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.
Concept Care Map
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Self-massage of the forearm helps reduce the effects of stress on muscles used for massage.