[Answered]: Study: Nurses working in a long-term care facility…

Study: Nurses working in a long-term care facility have been advised that a severe weather alert code has been activated for an approaching hurricane. The notification was sent during the night at 2:00am for anticipated high winds, flooding, and power outages likely to occur in the next 2 hours. The nursing home capacity has a census of 58 residents staffed with 1 LPN and 4 UAPs on the night shift. Over the past 2 weeks the area received several consecutive storms resulting in flooding and still unresolved power outages. The community still has streetlights that are out with some areas that are pitch black, trees and debris blocking some streets, and power lines that are down. Questions: 1. For elderly residents, hurricanes bring increased risk. Describe 3 anticipated health care needs of the older adult resident population in the case study. Explain what will be needed to provide for the health of the residents in the emergency of the hurricane.  Health care need #1 –  Health care need #2 –