Question

Throughout the course, there have been opportunities to discuss the role of the informatics leader before, during, and after a disaster including ethical-legal issues, public education, and risk management planning. explain how you see your role as an informatics leader during a disaster. Has your thinking changed since And how?

Answer 1

Role of Informatics leader during a disaster-

1. Informatics leader help the personnel to identifying vulnerable population groups through electronic health records, to monitoring emergency supply inventories at the state and Federal level.

2 nursing Informatics serve a critical role in emergency preparedness at the local ,state and national levels through planning, community and consumer education and direct care provided during disaster.

3.Leader help others in hazard assessment and planning prior to disaster , respond during a crisis and assist with mitigating hazards throughout the recovery phase.

4. Knitted teach how to fulfill the physical mental nutritional and other Healthcare needs of women and infants during disasters. They give education and best practices about women's health issues during disaster is needed on relevant topics including following-

a) information about signs of preterm labor.

b) delivery of care in low resource setting.

c) self and Infant with Limited provision.

d) information about the importance of providing breast milk to infants during disaster.

e) long term mental health needs

f) issues with special implication in disaster that is infectious disease.

g) Strategies for maintaining hydration nutrition hygiene safety and rest.

h) triage an appropriate care of perinatal population.

5. Leader teach the stuff how to plan for keeping families together during disaster.

6. Ethical consideration such as crisis standard of care when resources are scarce.

7. Nursing Informatics facilitate communication and co-ordinate care among members of the Healthcare team, patient and their families during a disaster.

8. Leader trained the people to take care for the injured and ill and provided essential such as food,water,shelter,relief from pain.