Special needs shelters reduce the surge demands on hospitals and long-term care facilities. Careful preplanning for a community's special needs population is essential. Persons arriving at a shelter:
1. Must not bring all their special equipment and medications
2. Must have a psychological condition that makes them inappropriate for a regular shelter
3. Are assessed by a nurse to determine whether this type of facility is appropriate
4. Receive medical care as though they were in a hospital
Question 2
The Intervention Wheel framework is based on 10 assumptions. Assumption 2 is, Public health nursing practice focuses on populations.. This implies:
1. A population is a collection of individuals who have one or more personal or en-vironmental characteristics in common.
2. The population at risk has many identified and unidentified risk factors.
3. The focus of public health nurses is on individuals in a population.
4. The determinants of health are focused on knowledge from international sources.
Nurses may collaborate with social workers, physicians, and other members of the health care team to
Example of Health Care Services
Health Care Costs for the Elderly and Disabled
Ford spring-lock connectors require a special tool for disassembly.
As the world’s population continues to grow, demands on limited resources for food production