What are the major roles of nursing leadership in disaster ...

[jeatrice]

What are the major roles of nursing leadership in disaster planning (select all that apply)?
 
  a. Providing clearly defined roles for staff nurses in a disaster situation
  b. Providing policies that speak to expected hours of work in a disaster
  c. Encouraging staff to stay at home in the event of a disaster to decrease confusion
  d. Ensuring that the community is synchro-nizing internal department plans in the event of a disaster
  e. Sharing written identified roles with every department to ensure disaster prepared-ness

Question 2

Nurses derive much of their core power from being ____.
 
  a. Authority figures in emergent situations
  b. Highly respected and trusted by the public
  c. Organized through public associations
  d. The care coordinator of the health care team

[bassamabas]

Answer to Question 1

A, B, E
Nursing leadership needs to lead efforts to ensure that all facility departments have an under-standing of their role in a disaster situation. The role of the staff nurse in a disaster must be clearly defined and contain performance standards, including policies that speak to expected hours or refusal to work (Danna et al., 2009). Nurse leaders are the coordinators in synchronizing department plans so that everything fits together to meet the staff's, patients', hospital's, and community's essential needs. Once the comprehensive all-hazards preparedness plans are com-plete, every department should understand their identified written role.

Answer to Question 2

B
Nurses derive their core power from being the health care providers that is trusted most by the public.

[jeatrice]

Great answer, keep it coming

[Alyson.hiatt@yahoo.com]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it