346 W7 Hamilton's Discussion Response

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The incidence and relentlessness of natural disasters are snowballing across the World. The severity of the disaster is reliant on the healthcare system’s capability to retort damaged. For this purpose, different disaster management plans can be formed ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"wKFVX6Lk","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Smolowitz et al., 2015)","plainCitation":"(Smolowitz et al., 2015)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":2424,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/KZl8ZL3A/items/8U2TLL7J"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/KZl8ZL3A/items/8U2TLL7J"],"itemData":{"id":2424,"type":"article-journal","title":"Role of the registered nurse in primary health care: Meeting health care needs in the 21st century","container-title":"Nursing Outlook","page":"130-136","volume":"63","issue":"2","author":[{"family":"Smolowitz","given":"Janice"},{"family":"Speakman","given":"Elizabeth"},{"family":"Wojnar","given":"Danuta"},{"family":"Whelan","given":"Ellen-Marie"},{"family":"Ulrich","given":"Suzan"},{"family":"Hayes","given":"Carolyn"},{"family":"Wood","given":"Laura"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2015"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Smolowitz et al., 2015). However, these plans cannot be successful without the effective role of public health nurses in these plans. These nurses have an effective role in enhancing population health in the United States. They manage and provide care, identify and examine the impact of diseases as well as promote wellness. These are registered nurses (RNs) and experts in their fields who develop close bonds within the communities they assist.

Moreover, they have different roles to play in the communities such as disease prevention specialist, community educator, researcher as well as an advocator. The most important role is program planning and policy development. They play this role to support the health of communities, families as well as individuals. They have all sort of information and they provide that information to health planners and policymakers.

In case of any disaster in the communities, they react to immediate requirements of the exaggerated population. They play the role of researchers here and conduct an assessment to categorize the urgent needs of the population ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"cHh8ODHR","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Kemppainen, Tossavainen, & Turunen, 2013)","plainCitation":"(Kemppainen, Tossavainen, & Turunen, 2013)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":2423,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/KZl8ZL3A/items/PPYS3X4B"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/KZl8ZL3A/items/PPYS3X4B"],"itemData":{"id":2423,"type":"article-journal","title":"Nurses' roles in health promotion practice: an integrative review","container-title":"Health Promotion International","page":"490-501","volume":"28","issue":"4","author":[{"family":"Kemppainen","given":"Virpi"},{"family":"Tossavainen","given":"Kerttu"},{"family":"Turunen","given":"Hannele"}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2013"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Kemppainen, Tossavainen, & Turunen, 2013). For example, in case of outbreak of Cryptosporidium parasite, they can provide information about the emerging patterns of the disease. They can use their clinical knowledge as well as their strong bond with the communities they serve in planning and implementing programs and policies to fulfill the requirements of exposed populations. They can plan interventions timely and reduce the symptoms of the disease in an effective manner. Then they will also be able to communicate their health and illness experiences of patients to the health planners and policymakers in order to design effective policies.

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ADDIN ZOTERO_BIBL {"uncited":[],"omitted":[],"custom":[]} CSL_BIBLIOGRAPHY Kemppainen, V., Tossavainen, K., & Turunen, H. (2013). Nurses’ roles in health promotion practice: an integrative review. Health Promotion International, 28(4), 490–501.

Smolowitz, J., Speakman, E., Wojnar, D., Whelan, E.-M., Ulrich, S., Hayes, C., & Wood, L. (2015). Role of the registered nurse in primary health care: Meeting health care needs in the 21st century. Nursing Outlook, 63(2), 130–136.