Core Competencies of Nurses in Disaster Response

Flashcards about core competencies of nurses responding to disaster.

What are the three main categories of competencies for nurses?

Knowledge, Skills, and Attitude

What are the core competencies of nurses in responding to Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI)?

Critical Thinking Skill, Assessment Skill, Technical Skill, Communication

List the components of Critical Thinking

Identify and define a problem, Recognize assumptions, Evaluate arguments, Apply inductive and deductive reasoning

What are some additional competencies for nurses related to critical thinking?

Flexibility, Preparedness, Strength of character, Ability to triage, Prioritize and delegate, Taking risk

What does Assessment involve in the context of disaster response?

Survey and information collection as an integral part of a response mechanism and as a planning tool

Give examples of technical skills that nurses must have.

Demonstrate the safe administration of immunizations, Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate nursing interventions for adverse effects from medications administered

Give examples of technical skills that nurses must have.

Demonstrate basic therapeutic interventions, Assess the need for and initiate the appropriate isolation and decontamination procedures

What does communication involve during MCI emergency response?

Describe the local chain of command and management system for emergency response during an MCI

A nurse should consider _ after a disaster.

Health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention

Explain the main aspects of health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention.

Define and distinguish the terms and terminologies, Describe the four phases of emergency management, Describe the local emergency response system for disasters

How can illness and disease be managed?

Differences/similarities between an intentional biological attack and that of a natural disease outbreak, Identify the limits to one’s own knowledge and skills, Participate in regular emergency response drills

How can information and health care technologies be used?

Describe use of emergency communication equipment that you will be required to use in an MCI response, Describe procedures for decontamination of self, others, and equipment

What are some common traits of nurses?

Good judgment and leadership, Calm and cool under stress

What are the roles of the Public Health Nurse (PHN) in a disaster?

Assess the needs of the community, Conduct surveillance activities, Assure the health and safety of themselves

What are the roles of the Public Health Nurse (PHN) in a disaster?

Maintain communication, Operate points of distribution, Provide on-site triage of victims as needed, Maintain nursing documentation

What are the different professional roles of nurses?

Member of Response Team, First Responder, Coordinator, Supervisor, Investigator/Epidemiologist, Researcher, Educator, Counselor