Disaster Nursing Care Plan
Disaster Nursing Care Plan
Disaster Nursing Care Plan
By:
Anabela Santos, RN
Course:
NUR 401
Community Heath Nursing/Population Focused Care
Instructor:
Sandra Maldonado, EdD, RN, CNM, NP
Date:
March 16, 2015
This is a disaster management care plan for a work area located at: 1071 Bordentown
Avenue Parlin, NJ 08859. Municipal Lot #3 and Building # 442.19 measures irregularly at
143x95. This is a bi-level house that is zoned for mixed commercial and residential use and
includes a 10 car parking lot. The work area is in a room located towards the right upper level of
the house and measures 10x12. Work area is designated as private office space for the sole use
Administration Nurse for the UnitedHealthcare® Community and State auditing team (NLT).
-Deficient knowledge.
-Employee will design a plan that will increase awareness and minimize the effects of a
disaster.
-Employee will report at least 3 specific probable disasters related to area of employment.
-Use internet resources to assess the risks this community location holds for a specific
disaster.
Evaluation:
-Upon assessment of knowledge, employee could not list all applicable steps for disaster
prevention. Therefore, this care plan was created to assist employee in becoming aware
computers, 1 fax, 1 printer, 2 modems, and 1 Wi-Fi tower), there is at risk for fire and
burns with a possible disaster of house and nearby residential houses engulfing in fire.
-Employee acknowledges that a railway disaster may occur since industrial railroad track
-Employee acknowledges that due to proximity to New York City, work area is
-Employee acknowledges the potential for natural disaster, mostly hurricanes and their
aftermath.
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN OF CARE:
Nursing Interventions:
-Employee located a safe exit through front door of house when the need to immediately
evacuate arises (car is outside front door). Furthermore, employee may take stairs to
lower level for choice of two doors to safely exit a burning building (would not take if
train disaster since rails are behind the house). Lower level exits into parking lot and
-Evacuation plan: Grab car keys, mobile phone and go straight out of office door, pass 2
rooms on the right and make left onto foyer staircase (kitchen will be on right). Take one
flight of stairs down to exit by front door. Car will be parked outside. If continuing to
lower level, take one more flight of stairs from foyer down to lower level. Make a left
and proceed to exit door. Alternately may make a right and then a left to proceed to
-Employee gathered supplies and created emergency kit. Kit includes: First aid package
(face mask, gauze, Band-Aids, cleansing wipes, alcohol pads, tape, tongue depressor,
tweezers, Q-tips, antibiotic cream, Tylenol, Motrin, sunblock, and survival wrap for heat
compact radio, water (in gallon bottles), blankets, toothbrush with paste, can opener, and
canned goods.
symptoms.
Nursing Interventions:
Evaluation:
-Post emergency/disaster review and reports show employee has effective management.
-Anxiety.
-Fear.
Nursing Interventions:
-Contact FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers at: Sayreville Senior Center at 423 Main St.
Sayreville, NJ 08872 or Woodbridge Health Center2 at George Frederick Plaza
Woodbridge, NJ 07095 or call: 1-800-621-FEMA (3362).
Evaluation: