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Jul 15, 2007, 02:03 AM
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What Has Your Employer Done To Help You Plan for a Pandemic?
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Has your employer been very vocal about the potential for a pandemic and what you as an individual should do to prepare? Has your employer explained what plans are in place and what expectations there are of you to work in a pandemic situation? Has your employer indicated what sort of support will be offered to you as an employee in the event of a pandemic?
Are you concerned about a pandemic occurring, or do you think it's not likely? Do you think your co-workers are as concerned as you, more, or less concerned or informed?
What is the likelihood of you showing up for work in a pandemic situation? Would you work additional shifts? Would you work with higher nurse/pt ratios? Would you take care of pandemic patients?
If you've read this and don't give a flying "$!^*!" about a pandemic, please tell me that too, and why you don't care.
I am on a pandemic planning committee, and these are questions I have. Any input to any of the above would be immensely appreciated.
Last edited by Driven : Jul 15, 2007 at 02:58 AM.
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Jul 15, 2007, 02:27 AM
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Re: What Has Your Employer Done To Help You Plan for a Pandemic?
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The hospital I used to work for had a great disaster plan!! If there was to be a pandemic, they made plans to have your entire family brought there with you.... which I think is a great idea. Their reasoning was that a nurse will work better in a pandemic knowing that his/her family is also safe. I appreciated the planning they had to ease our mindset during a stressful time. As for the rest of the plan, I don't remember!!
Hope that was helpful.
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Jul 15, 2007, 03:00 AM
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Re: What Has Your Employer Done To Help You Plan for a Pandemic?
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What hospital was that, that has a great plan in place, and has such consideration for employees? Employers need to think hard and long about what they can do to induce staff to show up....
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Jul 15, 2007, 03:02 AM
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Re: What Has Your Employer Done To Help You Plan for a Pandemic?
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This was Witham Memorial Hospital in beautiful downtown Lebanon, IN. It is a small county hospital that can be slow about some things, but I loved how progressive they were about that!
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Jul 15, 2007, 03:05 AM
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Re: What Has Your Employer Done To Help You Plan for a Pandemic?
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What was their means of getting the staff "up to speed" and educated about pandemics?
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Jul 15, 2007, 03:18 AM
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Re: What Has Your Employer Done To Help You Plan for a Pandemic?
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I do not remember - i worked there PRN and was not there a lot. I could ask Mom, she still workes there.
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