Public Health Nursing in Disaster and Emergency Response Presentation

Assessment Description

The purpose of this assignment is to develop a PowerPoint presentation to discuss a recent natural or human-caused disaster and identify the role and responsibilities of a public health nurse in emergency management.

The presentation should include the following information:

Provide an introductory slide with the overview of the purpose of the presentation.

Describe the chosen disaster and the overall response by emergency management.

Identify the role and responsibilities of the public health nurse in each phase of emergency management

Summarize the concept of resilience and how the giving of self to serve others throughout a disaster helps to promote resilience.

Provide a conclusion slide summarizing the presentation.

Support your information with a minimum of two peer-reviewed resources within the past five years.

Refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.

APA style is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Rubric

1. Presentation Overview 10.5pts

Introductory slide with overview of the purpose of the presentation.

2. Disaster & Response 31.5pts

Description of chosen disaster and overall response by emergency management is thorough and includes substantial supporting details.

3. Roles & Responsibilities of public health nurse 31.5 pts

Identification of roles and responsibilities of the public health nurse in each phase of emergency management

Description of chosen disaster and overall response by emergency management is thorough and includes substantial supporting details.

4. Concept of Resilience 31.5 pts

Summary of the concept of resilience and how the giving of self to serve others throughout a disaster helps to promote resilience is thorough and includes substantial supporting details.

5. Presentation Conclusion 10.5 pts

Conclusion slide summarizing the presentation.

6. Presentation of Content 31.5pts

The content is written clearly and concisely. Ideas universally progress and relate to each other. The project includes motivating questions and advanced organizers. The project gives the audience a clear sense of the main idea.

7. Layout of Presentation 21pts

The layout is visually pleasing and contributes to the overall message with appropriate use of headings, subheadings, and white space. Text is appropriate in length for the target audience and to the point. The background and colors enhance the readability of the text.

8. Language Use and Audience Awareness 21pts

The writer uses a variety of sentence constructions, figures of speech, and word choice in distinctive and creative ways that are appropriate to purpose, discipline, and scope.

9. Mechanism of Writing 10.5pts

No mechanical errors are present. Skilled control of language choice and sentence structure are used throughout.

10. Format/Documentation 10.5pts

11. Uses appropriate style, such as APA, etc., for college, subject, and level; No errors in formatting or documentation are present. Selectivity in the use of direct quotations and synthesis of sources is demonstrated.