Deborah L. Strouse, MSN, MEd, RN, NCSN, LSN
Subject Matter Expert, Disaster Preparedness
Ms. Strouse earned a Masters degree in Education from Cambridge College in Boston, Massachusetts; and a Masters Degree in Nursing from Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio. She has held advanced credentials in critical care nursing, emergency nursing, school nursing, and is now retired as a nurse practitioner.
Ms. Strouse is a subject matter expert in Disaster Preparedness in school nursing and school health services for the National Association of School Nurses (NASN), and for state and local school nurse organizations. She has developed or contributed to multiple disaster resources, position statements, and school nurse training programs and presentations. She has been a school nurse for 26 years and is currently the Emergency Preparedness Nurse Training Coordinator at Columbus City Schools in Columbus, Ohio where she also serves as a building school nurse.
She is a retired U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps Officer with extensive experience as a clinical observer trainer where she evaluated multinational, multiservice mass casualty exercises.
SESSION
"The School Nurse's Role in Disaster Preparedness and Response"
Participants will develop an understanding of the role the school nurse can fill when developing a disater response plan.
Learning Objectives
- Verbalize the value of including School Nurses/ Health Services in planning.
- Understand similarities between the Nursing Process and the Disaster Planning process.
- Identify School Nurse specific roles in the Disaster Preparedness Process.
Participant Outcomes
- Explain the role the school nurse can play as a member of the development of the emergency operations plan.
- Describe the similarities between the nursing process and the disaster planning process.
- Discuss the value of preparing to address the physical and mental health needs during a disaster in the planning phases.