Abstract

The purpose of this project was to establish a shared governance emergency management committee in the Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with a detailed focus on horizontal evacuation plans to ensure patient and staff safety should an emergency or crisis situation presents itself.

Description

44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.

Author Details

Carrie E. Gorski-Murphy, MSN, NICU, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Leigh Small, PhD, School of Nursing, University of Colorado College of Nursing, Aurora, Colorado, USA; Sharon Cochran, MSN, School of Nursing, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Emergency Management, Evacuation, NICU

Conference Name

44th Biennial Convention

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2017

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NICU emergency management

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

The purpose of this project was to establish a shared governance emergency management committee in the Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with a detailed focus on horizontal evacuation plans to ensure patient and staff safety should an emergency or crisis situation presents itself.