An alert for an influenza outbreak has just been released for your community. Initial case reports show that at

least a 15% increase in the number of influenza cases is expected over the next few days. As the nursing supervisor on the unit, you decided to call an emergency meeting of all your nurses to initiate planned preparation strategies for your agency in collaboration with the community to mitigate the outbreak.

Explain the role of the nurse leader in preparing for and responding to this public health emergency.