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Question Answered step-by-step In 2017 the US was hit with two major hurricanes – Harvey in Texasand Maria in Puerto Rico and in 2018 Michael in Florida and Florence in North and South Carolina. Here in the northeast, we can relate to major snowstorms that might cut off supplies and power outages that affect air conditioning. These natural disasters pose a threat to nursing home residents and a life and death obstacle for nursing home administrators. Moving residents is usually the last option. Some residents are so sick, frail or prone to confusion that the move out of the residence is more dangerous than the natural disaster. Nursing home administrators are faced with the dilemma of how long to wait until evacuation, is the threat great enough for evacuation, which residents cannot be moved and who should stay with them. Chapter 12 discusses fire safety and emergency evacuation and the attached articles discuss the real life consequences of emergency situations. Nursing home where 8 died had emergency plan.pdfAfter Harvey hit, one Texas nursing home evacuation began with a gun drawn.pdf  Some possible questions to start your discussion post are:    -Are these administrators guilty of a criminal act? -Since the conditions were the result of a natural disaster, are the administrators liable for what was out of their control? -Should the local or federal government be more involved in these cases? -What actions could have the facility’s administrator take to work more closely with city and county governments to prepare for any future emergencies? Health Science Science Nursing HEALTH SCI 215 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)

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