Description
Powerpoint Project
Purpose
The purpose of the Disaster Preparedness Shelter Project is to provide a learning opportunity that illustrates the impact of a shelter in place during a hurricane on communities and vulnerable populations. The student will design and implement a coordinated plan of shelter in place. The coordinated plan should demonstrate your knowledge of disaster preparation, the needs of the community, resources and efforts of the interproffesional team involved.
Objectives
Identify the guiding principles from FEMA, CDC etc.. during the Hurricane
Explore the principles of an Incident Command Centers during a disaster
Understanding Policies and Procedures during a disaster
Identify a vulnerable population at risk during a disaster and identify appropriate resources for that vulnerable population
Reflect on your personal and professional experiences during crisis management and include any biases and implicit assumptions that they have of the population that are serving
Instructions
This is an Individual assignment. The student will create a power point presentation that identifies the four (4) parts of each element of a Disaster Shelter. Be creative ex: voice over, a recorded zoom (must upload link to Blackboard) that discusses each element of your power point.
To prepare for this project:
References used must be cited within the powerpoint presentation.
Part 1: Location: Needs Assessment of Logan Elementary School (consider the following):
Space
Air flow
Safety
Security
Supplies
Electricity/Water/Food/Sanitation
Part 2: Interprofessional Team: Identifying roles of teams within shelter (consider the following):
Nurses role
Social Worker
Red Cross
Volunteer organizations
Spiritual
Part 3: Triage – Placement of the community (people) within the shelter (consider the following):
Men/women/children/elderly/injured/families/pets
Population at risk
Home – do they have a place to return to?
Financial support
Resiliency
Part 4: Discharge considerations from shelter (consider the following):
Reflect and consider your Admission Ticket pre-work, simulation, nursing articles listed below and other crediable/scholarly resources as you research.
To have an idea of the interior and exterior space of Logan Elementary School, photos of the outdoor area of the school are on Blackboard and also a document of the schools informal interior space.
You will apply this knowledge and information into your power point to build your Shelter and submit in Blackboard for grading.
Be prepared to discuss your powerpoint in debriefing.
References: Websites/Youtube:
Ready.gov shelter
OSHA.gov
CDC.gov
DisasterAssistance.gov
American Red Cross
Evacuees seeking shelter Superdome video (2.04 minutes)
Inside the Superdome (2.39 minutes)
Superdome after Hurricane Katrina (4.30 minutes)
See Blackboard for grading rubric.
POST-GLOBAL REFLECTION
Reflect upon your personal practicum experience using the following key components: Please see rubric for grading to meet satisfactory requirements for this assignment.
Submit a two-page reflection, written in a scholarly tone answering the below questions (double spaced). Students must meet satisfactory requirements for this assignment. Please see rubric for grading.
1. Noticing: Provide some important background information you served. What is the story? What did you observe? What did you see & hear? What kind of people did you meet? What were their concerns and problems/situations did you see?
2. Interpreting: What solutions to the problems did you witness as a result of the issues you noticed? What resources were in place to support this vulnerable population?
3. Responding: What did you learn about the issues, challenges, and needs of this vulnerable population? What gifts did you offer?
4. Reflecting: How has this practicum experience affected your values as a nursing student? How has this practicum experience affected your personal/academic life? Were your expectations met or not met?
