Business Owners and Leaders’ Response To a Pandemic
Business Owners and Leaders’ Response To a Pandemic
Business Owners and Leaders’ Response To a Pandemic
Doris Amsterdam
Wk 4 Initial Post
Scenario 1 I would encourage business owners and leaders to require workers and customers to wear a mask in their place of establishment to prevent the spread of germs, viruses, and infections. I would also tell business owners to provide information on the importance of handwashing and ensure soap, tissue, and hand sanitizer is available in the bathrooms, kitchens, and at the entrance of their establishment. 
Scenario 1 Part B I would speak to the business owners and leaders about promoting and setting a rule for social distancing, wearing masks, and encouraging people to stay home if they are sick or have been around someone sick. Also, events should be held outdoors, if circumstances allow. Not all events should be canceled, however; if the virus is out of control and numbers are rising, then events should be rescheduled once the numbers decrease.
Scenario 3 I would advise daycare workers to get vaccinated, wear a mask in public at all times, stay home if they feel sick or have been around someone sick, and get tested when in doubt. I would inform daycare workers of the importance of washing hands and how it lessens the chance of getting infected and passing on an infection.
FEMA, WHO, and the CDC are some organizations that are available to lead and assist during disasters, epidemics, and pandemics. There are also local resources to help in these situations, such as; fire stations, crisis hotlines, pharmacies, schools, and medical and dental offices, to name a few. Resources can be used more efficiently by people using only what they need and not over-accepting and hoarding supplies.
“Studies have linked the cultural aspect approach with approaches to nursing care for communities affected by disasters. The concept of nursing actions based on cultural considerations provides strong evidence that in a disaster, community nurses must take advantage of cultural forms, such as bonds and relationships, by providing information and supplements, respecting culture, such as local rules and characters, as well as healing and comforting the affected residents.” (Marutani, M et al., 2020)
There are always gaps that need to be clarified when it comes to organizational help during times of need, such as a pandemic, hurricane, or epidemic. Sometimes help does not reach the homeless or low-income communities, and the people who could go without seem to reap the benefits of these resources. This can also be flipped; for example, during the covid pandemic, when business owners needed funds to help keep their businesses afloat, people without businesses were managing to make up fake businesses and receive some of the government funds that weren’t meant for them. Strengths and weaknesses are in every established community. Some strengths are helping one another in times of need, fellowshipping together, and sharing information about help obtaining food, clothing, and resources to pay house bills. Some weaknesses are a lack of communication, theft, destruction, and racism.
Reference: Marutani, M.; Kodama, S.; Harada, N. Japanese public health nurses’ culturally sensitive disaster nursing for small island communities. Isl. Stud. J. 2020, 15, 371–386. [CrossRef]
