Assessment,Community Health 100% Verified.

A public health nurse is participating in a community planning committee for disaster preparedness for a local community that is at risk for hurricanes. Which of the following information should the nurse contribute to the plan? A list of residents who have experienced a hurricane in the past and will not need evacuation A list of areas within the community where residents speak English as a second language How to activate the local medical facility’s emergency-management plan The name of the individual who is necessary to implement the plan A list of areas within the community where residents speak English as a second language The public health nurse, who is most familiar with the community, should contribute this information to the disaster plan to assist in aiding and evacuating residents who are at risk. INCORRECT: The nurse should include a plan to assist in evacuating all residents. Prior experience with hurricane survival does not indicate that the residents are prepared to withstand a new disaster. The Joint Commission mandates that all medical facilities have a response plan that includes the actions that facility staff can take in the event of a local disaster. The community plan may include notifying the facility, but the staff within the facility must activate this plan. A disaster plan requires readiness regardless of who is present at the time of the disaster. A community health nurse suspects an outbreak of scabies in the local area. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?