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Watch the videos and answer the questions that follow.
Choose one of the natural disasters represented in the videos above and answer the following:
- What are some of the nursing implications of this disaster?
- What diseases do you need be concerned about and how would you protect yourself and others? Be specific.
In your discussion with peers, help one another think of additional plans and processes to help in the disaster. You must respond to two peers. One reply should be to a peer who chose a different disaster.
Support your answer with evidence from scholarly sources.
Hurricanes are one of the disasters that cause health and safety hazards to the community where it strikes. During a hurricane, affected areas are covered with floodwaters which adds
According to National Geographic (2011), hurricanes can be costly as they damage millions or even billions worth of property. They damage houses and farmlands thus leaving farmers’ months