VA Health Services Research and Development, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 16111 Plummer Street (10H3), Building 70, North Hills, CA 91343-2036, USA.
Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Section, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital and Clinics, 8900 Grand Oak Circle (151R), Tampa, FL 33637-1022, USA.
Nurs Clin North Am. 2020 Mar;55(1):81-95. doi: 10.1016/j.cnur.2019.10.010. Epub 2019 Dec 25.
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.
退伍军人健康管理局居家初级保健(VHA-HBPC)计划为患有复杂、慢性疾病的退伍军人提供服务。应急管理是 VHA-HBPC 计划关注的问题。地理信息系统(GIS)制图已在 30 个地点实施,用于当地的项目运作。一项评估将 GIS 制图作为应急管理工具进行了评估,包括一线护士和护士长的经验。护士的角色包括制作和使用地图进行准备和响应。地图提供了有价值的信息,包括脆弱患者(如依赖呼吸机的患者)、社区应急资源和环境威胁(如飓风)的位置。护士愿意接受这项新技术和技能的态度值得注意。