Emergency Preparedness

Issued by University of Phoenix

Earner is prepared to maximize patient safety and decrease exposure to prevent the spread of infections during an outbreak, natural disaster, public health emergency. Earner has also examined community health strategies used in prevention, emergency preparedness, and disaster management.

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Earning Criteria

Worked with a community-based agency to develop a disaster preparedness teaching plan. Assessed, implemented, and evaluated community knowledge of communicable disease transmission.
Completed NSG/486 - Public Health: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Completed NSG/482 - Promoting Healthy Communities
Or Badge Earners from California will complete the NSG/486CA and NSG/482CA courses
Completed NSG/486CA - Public Health: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Completed NSG/482CA - Promoting Healthy Communities
*Earners are required to complete two of the four courses listed (i.e. NSG/486 and NSG/482 OR NSG/486CA and NSG/482CA)*

Standards

AACN Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education

Domains, Competencies, and Sub-competencies: (3.1) Manage population health, (3.2) Engage in effective partnerships, (3.4) Advance equitable population health policy, (3.5) Demonstrate advocacy strategies, (3.6) Advance preparedness to protect population health during disasters and public health emergencies

Quality Safety Education for Nurses

QSEN: Quality Improvement, Safety, Evidence-Based Practice, Teamwork, and Collaboration