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RiskEvaluationandPatientSafety_Farley_week5.docx Risk Evaluation and Patient Safety Related to Emergency Preparedness Chamberlain University NR544 Risk Evaluation and Patient Safety Related to E... mergency Preparedness Natural disasters can occur at any time and in any place.  In 2019, there were 101 Presidentially declared major disasters in the United States and 288 in the first 10 months of 2020 (FEMA Declared Disaster, 2020).  Disasters can come in many forms, including fires, devastating weather events, earthquakes, and pandemics (FEMA Declared Disaster, 2020).  Older adults and other vulnerable populations are at higher risk for negative outcomes (Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults, 2018). This paper will discuss emergency preparedness for vulnerable populations, including how risk management, assessment, and theories can affect patient safety strategies, a literature review, factors that can affect patient safety, how QSEN competencies can improve patient safety, and a conclusion.   Emergency Preparedness Risk Management, Assessment, and Theories, and Their Relationship to Patient Safety Strategies Patients who receive care in their homes for chronic disease processes are at higher risk for negative outcomes when faced with a disaster.  These patients are often isolated with a lowered ability to receive, understand, and respond to a disaster (Wyte-Lake et al., 2018).  There are risks associated with disasters that go beyond patient safety.  There are risks to healthcare professionals, health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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