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Palliating Serious Illness During Disasters and Public Health Emergencies
Masako Mayahara1, Djin L Tay, Jeannette Kates
1Masako Mayahara is professor of nursing in the Goldfarb School of Nursing, Barnes-Jewish College, and associate professor in the Division of Palliative Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis. Djin L. Tay is assistant professor at the University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City. Jeannette Kates is associate professor and director, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. William E. Rosa is assistant attending behavioral scientist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City. Contact author: Masako Mayahara, masakom@wustl.edu . The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Abstract:
The increase in disasters and public health emergencies in recent years is a serious public health concern. The needs of suffering victims can be multifaceted, particularly the needs of those who are from systematically marginalized populations. Palliative care nurses play a vital role in mitigating the suffering of those affected by these events. Despite the acute need, there is a lack of nurses who specialize in hospice and palliative care and generalist nurses are not sufficiently prepared to provide palliative care during disasters and public health emergencies. Nurses and nursing students should use national and global resources and training opportunities to hone their palliative care skills as well as learn self-care skills to increase their resiliency. Outcomes from research and collaborative efforts should be used to educate the future nursing workforce and advocate for equitable delivery of quality palliative care for all people who are affected by disasters and public health emergencies.
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