Module 8: Pharmacology in Disasters and Trauma, Self-Reflection

Write a 1200-1500 word APA formatted essay with three sources of support, addressing all of the following topics:

• Describe a plan for vector control following a disaster. Why is vector control necessary?
• What do the terms system capacity and emergency preparedness competency mean? How are they similar? How are they different?
• Describe two provisions from the ANA Code of Ethics that may be in conflict when a nurse is asked to quarantine a patient.
• Utilizing Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, discuss the concerns of a public health nurse immediately following a large scale natural disaster. Discuss at least four main concerns regarding physiological needs, and two concerns each for safety, love/belonging, esteem, and self-actualization needs.