I came to another question, that I am having a difficult time answering because it is an ethical dilemma. Are you able to re-triage patients already admitted to the hospital and give early discharge to make room for disaster patients?
I'm working on my seminar for class, and it is about disaster preparedness for nursing. The one question asks about mass patient incidence and what it is. I've looked online and through all my text books. I think it means more patients then the healthcare team is able to handle. However, I'm still not clear. If anyone could respond. I would appreciate it.