Hat Task 3

A measles outbreak in my community would cause massive strain on our resources at the local level. Being the small community we are, the threat of spreading the disease is always a real concern. There are two banks, two gas stations, 18 churches and 5 schools within the county limits. The hospital in neighboring Pasquotank is relatively small for the areas it serves, the emergency room has eight fast track beds, twenty six main side (including tow trauma bays) and 13 chest pain beds, the other floors hold a maximum census of 30 with 6 nurses. The strain on the hospital and healthcare staff would be significant, the other floors stay at full census almost daily without any outbreaks. I do believe depending on the number affected it would be comparable to when the flu hits our community hard and the emergency room has long wait times and the chest pain unit is used as overflow for admitted patients without beds. These count for long stays and short supplies. The hospital requires all employees to be up to date on all vaccinations, however the risk to passing the disease to other patients is a concern. The fast track area is where we set up isolation for contagious disease, as it provides distance from the main but is still within close proximity to the nurse’s station. The need for all hands on

In 1615 the East India Company acquired its first territory in Bombay, India. The East India Company was a British company that traded for goods, services, and raw materials with India. What initially started as a trading company became a company ruling a country with Brittan’s backing. The company established an army in India comprised mostly of local citizens called Sepoys. With help from the British army and navy, the East India Company fought other European countries also occupying India for control of the region. By 1715 the EIC and Brittan had beaten back the French in the Battle of Plassey. This secured their dominance in India and a

Because of the uncertainties and evolving nature of infectious diseases, outbreaks can cause substantial fear in communities and in the general public. Such is the case with the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in 2003. It was the first serious infectious disease of the twenty first century and questions about its origin and treatment greatly outnumbered the answers.

One of the critical failures in the case of the SARS outbreak in Toronto was the fact that very few knew how to effectively respond to the outbreak as this was a new communicable disease. This is evident as in the begin of the epidemic, many of those who had indeed been exposed to and were subsequent carriers of the disease had been moved from one location to another, thus endangering many more unnecessarily. There was however some improvisation as directives would be sent out outlining steps which should be taken in an effort to reduce the possibility of more people becoming infected such as the use of N95 masks (Howitt, Leonard, 2106) which were more suited at filtering out smaller particles as it was believed, due to the nature in which

Stanhope and Lancaster (2008) define vulnerable populations as “those defined at a greater risk for poor health status and health care access”(p.712). The role of a public health nurse in contrast to a vulnerable population is to establish interventions to help break the cycle of vulnerability thus aiding to eliminate health disparities within the population. The term “risk” helps public health nurses establish a person probability of something happening to them. This epidemiological term is used with the triangle of host, agent and environment in contrast to ones health within a population. The author will discuss vulnerability as discovered within a community based on surveying the community and establishing risk and interventions on the

Nies, M. A., & McEwen, M. (2015). Community/Public health nursing: Promoting the health of populations (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Saunders/Elsevier.

Studies have shown that childhood immunizations nonmedical exemptions have been increasing in many states. This issue creates a public treat. With the utmost concern, when a public treat continues to be a challenge for the public health, further actions on the policy level need to be initiated and actively maintained to ensure public safety. Growing concern shows that higher incidents of nonmedical exemptions calls for new and improved health policies that can lower theses occurrences. New and innovative approaches need to be implemented in order to ensure diseases that are preventable by vaccinations do not impose health threat to the public.

Unfortunately, for individuals in the developing world resources are lacking. It is individuals in these situations that are extremely vulnerable to potential exposure. Climate change is also impacting disease transmission. Large environmental areas are shrinking due to urban sprawl which is leading to increased populations density’s, increased pathogen load, decreased distributions, and a greater prevalence of disease (Mills, Gage, Khan, 2010). Thus, larger numbers of individuals are living in close proximity of disease vectors.

The symptoms of SARS are very similar to a cold or the flu, although shortness of breath can occur in some people if the disease becomes more established (Thiel, 2007). The vast majority of people recover on their own. Diagnosis is made based on symptoms as well as travel to regions where SARS was seen and/or contact with someone who had SARS within 10 days of the onset of symptoms (Smith, 2006). Treatment of SARS includes isolation so as not to

SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) is responsible for the first pandemic of the 21st century. On November 2, 2002 SARS-CoV first emerged in Southern China. This unidentified agent had caused around 300 cases of pneumonia in people. The World Health Organization issued a global alert on March 12, 2003 regarding these and similar cases in Hong Kong and Vietnam. This clinical syndrome subsequently became known as SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome). Since then, 8098 people in 26 countries have had probable SARS diagnosed, 774 of whom have died, yielding a global case-fatality rate of 10%.[1] In July 2003, the SARS –CoV infection had ended. This left an adverse economic impact in the affected areas and posed an enormous public health

World Health Organization revealed that approximately 800 healthcare providers have been infected by the Ebola virus after the outbreak of the epidemic, and more than 60 percent of the health workers, who have been infected, have lost their life (International Council of Nurses, 2015). Therefore, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) attempted to promote safe and protective working environments for healthcare providers and nurses on the frontlines of healthcare. The ICN’s Chief Executive Officer indicates that numerous nurses are in dangerous situation when taking care of people. Apparently, it is required to strengthen safety policies and establish the provision of adequate safety training (2015).

Nurses play vital roles in providing care and promote health for an individuals, families, groups and community-based setting focus on individuals and families. If nurses and other health care providers are able to utilize all the public health intervention defined by the Minnesota Department of Health on educational, teaching and intervention strategies in community health they can address the health issues and help them for a better and healthy life style of the residents of the community.

Immunizations, in my opinion, are one of the most crucial ways to protect yourself and others in receiving and spreading of diseases. On the 26th of October, in the McNamara Alumni Center, I volunteered for two hours with the Fall 2017 Immunization Tour. My role in the tour, along with three other nursing students, was to stand in the entrance and show people where to go. Even in this small act, I felt as though I was making a difference. This experience was valuable to me in my future actions to become a nurse. My experience at the Fall 2017 Immunization Tour was impacted significantly through the efforts of safety, teamwork, and communication.

Communicable diseases occurs in every country regardless of urban, rural, or with socio economical diversities. In order to help in prevention and control of communicable diseases, locally, nationally and globally, nurses who are working with the public health system , must have basic understanding of epidemiology, microbiology, treatments, and knowledge about public health system and the legal system. Although, the United states attained a significant success in attaining the control over

Infectious disease outbreaks greatly impact the responsibilities of health care workers (HCWs) including physicians, pharmacists, nurses, physician assistants and students of these disciplines. A study of the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic showed that HCWs were neither aware of nor prepared for the infection, contributing to its quick spread through various HCWs, with resulting morbidity and mortality. During the SARS outbreak, 21% of all cases worldwide were among HCWs (1). Following this, a number of studies were conducted to assess the degree of preparedness of HCWs for potential infectious disease outbreaks.