Who Ya Gonna Call? Roles & Responsibilities
Following a natural disaster, helps access community resources for patients and families.
What is a social worker?
During a natural disaster, the process by which information is clearly and accurately exchanged among team members.
What is interprofessional communication?
"Outstanding ____________ go out of the way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish." Sam Walton
What are leaders?
Occurs when two or more professions (students, residents and health workers) learn with, about, and from each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes.
What is interprofessional education?
The major concern for anyone exposed to unsanitary conditions is that they be up to date with their _________ vaccine, because if they are injured (as is common in disaster settings) the injury is likely to be contaminated.
What is tetanus?
Following a natural disaster, evaluates and treats clients' mental & behavioral impairments, post-traumatic stress, and/or addictions.
What is a clinical mental health counselor?
During a natural disaster, you will work collaboratively with individuals of other professions to maintain a climate of mutual respect and shared values.
What is values/ethics for interprofessional practice?
Effective team leaders use __________ for process improvement in healthcare. These short information exchange and feedback sessions occur after an event, incident, or shift to improve teamwork and future outcomes.
What are debriefs?
Occurs when multiple health workers from different professional backgrounds provide comprehensive health services by working with patients, their families, carers (caregivers), and communities to deliver the highest quality of care across settings.
What is interprofessional care or practice?
A ___________ is issued when a tornado funnel is sighted or indicated by weather radar. Shelter patients and yourself immediately.
What is a tornado warning?
Uses exercises, stretching, hands-on therapy, & equipment to ease pain & increase mobility for a patient with multiple broken bones sustained from falling debris during a natural disaster.
What is a physical therapist?
During a natural disaster, you will need to apply relationship-building values and the principles of team dynamics to perform effectively in different team roles to plan, deliver, and evaluate patient/population-centered care that is safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable.
What is teams and teamwork?
When there is discord and friction between team members. The team leader facilitates _______________ by establishing rules of engagement, enabling information sharing, encouraging collaboration and mutual support, and problem-solving of solutions to effective teamwork.
What is conflict resolution?
During a disaster situation, you will need to listen actively, and encourage ideas and opinions of other team members.
What is interprofessional communication?
As a healthcare professional, taking care of your own __________ during an emergency will help you think clearly, make good decisions, and effectively react to urgent needs to protect yourself and your patients during natural disasters.
What emotional and physical health?
When disaster like chemical spills occur, focuses on the health of the community and entire population by conducting epidemiolocal research and planning health improvement programs.
What is a public health professional?
During a natural disaster, you will use the knowledge of your own role and those of other professions to appropriately assess and address the health care needs of patients.
What is roles and responsibilities?
Effective team leaders call for ____________ to discuss critical issues and emerging events. These problem-solving meetings increase situational awareness and allow team members to express concerns.
What are huddles?
The levels of team cooperation, coordination and collaboration characterizing the relationships between professions in delivering patient-centered care.
What is interprofessional teamwork?
___________is a main source of protection for emergency personnel, healthcare professionals, and recovery workers during natural disasters. It is necessary to protect yourself from physical, chemical and biological hazards.
What is personal protective equipment (PPE)?
When natural disaster strikes, provides emergency refills of medications, administers vaccinations, and can volunteer at emergency shelters to triage patients, examine medications for contamination/damage, and reconcile medications.
What is a pharmacist?
During a disaster situation, you will share accountability with other professions and your patients for treatment outcomes.
What is teams and teamwork?
In emergencies, such as a chemical spill, ____________ leaders often arise. These are any team member who has the skills to manage the situation at hand.
What is situational?
When working on a(an) ________________ avoid the use of unfamiliar medical terms, medical jargon, and acronyms, as well as make sure all team members, including patients and their family members, understand any medical terms and acronyms used to support collaborative practice and sound patient care.
What is interprofessional team?
In the event of a disaster, _______________ may be created to enable healthcare providers to provide medical care for injured or sick patients or continue care for chronic conditions in non-traditional environments. These may include locations that need to be converted (e.g., schools and stadiums) or they may include facilities like mobile field hospitals.
What are Alternate Care Sites (ACS)?