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Natural disasters are inevitable. They result from naturally occurring processes of the Earth
and they could be catastrophic, in that they may cause losses of life, both economic and physical
damage. Earthquakes, being one of the natural disasters, will affect the environment at large.
Nurses deal with disaster management. They should be well trained, having excellent skills,
knowledge and experience to decide on the best interventions that will aid the patients suitably.
The interventions should be procedural in a way that they will help in fighting the calamity and
preventing any adverse effect that could result from it. The purpose of this article is to highlight
the prevention measures and interventions in primary, secondary and tertiary levels done by nurses
to this calamitous and devastating earthquake disaster as in the case of Haiti 2010 earthquake.
The nursing interventions in relation to the disastrous earthquake of Haiti cover primary,
secondary and tertiary levels of prevention. The intervention I propose at primary level is creation
of awareness on the effects of the disaster. The people should be educated to get to know the
adverse impacts related to the catastrophe and the necessary methods of prevention (Pyles &
Svistova, 2015). Significantly, effective immunization should be provided to the workers and
volunteers before they enter the affected area. The prevention during the primary level occur in
early phases. The people to collaborate with during this level are the volunteers and workers to
diseases for treatment. Although the primary level plays a significant role in early prevention of
the related diseases, some diseases arise despite the immunization provided in primary level (Pyles
& Svistova, 2015). Therefore, it is of significant effect to invent advanced methods of screening
for diseases in order to suggest their treatment. Technology should advance the machines for
screening. The effective personnel to work with are the trained nursing workers and the volunteers
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who can work with advanced technology. The advanced invention on screening and treatment of
the diseases is appropriate between the second and fifth phases of the disaster.
Tertiary level of prevention involves plans on follow-ups for the treated people. Those
treated for the infections screened during the secondary level of prevention should be followed up
to ensure that they adhere to the prescriptions of medication. Moreover, rehabilitation services
should be offered to aid in maintenance of improved standards of the people’s lives in addition to
reduction of probabilities of diseases evolution (Pyles & Svistova, 2015). Some advanced safety
measures should be maintained on medical care and healthy practices among the people. The
appropriate people to collaborate with are the healthcare workers and other safety volunteers. The
tertiary intervention of prevention occurs between the third and fifth phases.
Given the increasing global earthquake disasters, nurses should be able to respond
effectively. The ultimate traits of nursing practice are to provide care to the wounded, aiding
individuals to deal with physical and emotional matters and to improve health in the community.
The primary intervention level will deal with administering vaccines and creation of awareness to
prevent any effect that could result from the catastrophe. Secondary intervention levels entail
treatment of the patient, usually after the disaster has happened. In addition, the tertiary level of
intervention will help in the follow ups and in knowing the progress of patient, done after the
secondary levels. Nurses must therefore take initiative and display their skills in delivery of
References:
Pyles, L., & Svistova, J. (2015). A Critical Discourse Analysis of Haiti Earthquake Recovery in
New York Times Articles: Implications for Social Welfare Policies, Practices, and