Community Resource Project : Directions & Rubric
1) You are being asked to visit one health care facility. (You may use your work site or visit remotely)
Possible sites/facilities are: emergency room, trauma unit, children’s hospi- tal, hospice facility or unit, nursing home or an EMS Emergency Medical Ser- vice.
The following questions by be answered through observation, and/or discus- sion with a healthcare worker or supervisor on site or (remotely)
a) Describe the emotional/psychological trauma patients and nurses experi- ence in your particular facility.
b) What interventions, protocol and/or systems are in place and utilized in this facility to assist nurses and healthcare professionals cope with the effects of trauma.
c) What interventions, protocol and/or systems are in place to assist pa- tients and their families to cope with the effects of trauma.
d) What typical traumatic experiences, if any, patients entered the facility with and how were they dealt with.
e) Based on class readings and activities describe potential recommenda- tions you would implement to assist nurses and patients.
f) Your paper will be written in summary form beneMicial to the facility you visited. Your visit summary by be shared with the facility if it is mutually agreed upon.
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