Responses must be paragraph and references need to be included. APA format.  Question 1: Disaster Planning. A disaster can be human-made or natural, occurring at an unexpected time, leading to damages, death, and sometimes disease outbreaks. Disasters can occur in different forms. It always requires the leaders of healthcare to take an all-hazards approach, but most importantly, the planning and practicing for the events is crucial for a favorable outcome (Chartoff & Roman, 2020). Based on the scenarios of discussion, Influenza, also known as Flu, is a contagious respiratory illness that can be mild, severe or lead to death, and it is caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs (CDC, 2019). The primary prevention of flu, which causes thousands of deaths, is through yearly vaccination. Therefore, as a public health nurse, it is crucial to educate our community on the importance of primary prevention of flu through annual vaccination and provide them with easy to understand information on how to prevent the spread of influenza.  Scenario 3: Disease rates remaining at 20% of the population, and many schools have closed due to teacher absence. Since parents still have to work if they are not sick with the flu, what advice can you give daycare providers? What two ideas can you share with them so they can stay open and able to care for the children of working parents? Should all school sporting events be canceled? What information should parents be given? Should announcements be given daily? The essential service provided by daycares to the community makes them an important part of every community, and as such, during the outbreak of flu, there are steps that the public health nurses can provide to maintain safety and promote prevention. A new standard in disaster recovery can be created if the right tools are given at the right time to people who will step up and put their communities back together (O'Neill & O’Neill, 2012). The PHN should start by advising and providing reliable sources such as CDC and state health department where accurate reports can be acquired regarding the flu outbreak. Daily health checks such as temperature checks, questions regarding exposure to a sick person, signs and symptom checks should be conducted on the children and staff before they are allowed into the facility.  Parents should also be advised to do the same checks on their children before dropping them off at school to avoid unnecessary anxiety. The children should also be kept in smaller groups for activities. Most importantly is the consistent practice of handwashing by students and staff. This practice should also be encouraged at home. Children who become sick while at school should be promptly isolated and picked up by their parents. It is essential to totally and daily wipe down all highly touched surfaces intermittently and at the end of school. Sporting events should be done in smaller groups or canceled base.

1. Responses must be paragraph and references need to be
included. APA format.
Question 1:
Disaster Planning.
A disaster can be human-made or natural, occurring at an
unexpected time, leading to damages, death, and sometimes
disease outbreaks. Disasters can occur in different forms. It
always requires the leaders of healthcare to take an all-hazards
approach, but most importantly, the planning and practicing for
the events is crucial for a favorable outcome (Chartoff &
Roman, 2020). Based on the scenarios of discussion, Influenza,
also known as Flu, is a contagious respiratory illness that can be
mild, severe or lead to death, and it is caused by influenza
viruses that infect the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs
(CDC, 2019). The primary prevention of flu, which causes
thousands of deaths, is through yearly vaccination. Therefore,
as a public health nurse, it is crucial to educate our community
on the importance of primary prevention of flu through annual
vaccination and provide them with easy to understand
information on how to prevent the spread of influenza.
Scenario 3:
Disease rates remaining at 20% of the population, and many
schools have closed due to teacher absence. Since parents still
have to work if they are not sick with the flu, what advice can
you give daycare providers? What two ideas can you share with
them so they can stay open and able to care for the children of
working parents? Should all school sporting events be canceled?
What information should parents be given? Should
announcements be given daily?
The essential service provided by daycares to the community

2. makes them an important part of every community, and as such,
during the outbreak of flu, there are steps that the public health
nurses can provide to maintain safety and promote prevention.
A new standard in disaster recovery can be created if the right
tools are given at the right time to people who will step up and
put their communities back together (O'Neill & O’Neill, 2012).
The PHN should start by advising and providing reliable
sources such as CDC and state health department where
accurate reports can be acquired regarding the flu outbreak.
Daily health checks such as temperature checks, questions
regarding exposure to a sick person, signs and symptom checks
should be conducted on the children and staff before they are
allowed into the facility.
Parents should also be advised to do the same checks on their
children before dropping them off at school to avoid
unnecessary anxiety. The children should also be kept in
smaller groups for activities. Most importantly is the consistent
practice of handwashing by students and staff. This practice
should also be encouraged at home. Children who become sick
while at school should be promptly isolated and picked up by
their parents. It is essential to totally and daily wipe down all
highly touched surfaces intermittently and at the end of school.
Sporting events should be done in smaller groups or canceled
based on the severity of the epidemic. Parents should be
updated daily via phone system on the situation and ways to
continue to prevent spread effectively. Announcements that
emphasizes prevention and control of influenza at home and in
the daycare facilities should be made daily.
Scenario 6
: The community is turning to the Health Department for
assistance because reported incidents of influenza have risen
from 5% of the population to 10% of the population in a matter
of days. What is your first response to this situation? What
steps will you take? Where will you start?

3. The PHN’s role is very crucial in the community as the
influenza rate rises from 5-10%. The management of disaster is
in four stages: prevention, preparedness, Response, and
Recovery (Stanhope &Lancaster, 2016). Re-establishing
sanitary barriers are the first goal in disaster response, and the
PHN is faced with the task of educating to prevent diseases,
promotion of treatment, and using containment strategies to
curb the spread of diseases (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2016).
Besides, a healthy community is resistant to the spread of
diseases. As such, the PHN should be current with a
surveillance program monitoring the trends of diseases by
collaborating with local health departments.
In conclusion, proper planning yields effective emergency
operations and improves overall preparedness (Chartoff &
Roman, 2020). Therefore, using social media to educate the
community on preventing and controlling influenza and
promoting vaccination ahead of flu season is very important.
Hand washing, which is an evidence-based practice, cannot be
overemphasized with adverts and flyers. Hand sanitizers should
be made available in all public places.
Question 2:
Scenario 1
: Imagine that initial pandemic flu cases have been identified in
your jurisdiction. Some people are home sick, and others are
staying home fearful that they may become infected with the
flu. What advice would you give to local business owners to
prepare for this event? Name two actions that business owners
can take to keep their businesses open
According to Stanhope and Lancaster (2016), disaster

4. management circle entails prevention: mitigation and
protection, preparedness, response, and recovery. To prepare for
the flu pandemic, the employer should be advised to work with
employee health to mandate all employees to get their flu shots,
stay home if they are sick and practice meticulous hand
hygiene. The Nurse should also teach the business owners to
watch for signs and symptoms of the flu such as fever, cough,
sore throat, headaches, body aches and chills (Taubenberger and
Morens 2018). Finally, the employer should be advised to the
encourage employees to go home if they appear sick and not
return without a medical clearance.
Scenario 6:
The community is turning to the Health Department for
assistance because reported incidents of influenza have risen
from 5% of the population to 10% of the population in a matter
of days. What is your first response to this situation? What
steps will you take? Where will you start?
The Public Health Nurse plays an important front-line role in
tackling pandemics. They assess the community and notify
federal and local community of the flu and mobilize a team of
healthcare workers to implement primary prevention. The first
step will be to conduct a disease surveillance: an ongoing
systemic collection, analysis and dissemination of specific
health data that can be used in public health. Per Stanhope and
Lancaster (2016), it provides the public health nurse with a
means of monitoring the trend of the disease as well as limiting
its mortality or other fatal consequences. The Nurse should also
educate the said population on the effects of the flu, the benefits
of getting the flu Vaccine and the dangers for gathering in huge
crowds.