DISASTER RESPONSE

Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response Application Rubric

Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response Application Rubric

Introduction

Earthquake disaster is considered as the global health concern. This is reported that around 500,000 case of an earthquake is occurring each year. Although there is a number of an earthquake have quite low intensity, but this is also noted that seven to eleven percent of the global population has been affected from it. Illness related trauma, infrastructure loss and the health care services facilities lack become outstanding results that inactive healthcare system. The goal of trained nurses was to address these health care needs of the community that was affected from earthquake areas by empowering the primarily health care through enhancing their competencies in health care delivery facilitate by Bachelor of Science in nursing. The purpose of this paper is to determine the role of professional nursing in case of earthquake disaster at Tacoma Washington community; in the latter part of this paper I will discuss how the professional nurse would use clinical judgment and decision-making skills during the disaster.

Discussion

The most powerful and earthquake is struck in the Tacoma Washington during the past 125 years, large disaster was occurred in year 1946 when around 15 people were killed, severe damage and there are a number of town has struck. This is believed that there is at least magnitude of 7 occurs when Tacoma strikes in Washington DC. This would experience that there is cost of around $3billion damage and badly affect over regional economy because there would be around 25 to 35 bridges were badly affected. Around 25,000 homes were also leaved, but not much severe damage occurs for people. In the zone of this nature disaster around 20 to 50 hospital were also badly affected and majority health care systems are also involved. The need of recovery in Tacoma Washington is considered as the great opportunities that are presented by outpouring from global support that suggested making strides forwards from the poor health status and the health system in the place of earth quake (Garfield & Berryman, 2012). There are vital health care practices are required to Tacoma Washington health recovery and health system development.

Current Health Care System in Tacoma Washington

Number of health care professional in Tacoma Washington is around 1195 people are working as a nursing home and around 5.9 health care worker available from around 1000 inhabitants. Tacoma Washington has around 119 medical schools and around five leafing schools have graduates ratio of nursing are quite impressive in each year. Around half of them have left their state in first five years to the aim of employment opportunities and help their forces those affected people who suffered with earthquake disaster. Health care services salaries were not paid by the government, and users are required to charge a higher price even for the basic health care checkup. Majority of Tacoma Washingtonians is average 1.25$ per day (Garfield & Berryman, 2012). Around 600 charitable organizations are considered to be major health care service providers ...