Identify a current natural or man-made disaster in the news within the last 5 years.
Discuss the following for that certain disaster within the last 5 years. Answer this for that disaster and not in general terms.
The type of disaster
Characteristics of the disaster – Use the textbook for these characteristics and relate them to your disaster. How can your disaster be described using the characteristics.
Application of disaster management stages – Use the word stages and apply to your disaster – what happened during your disaster
APA paper with introduction and conclusion
Suggested Headings:
Current Natural or Man-Made Disaster (level one heading)
Type of Disaster (level two heading)
Characteristics of the disaster (level two heading)
Application of disaster management stages (level two heading)
References
Minimum of four (4) total references: two (2) references from required course materials and two (2) peer-reviewed references. All references must be no older than five years (unless making a specific point using a seminal piece of information)
Peer-reviewed references include references from professional data bases such as PubMed or CINHAL applicable to population and practice area, along with evidence based clinical practice guidelines. Examples of unacceptable references are Wikipedia, UpToDate, Epocrates, Medscape, WebMD, hospital organizations, insurance recommendations,