Using Geographic Information System Mapping in Emergency Management: Expanding the Role of Nurses in Home Based Primary Care - PubMed (original) (raw)
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Using Geographic Information System Mapping in Emergency Management: Expanding the Role of Nurses in Home Based Primary Care
Judith R Katzburg et al. Nurs Clin North Am. 2020 Mar.
Abstract
The Veterans Health Administration Home Based Primary Care (VHA-HBPC) program serves Veterans with complex, chronic conditions. Emergency management is a concern for VHA-HBPC programs. Geographic information system (GIS) mapping has been implemented for local program operations in 30 locations. An evaluation assessed GIS mapping as a tool in emergency management, including frontline nurses' and nurse leaders' experiences. Nurses' roles included making and using maps for preparedness and response. Maps provided valuable information, including locations of vulnerable patients (eg, ventilator dependent), community emergency resources, and environmental threats (eg, hurricane). Nurses' willingness to embrace this new technology and skill set was notable.
Keywords: Emergency management; Geographic information system (GIS); Home-based primary care; Implementation evaluation; Nursing; Veterans; Vulnerable populations.
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Conflict of interest statement
Disclosure This mapping project was funded by the Veterans Administration Geriatrics and Extended Care Strategic and Transformational Initiatives (V22.E16.691–4). The authors have no conflicts of interests to disclose. The contents of this article do not represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States government.
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