I've been binge watching TWD the last several days, totally blown away by how much I didn't realize characters have changed in the last 5 years. It's left me thinking - what would nurses do differently than the rest of the public in the event of a global disaster, such as a zombie apocalypse?
I think we'd be smart on which meds to stockpile. I think we'd rock wound care supplies. But we'd have to account for safety, too (glad to have a hubs in law enforcement). And food, of course. These are all vague, easy details, of course. At least, I think they would be. They seem common sense, right?
Do you have a zombie apocalypse-proof disaster preparedness plan for your family? Do you think you'd be adequately prepared for it, right this second? How about your significant other? Kids? Do you think nurses in general might be able to outlast a global disaster better than other occupational groups? (Yes, it's a HUGE generalization, but I mean in terms of skill set and assuming the nurses as a whole have a good ability to critically think through life-threatening scenarios.)
I'm embarrassed to admit I don't at all have a plan in place. I have a great first aid kit, but it's not overly stocked. We don't have a good stash of food. I remember hearing in community health that the elderly generation usually has a stockpile of food because they learned after the depression that you SHOULD prepare like that. My grandparents have an awesome stockpile. Too bad they live really far away. :)
