Convergent volunteerism

Cone, David C.; Weir, Scott D.; Bogucki, Sandy

doi:10.1067/mem.2003.107

Cited by 72 publications

(34 citation statements)

References 22 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Consistent and adequate staffing based on empirical evidence regarding quality of care would maximize day-to-day resources as well as reasonable self-sufficiency of facility-based surge capacity for “surge in place” strategies in the initial stages of a PHE when the majority of casualties will present and outside resources may not be available. Having adequate facility-based surge capacity also reduces the need for outside resources, minimizes the inefficiencies associated with external resources working in an unfamiliar environment, and limits the chaos associated with convergent volunteerism (Cone, Weir, & Bogucki, 2003). Simultaneously, this approach takes advantage of the daily cost-effective and quality-of-care benefits of adequate nurse staffing (Rothberg, Abraham, Lindenauer, & Rose, 2005).…”

Section: Addressing Nursing Workforce Surge Capacitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Special Features: Health Policy: Hospital Nurse Staffing and Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Implications for Policy

McHugh

2010

Public Health Nursing

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Hospital restructuring policies and an impending nursing workforce shortage have threatened the nation’s emergency preparedness. Current emergency response plans rely on sources of nurses that are limited and overestimated. A national investment in nursing education and workforce infrastructure, as well as incentives for hospitals to efficiently maximize nurse staffing, are needed to ensure emergency preparedness in the United States. This review highlights the challenges of maintaining hospital nursing surge capacity and policy implications of a nursing shortage.

show abstract

Section: Addressing Nursing Workforce Surge Capacitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Special Features: Health Policy: Hospital Nurse Staffing and Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Implications for Policy

McHugh

2010

Public Health Nursing

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Most of them were volunteering for the first time and did not have adequate training or experience (Shien and Deng 2011). They converged on the scene to aid relief efforts, but they blocked each other and wasted limited resources (Cone et al 2003). Similar difficulties also arose in the recovery phase.…”

Section: Response Operations Of Nonprofitsmentioning

confidence: 97%

Hierarchy, Construction, or Mentality: Capacity-Limiting Government Actions in the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake of China

Sun¹,

Li²

2015

J. Contemp. East. Asia

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…Unfortunately, they often interfere with first responders in the field, rather than provide assistance. 17 This system channels the good will of medical volunteers into appropriate activity by enlisting their support at hospitals, where they can function effectively. It is acknowledged that provider education on system use will be necessary to maximize effectiveness of the volunteer effort.…”

Section: Proposalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Improving Hospital Surge Capacity: A New Concept for Emergency Credentialing of Volunteers

Schultz

Stratton

2007

Annals of Emergency Medicine

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In the event of a large scale terrorist attack, natural disaster, or other public health emergency, hospitals could not absorb the thousands of victims generated by the catastrophe. Even if hospitals can increase bed capacity by 20-30%, as some suggest, the solution to staffing these beds remains unresolved. One possibility is to rapidly increase hospital staff by providing emergency credentialing to volunteer health care professionals. Several organizations and systems currently exist that can deliver medical providers to a stricken area.Unfortunately, all of these have serious limitations that would make it difficult for hospitals to utilize the health care workers provided by such entities. We propose a unique concept that will allow hospitals to rapidly expand their staff with practitioners that meet their credentialing requirements. The concept is a database created by each hospital in a community that includes credentialed physicians, nurses, behavioral health professionals, and ancillary staff. The database will be limited to physicians with full privileges and all licensed hospital employees in good standing not currently facing disciplinary issues or practice restrictions. The individual databases would then be combined and stored on a single computer system housed at the county health care agency or other mutually acceptable organization, with copies sent back to participating hospitals and the state. After a large disaster, health care workers from unaffected areas, including other states, can approach impacted hospitals and volunteer their services. Practitioners listed on the database could be given privileges in their specialties for 72 hours. This process is accurate, inexpensive, efficient, sustainable, Joint Commission compliant, and permits the immediate credentialing of large numbers of medical volunteers.Credentialing healthcare volunteers… 2

show abstract

Convergent volunteerism

Cited by 72 publications

References 22 publications

Special Features: Health Policy: Hospital Nurse Staffing and Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Implications for Policy

Special Features: Health Policy: Hospital Nurse Staffing and Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Implications for Policy

Hierarchy, Construction, or Mentality: Capacity-Limiting Government Actions in the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake of China

Improving Hospital Surge Capacity: A New Concept for Emergency Credentialing of Volunteers

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About