🔥 Tweets regarding poor staffing on # medtwitter abound , from residents, nurses, all staff. The upside to this, is it prepares an institution and staff for unavoidable realistic catastrophic events.Such events can quickly
overwelm a facility.
overwelm a facility.
2- Catastrophic events always involve a lack of resourses and inability to facilitate transfer.These occurances can be mass causality
incidents, pandemics, or weather related.Such incidents stretch staff to the equivalent of treading h20
In a storm.
incidents, pandemics, or weather related.Such incidents stretch staff to the equivalent of treading h20
In a storm.
3- Such occurances lack immediate relief, making the resource staff or a loss of a resource such as electric.
Providers can be forced to be locked down in facilities beyond
24 hrs and become very dangerous.
Providers can be forced to be locked down in facilities beyond
24 hrs and become very dangerous.
4- Though rare licensing bodies and law enforcement are very unforgiving when deaths occur in such incidents.Criminal charges have and arrests have been made in the past - In hurricanes Katrina and Irma.
5-Planning for such events should be facility norms and protocol.The single Ebola recieved inTexas, showed how a single case and lack of preparation can overwelm a city and Nation with unnecessary panic.30k nurses went on strike after this case over this issue.
As complaints of understaffing exist and the Corona Virus looms, NOW is the time to review plans and stand up to Adminstration.The Chinese govt like many places is forcing long hours.Staff are overwelmed, some sick, and others have died.
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