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Please read the case study, Hurricane Andrew 1992, on pages 394 -395 and research one article on this topic. Write an essay to answer the following questions:
- If you were the nursing home administrator, what would you have done differently in the wake of a hurricane?
- How would you enhance emergency planning?
- What type of decision tree would you suggest using?
- How would you work with the loved ones of those in the facility to better ensure disaster preparedness and response?
- How would you link into the broader healthcare and emergency management community?
Your essay should be thorough, well-conceived college-level writing that is grammatically correct. Be sure to justify your responses with facts and details from the readings, with your opinions and with your conclusions. An appropriate length for this assignment is one to two pages in length (double spaced, 12 point font size). Please be sure to cite your source using APA.
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1. INTRODUCTION
2. BODY
3. CONCLUSION
4. REFERENCES
Running Head: HEALTH AND MEDICAL
Hurricane Andrew 1992
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The Different Approach
As the nursing home administrator, I would understand my caretaker position and act
promptly into erecting a system that would save more lives. My approach would be to improve the
nursing home facilities and capacity to accommodate more persons to save more lives from the
surrounding community and within various nursing homes. The patients, the injured and other
victims should find space and the right care during the entire course (Tweel, & Turner, 2014). The
entire staff should access more robust system with higher training programs on emergency
management, and caregiving. Conversely, I would also opt to collaborate with the government
agencies under instant communications to be able to request for workforce rei...