W3_Quality_Improvement_Model_EmergencyPreparedness_Farley__1_.docx Emergency Preparedness in Home-care Patients Chamberlain University Quality and Safety in Healthcare-NR544 Emergency Preparedness in Home-care Pati
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W3_Quality_Improvement_Model_EmergencyPreparedness_Farley__1_.docx Emergency Preparedness in Home-care Patients Chamberlain University Quality and Safety in Healthcare-NR544 Emergency Preparedness in Home-care Patients A disaster is a sudden catastrophic event that disrupts a community or society's ability to meet their needs with available resources (Wyte-Lake et al., 2016). Natural disasters come in many forms, hurricanes, flooding, fires, tornadoes, earthquakes, landslides, and extreme temperatures (Ritchie & Roser, 2019). Natural disasters can affect anyone at any time, which can risk patient safety. As the number of patients receiving care in their homes for chronic diseases rises, the need for adequate emergency preparedness is gaining in importance (Wyte-Lake et al., 2016). This paper will discuss why emergency preparedness is crucial to patient safety, how Joseph Juran's quality improvement philosophy can improve emergency preparedness, regulatory guidelines surrounding emergency preparedness, and how I will improve emergency preparedness in homebound patients. Why Emergency Preparedness is Crucial to Patient Safety Homebound patients are at higher risk for negative outcomes related to disasters due to several factors. Patients who receive care in their homes often have physical and cognitive conditions that reduce their ability to prepare and respond to a disaster (Wyte-Lake et al., 2018). Practitioners who provide care to these patients have the responsibility to educate and prepare these patients for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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