Citation

Hyer K, Brown LM, Christensen JJ, Thomas KS. Appl. Nurs. Res. 2009; 22(4): e9-e14.

Affiliation

School of Aging Studies, MHC-1300 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA. khyer@bcs.usf.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.apnr.2008.11.001

PMID

19875034

Abstract

This article documents the experience of 291 Florida nursing homes during the 2004 hurricane season. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, the authors described and compared the challenges nurses encountered when evacuating residents with their experiences assisting residents of facilities that sheltered in place. The primary concerns for evacuating facilities were accessing appropriate evacuation sites for residents and having ambulance transportation contracts honored. The main issue for facilities that sheltered in place was the length of time it took for power to be restored. Barriers to maintaining resident health during disasters for those who evacuated or sheltered in place are identified.

Language: en