NR 586NP Week 6 FEMA Training Reflection

ICS Training • Describe how ICS training improves the ability to respond to public health emergencies or disaster responses. • Iden琀椀fy how ICS training prepares sta昀昀 for e昀昀ec琀椀ve triage and priori琀椀za琀椀on. • Explain one way ICS training promotes interdisciplinary collabora琀椀on during public health emergencies. ICS training will allow an individual to have the con昀椀dence to ensure safety of the overall emergency or disaster response. The ICS training will help to establish maintain liaison with other agencies par琀椀cipa琀椀ng in the incident. Also, informa琀椀on services will be provided to internal and external stakeholders with ICS training. ICS training prepares sta昀昀 for e昀昀ec琀椀ve triage and priori琀椀za琀椀on by dividing the opera琀椀on into groups. Sta昀昀 are trained to complete rapid assessments while priori琀椀zing safety. A昀琀er comple琀椀ng an assessment, they can categorize pa琀椀ents into color coded categories. One way ICS training promotes interdisciplinary collabora琀椀on during public health emergencies through uni昀椀ed command. Uni昀椀ed command allows incident commanders to make joint decisions by establishing a single command structure at one Incident Command Post. ICS Integra琀椀on Challenges • List two challenges that might arise when integra琀椀ng ICS principles into healthcare organiza琀椀on opera琀椀ons, and how they can be addressed. • Discuss how resource alloca琀椀on issues may hinder ICS integra琀椀on. Challenges that might arise when integra琀椀ng ICS principes into healthcare organiza琀椀on opera琀椀on could be sta昀昀 resistance and gaps in communica琀椀on. Sta昀昀 resistance can be addressed by providing hands- on training, involving sta昀昀 in the plan and accep琀椀ng their feedback and cri琀椀que. Gaps in communica琀椀on can be addressed by clarifying policies and protocols, making them easier to follow. Gaps in communica琀椀on can also be addressed by se琀��ng 琀椀me during training for asking ques琀椀ons to ensure understanding. It is important to have the necessary resources to respond to an emergency. If there are issues with alloca琀椀ng resources, integra琀椀ng ICS will be di昀케cult. It takes resources to e昀昀ec琀椀vely integrate ICS. Re昀氀ec琀椀on • Describe a past emergency or drill in your organiza琀椀on. • Provide one speci昀椀c example to evaluate gaps and opportuni琀椀es for improvement. • Recommend one change to enhance future responses based on iden琀椀昀椀ed gaps. There was a 昀椀re drill at my organiza琀椀on during the night shi昀琀. The sta昀昀 must close all the doors on the unit when the alarm sounds. A昀琀er the drill was completed the commander and sta昀昀 debriefed to talk about the drill and discuss what went right and wrong. One gap that was found was some sta昀昀 were not aware that they had to close the doors to the rooms on the unit, this became an opportunity for