Gabriella Korosi
Bio
I am a writer, public health professional, a nurse. Creator of connections, spreading positivity. Interests: health/spirituality/positivity/joy/caring/public health/nursing. My goal is to create positive change.https://gabriellakorosi.org
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Emergency Preparedness Experiences by Emergency Managers
Introduction The purpose of this qualitative research study was to increase the understanding of the new EP rule and its implications for rural hospital preparedness in the Pacific Northwest, including identification of common themes emerging amongst health care facility EP personal. Regulations from the Federal government require hospitals to prepare for disasters (Levinson, 2014). Review of current literature was essential to understand the impact of EP in rural hospitals and communities. The identified themes helped to recognize potential barriers, create supportive recommendations for health care facilities, including hospitals, that are undergoing the implementation and maintenance process of the EP rule. Emergency and disasters can be underestimated in scale (Cirkovic, Sandberg, & Bostrom, 2010). For example, Landman et al. (2015) described the responses and lessons learned at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston after the Boston Marathon bombing. Findings included needed improvement in workflow, patient naming conventions, information systems, situational awareness, documentation, orders and procedures. The resilience of communities and EP staff, especially in hospitals, is a crucial element for survival during and after a disaster (Charney et al., 2014). There are many articles regarding disasters and EP of hospitals and hospital staff after disasters, including quantitative and qualitative inquires. Currently there is a gap in the literature regarding the EP in Pacific Northwest rural coastal communities (Savoia et al., 2017; Paganini et al., 2016; Alim et al., 2015; Hammad et al., 2017; Woods, 2016; Fagbuyi et al., 2016; Seale, 2010; Shipman et al., 2016; Palttala et al., 2012). In the literature I found common themes related to EP that will be discussed later in the review. The influencers of EP included hospital preparedness, preparedness of hospital staff, the role of a preparedness coordinator, relevant staff training and education, responsiveness to disasters and communication needs during a disaster (Savoia et al., 2017; Paganini et al., 2016; Alim et al., 2015; Hammad et al., 2017; Woods, 2016; Fagbuyi et al., 2016; Seale, 2010; Shipman et al., 2016; Palttala et al., 2012). Gaps in the current literature have been identified and will be discussed below. Chapter 2 includes an introduction, literature search strategy, a more detailed theoretical framework discussion, a detailed literature review and a conclusion.
By Gabriella Korosi2 years ago in Longevity
Addiction is a Hell of Your Own Making: Thomas’s and Nicole’s story
Hear the voice of everyday people — collection of stories and experiences by Gabriella Kőrösi, PhD, MN, RN I was talking originally to Thomas’s sister for an interview for this book. Her story was under Susan in the book. While we were talking, she thought her brother and his wife might like to talk to me. I received their number and got in contact. They both decided to talk to me. I was delighted. I love when I can talk to more than one family member it gives a nice picture and different points of view within the family. I talked to Thomas first, he lives farther away from me, we arranged a phone call. We talked for about an hour and 20 minutes. Thomas has now been sober for 4 years. He had been struggling with addiction from age 15–30. He had used multiple substances. He drank a lot of alcohol and also used “hard drugs”. He mostly used alcohol and marijuana in the first 13 years and in the last 2 years of his use he describes ramping up and using cocaine and methamphetamine as well.
By Gabriella Korosi2 years ago in Psyche
Humiliation and Addiction -Joe’s Story
I talked to Joe on the phone. He first tells me that he has no experience in addiction. Then he starts to tell me about his best friend and his brother who did have trouble with addictions. Joe grew up as the youngest child and he did not do things that involved substances, he was afraid of everything. As he got older, he become very outgoing in his community, he liked to help people. He did not realize his brother had an addiction until he become an adult.
By Gabriella Korosi2 years ago in Psyche
The Unique Taste of White Coffee
White coffee is made in heaven and descended to earth for our enjoyment. Have you heard of it? It is an unusual blend. It was a quiet morning. It was still dark outside when I got up and started to get ready for my morning routine to write. At this point, I have not had coffee for over two weeks, and I wanted to create a treat that is unique and delicious.
By Gabriella Korosi2 years ago in Feast
Interview With Joy Miller Founder and President of Home for Love in Haiti
On November 6, 2021, I had an interview with Joy Miller who is the president and founder of a Home for Love a wonderful organization in Haiti helping children in the community with a vision of a better future for the children living in the home and Haiti. Throughout our conversation, I learned a lot about Haiti in this wonderful project that Joy had started. I am grateful for people like Joy in the world who step up and take care of others in the most amazing way possible. Please see the full description of the conversation below. The conversation is also recorded, and you can listen to it here.
By Gabriella Korosi2 years ago in Interview
Marijuana
Era tells me a story about her husband Will and marijuana. Will had difficulty sleeping. They went to a sleeping center in 2017 to try to figure out the problem in Edmonds, WA. He did a sleep study with all the wires and everything. They found that he does not go into the stage of deep sleep. It made him tired all the time. It was difficult to concentrate for Will on anything Era would tell him. Will was complaining again that he could not sleep. Their son told him; he will find a little marijuana to help him sleep better, more deeply. Will said ok, smoked some marijuana then he went unconscious.
By Gabriella Korosi2 years ago in Psyche