, 2019)

Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

also placed emphasis on resilience under Priority Action 3: Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience

The Resilience Project under the UNDP

targets the cities of Marikina, Pasig and the municipality of Cainta which were badly hit by the Tropical Storm Ondoy in 2009 (UNDP, 2013).

• local knowledge

• community networks and relationships

• communication

• health

• governance and leadership

• resources

• economic investment

• preparedness

• mental outlook

Core elements or components that have consistently come out from literature as constituting community resilience (Patel et al., 2017):

Mitigation

immunization/vaccination, improving health and nutrition, flood protection, and relocation from risks areas are examples of which of the following components of disaster management?

it was implemented from 2005-2015

all but one are true of the sendai framework

1. large numbers of deaths and injuries are encountered

2. diseases outbreaks such as cholera, measles, and dengue emerge

3. weakened health systems due to damage to both lives and property

4. interruption of social services and access to safe water and food

disasters are considered as a public health concern based on the following reasons

1. provide valuable information for the development of plans for disaster prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery

2. assist with or participate in all aspects and stages of an emergency or disaster

3. coordinate with community organizations to regularly conduct disaster drills

4. train community leaders on how to render first-aid during disasters as part of community preparedness

which of the following are included in the roles of the nurses in disaster risk reduction and management in communities