What implications do the content of this article have for the field of disaster preparedness as well as your role as a nurse leader?
Deadly choices at Memorial
Reflective Questions to Consider:
What were you feeling as you read through this article?
Have you ever experienced such a situation in your nursing career? If so, what was different and what was the same about what this article described re: dealing with Hurricane Katrina in comparison to what you might have experienced in a similar or different disaster?
From what this article described and discussed, what, if anything, would you have done differently and why?
How do YOU distinguish between comfort care and mercy killing as you read this article and in your own nursing practice?
What implications do the content of this article have for the field of disaster preparedness as well as your role as a nurse leader?