How The Professional Nurse Use Clinical Judgement And Decision-Preparedness?

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport has been the world 's busiest airport every year since 2000 (Hetter, 2015). Airport personnel and local Atlanta communities have regular disaster preparedness trainings. These trainings include evacuation of downed or distressed airliners, evacuation of local communities affected by the disaster and communication with the community throughout the disaster. The purpose of this paper is to outline the disaster, describe how the professional nurse uses clinical judgment and decision-making skills to provide appropriate nursing care, include other health care professionals that may be involved in an emergency or disaster response, and detail strategies for improving your community’s response to

The nurse must pay immediate attention to the patient’s condition or symptoms the patient is experiencing. Then the nurse must use reasoning abilities to understand the symptoms and form a plan of action for the patient. Using logical deduction in addition to critical thinking skills will help determine the patient’s most severe issues. The development of sound clinical judgment comes from training. Empirical knowledge is developed from the senses, conceptual knowledge arises by applying critical thinking skills with empirical knowledge. There two knowledge bases are important to develop when working in crises situations. When critical thinking is applied in an emergency, a care plan is developed to alleviate patient’s complications or relapses. Using clinical judgement will help satisfy a patient’s physical and emotional needs during an emergency (Stokowski,

The goals include increasing nurses’ awareness of their roles and responsibilities in preparing for and responding to a disaster. There are web-based courses available for professionals who are not necessarily planning to deploy to a disaster site but working in hospitals, schools or long-term care settings. These individuals could help with the long-range planning of patients involved in a disaster. The course is designed to protect the nurse and the public through the use of universal precautions, protective equipment, evidence collection and isolation precautions. These are areas that the emergency nurse may not consider when volunteering on the front line of a disaster (Stokowski, 2012). Other areas of the course include how to prepare for a disaster, who to notify when an event is unfolding, the assessment, diagnosing and treating of injuries and illnesses, incorporating clinical judgment skills, and supporting the community after the disaster (Orr,