Problem
a) You are the only RN caring for three terminally ill patients in the ICU on the 5'" floor during a hurricane that has knocked out power. contaminated the water, and produced structural damage to the hospital.
b) Evacuation is not possible for four days during which you run out of We and morphine. The pharmacy is shut down and all pharmacists have evacuated.
c) Patients are suffering in 105 degree heat with no fluids and no pain relief. One patient asks you to tie merciful and end his suffering. What are your options? What guidance does the Code provide?