Disaster Response: Please read the book “Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital” by Sheri Fink, which uses phenomenology (a qualitative view of exploring the ‘lived’ experience of others) to describe a disaster that occurred in Houston, Texas.
Answer the following questions:
What legal and ethical standards were followed during this disaster? Was this approach effective?
With limited resources and staff, how did the caregivers prioritize care?
How would you have done things differently?
How was the triage system affected? What challenges were faced during triage and how were they handled?
Would hospital preparedness prior to the disaster have influenced the outcomes? Explain.
Did the working conditions impact clinical reasoning, decision-making, or the ability to perform at a high level? Explain.
What were the primary ethical dilemmas for all hospital employees, including nurses?
Describe legalities and standards-of-practice issues associated with the decision-making process for the nurses involved.
Discuss lessons learned and how hospital infrastructures have changed in response to natural disasters.
In considering informatics and electronic health care, how should hospitals handle the communication between physicians, nurses, and pharmacists to ensure medications can be ordere-d, fille-d, and administere-d during a time of no power, and limite-d back-up power? Use Correct APA Format. Your paper should include an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. Also, support your answers with the course’s readings and at least two scholarly journal articles. The article’s purpose is to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook.
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