Healthcare Facility Barrier Management
Question 1
Proper healthcare facility barrier management requires set protocols. Knowing when and where staff are entering barriers is important in ensuring code compliance. Review the facility security and challenges to barrier management of a hospital in your community.
Discuss the role of healthcare workers in barrier management during periods of increased facility security and describe at least 2 potential solutions to the protection of patients, staff, and visitors
Question 2
1. Research and provide a real-world example of when communication, media relations, and logistical supply chain contributed to the success or failure of a disaster (e.g., Hurricane Katrina) or epidemic (e.g., H1N1/swine flu)
2. What does it tell you about the role of media relations and preparedness from logistics and supply chain considerations?
3. Discuss how psychological principles play into these scenarios.