Discussion Board Requirements
The Online Discussion Board is designed to stimulate class dialogue that would normally take place in a face-to-face didactic setting. Participation in the Discussion Board serves as a learning strategy to help demonstrate student knowledge of course content. Each Discussion Board post will be assessed using a rubric. In addition to reviewing the grading criteria in the rubric, please note the following Discussion Board post expectations, which must all be met to earn full weekly discussion credit:
must post at least 25 word inm initial
- APA Requirements:
Each post must have a reference and in-text citations. When thinking about what information needs to be cited, unless you did the actual research to discover the information, you must cite it.
Initial Discussion Board posts:
When writing your initial scholarly post (the one that answers the discussion prompt question) you must discuss the question and support your information with the text as well as an outside scholarly resource. Post a well-developed, scholarly response to Initial Discussion Board Prompts Craft comprehensive academic thoughts on the academic topic that are at least 25 words.
- A well-developed post is meaningful, clearly demonstrates relevance to the topic, reflects critical thinking and your knowledge of the material, demonstrates synthesis of the subject matter, extends the discussion by building on previous posts, and includes proper source citations, when applicable. Posts limited to I agree, Great posting, or Thank you will not be assessed as well-developed and will therefore not be considered a contribution to the number of required weekly posts.
Week 2 Discussion Forum
Discussion Questions: Exploring Past Disasters, Incident Indicators, Nursing Implications, and Preparedness Strategies
Research past disasters. Focus on a man-made disaster, research a mass casualty incident, biological or radiological/nuclear disaster, or hazardous material spill disaster.
- Describe the disaster you researched. What resources were deployed for the incident? Share specific examples of preparedness, relief, and recovery.
- Determine the incident complexity level and explain your reasoning (incident indicators can be found here
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- What are the primary health concerns and nursing interventions needed? Consider injuries and traumas.
- How can you be more prepared for potential disasters? What specific training options or certifications are you interested in?
In your peer responses, help expand the discussion by proposing additional disaster preparedness and response strategies.
Reply to at least two peers; one reply should address a peer who researched a different disaster than yours.
- Compare and contrast the challenges and responses.
- Offer constructive suggestions for strengthening disaster plans and processes based on your insights.
Support your answers with scholarly sources (references and citations).
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Per FEMA: Emergency vs. Disaster
The terms emergency and disaster are often used interchangeably. This common use of terms can be confusing. It is easiest to understand the terms emergency and disaster as being at two ends of a scale, in which the size of an incident and the resources to deal with the incident are matched to varying degrees. Emergency at one end of the spectrum, emergencies are generally small-scale, localized incidents that are resolved quickly using local resources. However, small-scale emergencies can escalate into disasters when there has been inadequate planning and wasteful use of resources. At the other end of the spectrum, disasters are typically large-scale and cross geographic, political, and academic boundaries. Disasters require a level of response and recovery greater than local communities can provide.
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