Aim A crisis is an environment created in a rapidly changing and chaotic work setting which
is found in a busy emergency department of a hospital with higher intensity. The objective of …

To reduce the impact of disasters, healthcare providers, especially nurses, need to be
prepared to respond immediately. However, nurses face several challenges in all phases of …

Only a week earlier, the hospital had initiated a Code Green in preparation for Tropical
Storm Isidore, which flooded the New Orleans area. During a Code Green, each department …

Abstract The New York State Nurses Association was-as was the entire country-plunged into
disaster response mode by 9: 30 am on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001 …

When participating in international disaster relief operations (IDR), medical staff must work
under limited human resources and medical equipment. The actual role of a nurse in IDR …

DISCUSSION ICU patients suffer from ICU-acquired weakness, cognitive impairment, and
psychological disturbance due to long-term bed rest, fixation, and mechanical ventilation.[5 …

the lights, air conditioning, elevators, water pumps, and sanitary systems did not work. As a
result, patients were at risk, and the staff responded to the emergency with the characteristic …

Slepski at work in the Emergency Operations Center in the Office of Emergency
Preparedness in Rockville, Maryland. As senior officer on duty on September 11, 2001, she …

The article discusses the reinstatement of the chief nurse executive position by the American
Red Cross on April 8, 2009 in response to protests by the American Nurses Association …

Objective We aim to investigate the practical methods and effects of hospital nursing
manpower allocation under large temporary tasks and emergency situations of public …