On Thursday, August 27 at 10am ET, FCN presented Hurricane Go Kit: Legal and Medical Essentials.
This symposium explored key aspects of disaster nursing, including ethical frameworks, crisis standards of care, and Florida laws related to advance care planning. Participants also examined the role of documentation in disaster preparedness and learn practical strategies to support patient autonomy during emergency situations.
Designed for nurses across practice settings, this session provided essential knowledge to strengthen preparedness and response in disaster-prone environments.
Key Objectives:
- Discuss ethical principles that guide nursing care during disasters
- Apply the Ethics of Caring framework to disaster-related clinical scenarios
- Describe Florida laws related to advance care planning
- Identify documentation required for disaster response
- Describe ethical considerations in crisis standards of care
- Identify strategies to support patient autonomy during disasters
Presenters
Janice Adams, DNP, MPA, RN
Debbie T. Devine, PhD, APRN, FNP, SANE-A
Relevant Financial Relationships
Prior to the activity, USF Health will disclose and mitigate all relevant financial relationships that relate to the content of the activity.
ANCC Accreditation Statement
USF Health is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.