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Answer discussion board 3&4. 2 paragraphs each ( 4 TOTAL PARAGRAPHS) Respond to two students provided in MS DOC with 3 sentences regarding their response. ( 3 Sentences Each)

Discussion #3 Death and Dying– 1-2 paragraph

Nursing home staff deals with death and dying on a regular basis. All levels of the staff have to balance the wished of the residents, the rights of the residents, family members, government regulators, and economics.

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Some possible questions to start your discussion post are:

Should there be a right to decline care, when should it be in effect?

Should the family have rights in the decision making process?

Should age play a role in the decision making process?

How much government intervention is needed?

Should the government be involved at all?

Discussion Board #4 Safe Environment – Natural Disasters  1-2 paragraph

In 2017 the US was hit with two major hurricanes – Harvey in Texas and 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.pdf

After 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?

Respond to each student with 3 sentences.

Shania Thomas  – Natural Disasters

Many traumatic events that can happen even while living in a nursing home includes natural disasters and power outages. Thus, these instances should be considered in an evacuation plan way before these events actually occur. An extreme case of this was when Hurricane Harvey devastatingly ruined Lake Arthur Place Nursing Home. It is true that some aspects of these natural disasters are out of humans control. However, nursing home administrators are specifically trained to protect the elderly despite the conditions. This means protecting them from natural disasters.

The administrators were indeed guilty of committing a crime because they neglected the elderly knowing how unable they are to protect themselves. As part of his job, Jeff Rosetta was supposed to have a section in his plan that highlights what to do in this instance. Also, Jeff Rosetta’s job was to ensure those overseeing the elderly was properly trained on what to do in these events.

The government should be more involved in these cases to prevent these situations from happening. If it was mandated to have a safety and evacuation plan in events like these, Jeff Rosetta would’ve have no choice but to include it. Also, federal safety guidelines should be stricter for extreme events. In the article, it is stated that federal guidelines recommend evacuating patients if sheltering in place results in greater risk. This is very vague, arguable, and doesn’t give exact instructions.

In the future, the facility’s administrator Rosetta can create a new plan that considers natural disasters, power outages, and other uncontrollable and unexpected issues. This plan should be approved and revised by the city and government. Rosetta should also network with other hospitals, nursing homes, or long term care facilities to relocate patients to. Lastly, Rosetta should have trained staff and law enforcement on call that specializes in events like these.Bottom of Form

Jhanna Gil Marte -Natural disasters

It can be hard for administrators to know exactly what to do in cases of a catastrophic emergencies like a hurricane. There can be a specific plan of actions that should be followed in events like that, it is easy to read and have a clear idea of what the plan is but it’s hard to carry out that plan in moments of confusion and shock. I understand that at the end of the day if the safety of residents is the responsibility of the nursing home administration, so it is complicated to just let the residents be helped without really knowing if any harm will come to them or if they are in good hands.

On the other hand, the administrator should’ve been more responsible and made sure the nursing home was taking measures to get prepared for what they knew was coming. Even if the magnitude of the hurricane was unexpected, the nursing should’ve had a plan of action that worked in the worst conditions in order to ensure the safety of the residents.