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The competencies developed by the INCMCE provide the framework for curriculum development for nurses in mass casualty education. Dr. Betsy Weiner, Associate Director of the INCMCE, has received several grants for the development of online modules developed from the comptencies. She is working in conjunction with Little Planet Learning (www.littleplanet.com). The grid below is the modular layout of cases by identified objectives. Other developers should identify objectives met by their programs, but are free to organize these objectives to meet their own needs.
Overview
Overview
Mission
Mission
Competencies
Competencies
Curriculum
Curriculum
Nursing Curriculum Plan for Emergency Preparedness

Nursing Curriculum Plan for Emergency Preparedness

 

Modules

The Tipping Point

The Incident Mgmt. Sys. (Explosive)

Your Role in

Emergency Response

Chemical Case

Biological Case

Radiological Case

Nuclear Case

Concepts

 

 

Paradigm Shift

Unified Incident Command

Unified Incident Command

Agency Role & Interactions

Event Recognition

Safety

Safety

 

Risk Communication

Safety

Safety

Safety & Protection

(PPE/Isolation/Quarantine)

Treatment

Treatment

 

Treatment (includes maintenance of regular health care)

Risk Communication

Decontamination

Treatment

Psych & Cultural Support

Fatality Management

 

Response Support

 

 

Evidence Preservation

Recovery Operation

Transportation

 

 

 

 

 

Treatment

 

 

 

Objectives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Awareness

 

I5.

Describe accepted        principles specific to mass casualty incidents.

IIA3.

Describe general signs and symptoms of exposure to selected chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive agents (CBRNE).

IV4.

Identify one’s own role in the emergency response plan for the place of employment.

VI2.

Define relevant terminology, including: scene assessment.

VI2.

Define relevant terminology, including:

PPE

IIA1.

Assess the safety issues for self, the response team, and victims in any given response situation in collaboration with the incident response team.

III5.

Assess the need for and initiate the appropriate CBRNE isolation and decontamination procedures available, ensuring that all parties understand the need.

 

VI1.

Define and distinguish the terms disaster and mass casualty incident (MCI) in relation to other major incidents or emergency situations.

V12.

Define relevant terminology, including: chain of command and management system for emergency response; comprehensive emergency management

IV3.

Locate and describe the emergency response plan for one’s place of employment and its role in community, state, and regional plans.

IIA5.

Describe the essential elements included in a mass casualty incident (MCI) scene assessment.

IIA2.

Identify possible indicators of a mass exposure (i.e., clustering of individuals with the same symptoms).

III5.

Assess the need for and initiate the appropriate CBRNE isolation and decontamination procedures available, ensuring that all parties understand the need.

IX1.

Identify and discuss ethical issues related to MCI events:

-Rights and responsibilities of health care providers in MCIs, e.g. refusing to go to work or report

Modules

The Tipping Point

The Incident Mgmt. Sys. (Explosive)

Your Role in

Emergency Response

Chemical Case

Biological Case

Radiological Case

Nuclear Case

Awareness (cont.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

IX1. (cont.)

for duty, refusal of vaccines.

-   Need to protect the public versus an individual’s right for autonomy, e.g. right to leave the scene after contamination.

-   Right of the individual to refuse care, informed consent.

-   Allocation of limited resources.

-   Confidentiality of information related to individuals and national security.

-   Use of public health authority to restrict individual activities, require reporting from health professionals, and collaborate with law enforcement.

 

VI2.

Define relevant terminology: weapons of mass destruction; triage

IIA4.

Demonstrate the ability to access up-to-date information regarding selected nuclear, biological, chemical, explosive, and incendiary agents.

XI2.

Identify the most appropriate or most likely health care role for oneself during a MCI.

III5.

Assess the need for and initiate the appropriate CBRNE isolation and decontamination procedures available, ensuring that all parties understand the need.

IIA6.

Identify special groups of patients that are uniquely vulnerable during a MCI, e.g. the very young, aged, immunosupporessed.

IIB6.

Describe the psychological impact on responders and health care providers.

 

 

Modules

The Tipping Point

The Incident Mgmt. Sys. (Explosive)

Your Role in

Emergency Response

Chemical Case

Biological Case

Radiological Case

Nuclear Case

Awareness (cont.)

 

V14.

Describe the local emergency response system for disasters.

IV1.

Describe the local chain of command and management system for emergency response during a MCI.

IV2.

Identify your role, if possible, within the emergency management system.

V13.

Describe the four phases of emergency management: preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation.

IIB1.

Conduct a focused health history to assess potential exposure to CBRNE agents.

IV9.

Identify reactions to fear, panic and stress that victims, families, and responders may exhibit during a disaster situation.

 

 

X1.

Discuss the cultural, spiritual, and social issues that may affect an individual’s response to a MCI.

IV7.

Identify appropriate resources for referring requests from patients, media, or others for information regarding MCIs.

IV5.

Discuss security and confidentiality during a MCI.

V17.

Discuss principles related to a MCI site as a crime scene, e.g. maintaining integrity of evidence, chain of custody

III5.

Assess the need for and initiate the appropriate CBRNE isolation and decontamination procedures available, ensuring that all parties understand the need.

IV10.

Describe appropriate coping strategies to manage self and others.

 

 

 

IV8.

Describe principles of risk communication to groups and individuals affected by exposure during a MCI.

X13.

Identify the limits

 to one’s own knowledge/skills/abilities/

authority related to MCIs.

IV5.

Discuss security and confidentiality during a MCI.

III6.

Demonstrate knowledge and skill related to personal protection and safety, including the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for: Level B protection, Level C protection, and respiratory protection.

 

 

 

 

V1.

Identify possible threats and their potential impact on the general public, emergency medical system, and the health care community.

VIII1.

Describe use of emergency communication equipment that you will be required to use in a MCI response.

VIII2.

Discuss the principles of containment and decontamination.

VI6.

Describe the legal authority of public health agencies to take action to protect the community from threats, including isolation, quarantine, and required reporting and documentation.

 

 

 

 

           

 

Modules

The Tipping Point

The Incident Mgmt. Sys. (Explosive)

Your Role in

Emergency Response

Chemical Case

Biological Case

Radiological Case

Nuclear Case

Awareness (cont.)

 

V2.

Describe community health issues related to MCI events, specifically limiting exposure to selected agents, contamination of water, air, and food supplies, and shelter and protection of displaced persons.

 

 

VII1.

Discuss the differences/similarities between an intentional biological attack and that of a natural disease outbreak.

 

 

Performance

 

I1.

Use an ethical and nationally approved framework to support decision-making and prioritizing needed in disaster situations.

III10.

Demonstrate use of emergency communication equipment and information management techniques required in a MCI response.

VIII3.

Describe procedures for decontamination of self, others, and equipment for selected CBNRE agents.

IIB2.

Perform an age-appropriate health assessment, including:

-   airway and respiratory assessment,

-   cardiovascular assessment, including vital signs and monitoring for signs of shock,

-   integumentary assessment, particularly a wound, burn, and rash assessment,

-   pain assessment,

-   injury assessment from head to toe,

-   gastrointestinal assessment, including specimen collection,

-   basic neurological assessment,