COURSE  

NR436 RN Community Health Nursing

Collaboration Café: Reflect on Knowledge

Step 1:  Use any social media platform (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube) to examine a post or video addressing a natural or human-made disaster within the last month.

You may use the course Twitter account in the Week 1 lesson. You will need a Twitter account to view the feed.

Step 2: Answer all discussion prompts below with explanations and details. No scholarly sources are required.

Paragraph one: Describe the selected post or video addressing a recent natural disaster. Identify the social media platform, type of disaster, location, and if it was posted by an individual or organization. Describe the tone of the message in addressing the disaster.

Paragraph two: Identify the phase of the disaster management cycle the post or video addresses. Explain if the social media post or video helps or hinders the disaster management response.  Explain how social media platforms can be effectively leveraged to maximize the impact of humanitarian responses.

Paragraph three: In what ways does social media enable community/public health nurses (C/PHNs) and organizations to mobilize resources and coordinate relief efforts during and after disasters? What challenges may arise in ensuring the reliability of shared information?

ANSWER  

With the help of Youtube I was able to find a photo, dated May 17th, 2024, of a natural disaster caused by wind damage in Houston Texas the day after the storm.  The article was posted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, part of the US Department of Commerce depicting a two-story house with part of the roof and front upper room missing, trees blown over……please click the icon below to access entire answer at $5