Help with Knowledge Deficit

cardinalRN · Sep 22, 2011

That doesn't sound like a very good "nursing diagnosis". Ha ha ha! I guess some interventions could be listening to a weather radio, getting in a storm shelter, going to an interior room on the lowest level without windows, jumping in a ditch and covering your head if you're in your car, etc. Goal is knowing what to do in case of a tornado? But how do you measure that? We were always told that goals had to be measurable. Maybe this will give you somewhere to start though.

RFRN · Sep 22, 2011

Help..We have a disaster nursing topic and our instructor wants us to do a careplan on Knowledge Deficit r/t disaster planning AEB tornado. I have no clue where to start on this one...Any suggestions on interventions/ rationales/ goals? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Agree with previous poster... interventions all are going to be teaching based so teaching the person how to prepare for a disaster - what is an appropriate shelter for a tornado, diff. between watch and warning, getting a weather radio, having extra batteries, and having a plan for their family on where they would meet after a natural disaster. As for rationales, just use common sense. As I learned in nursing school, rationales are hard only if you make them hard. Eg - Purchasing a weather radio (rationale: in case power goes out during a storm, you will still know if you need to take cover). Goals could be having the person be able to recite a plan back to you on what they would do to prepare and what they would do in the event of a tornado warning. Also, goals could be having the patient buy necessary supplies - batteries, radio, first aid kit, etc.

EmergencyNrse · Sep 22, 2011

So what you're saying is that you have a knowledge-deficit about your knowledge deficit...

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Sep 22, 2011

moved to our nursing student assistance forum. check the stickes at top of the page re care planning.

what does your textbook say about disaster planning?

look at fema website for disaster planning info....also your state govenment website re emergency planning.

nursingpedia · Sep 22, 2011

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Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN · Sep 22, 2011

Help..We have a disaster nursing topic and our instructor wants us to do a careplan on Knowledge Deficit r/t disaster planning AEB tornado. I have no clue where to start on this one...Any suggestions on interventions/ rationales/ goals? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

http://www.accem.org/hospitalprep.html

http://www.disastercenter.com/guide/tornado.html

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/tornadoes/

http://www.quakekare.com/emergency-preparedness/tornado-preparedness.html

http://www.americanfamilysafety.com/emergency-preparedness/tornado-safety.html

https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/care-plans-171944.html

:yeah:I hope this helps..