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Hurricane Katrina: A nurse practitioner's experience
1Daughters of Charity Family Practice and Pediatrics, Kenner, Louisiana; Children's Hospital of New Orleans After Hours, Metairie, Louisiana.
Abstract:
Storm preparedness and recovery has shown much improvement since Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana in 2005, during which more than 1,000 people died. The floodwaters did not recede for weeks. The purpose of this article is to provide readers with information on the lived experience of a nurse practitioner during Hurricane Katrina. Health care providers are not immune from the life-changing effects of a disaster. Readers are provided resources to access disaster preparedness information.