1. Play the free online game Outbreak at Watersedge (umn.edu) to solve the public health crisis. Be sure to explore areas and click on videos and other areas highlighted by your cursor as you explore. (Estimated time 30 minutes or less)
2. Write a reflective essay addressing the prompts:
• In this epidemiological scenario, the nurse is only one part of a public healthcare team. Describe the roles of public health professionals, including the nurse’s role, in this scenario.
• Using the nursing process (Assess, Diagnosis, Planning/Outcomes, Implementation, and Evaluation) consider other ways nurses could assist the team in solving this healthcare crisis and help prevent similar future events from occurring?
http://www.mclph.umn.edu/watersedge/
