Bird Flu and the Community Nurse

Paper Summary:

The threat of bird flu, H5n1, can escalate into a more devastating threat than the deadly influenza epidemic of 1918-1919, considering its potential to recombine and form new and deadlier strains and the world's lack of resources and preparation for it. A vaccine has remained in experimental status and is still failure-prone. The paper shows that in the meantime, the flu virus is easily and quickly transmissible by coughing, sneezing and direct contact and through the air. An infected person can transfer the infection in a day, with or without symptoms and carry the virus for several days and continue infecting others. Many groups are at-risk and symptoms are debilitating. The paper examines the role of the community health nurse and shows that he or she should
apply a holistic approach in tending to patients or victims of this scourge.

Paper Outline:
Abstract
Introduction
Epidemiological Problem
Description, Agent, and Data
Impact
Risk Factors
The Role of the Community Health Nurse
The Watson Caring Theory
Summary and Conclusion
Bibliography

From the Paper:

"On the individual level, she focuses on the specific treatment of the virus and the care of the patient by verbally explaining the cause and course of the disease and how the patient can recover fast or by giving him reading materials that can help explain his condition and control the spread of the infection. If the individual belongs to the at-risk category, the nurse explains why he is at risk. If the individual is not yet infected, he should be encouraged to get an influenza vaccine injection each year before the flu season from late December till early March."

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