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Promoting Safety in an Unfolding Simulated Public Health Disaster


Submitter Information


Name: Agnes M. Morrison
Title: Simulation Coordinator
Credentials: EdD, RN
Co-Authors:

Ana Maria Catanzaro, PhD, RN


Organization: La Salle University
Email: morrisona@lasalle.edu
Address 1: 1900 West Olney Avenue
City: Philadelphia
State: PA
ZIP: 19141
Phone: 2159913618

Teaching Strategy


Competency Category(s):
Learner Level(s):
  • Pre-licensure BSN

Learner Setting(s):
  • Skills or simulation laboratories

Strategy Type:
  • Simulation Exercises

Learning Objectives:

  1. Recognize signs and symptoms of an infectious disease outbreak. 2. Identify essential assessment parameters for mass causalities during a gastrointestinal infectious disease outbreak. 3. Identify essential assessment parameters for mass causalities during a respiratory infectious disease outbreak. 4. Participate effectively in an interdisciplinary team during a simulated infectious disease outbreak. 5. Apply appropriate infectious control standards and safe care during a simulated infectious disease outbreak. 6. Demonstrate correct nursing actions to safely administer an intravenous antibiotic via a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter using SAS protocol (Saline, Additive, Saline) procedure.

Strategy Overview:

Nursing laboratory simulation - Simulated infectious disease outbreak at an urban high school unfolds as the school nurse is performing a high-risk, low-frequency procedure. In the simulated health office, the school nurse is in the process of administering an intravenous antibiotic via a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) to a student with Lyme Disease when a large number of sick students and staff arrive at the health office.


Submitted Materials


Media Type(s):
  • MS Word documents

File(s):


Additional Materials:

The complete Public Health Disaster simulation is found in File 1


Evaluation Description


The last section of the complete Public Health Disaster Simulation includes an evaluation instrument for students to complete. It is found in the File 1 complete packet document.