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1. [From 10$/Pg] 2 Yirlem Natural Disasters
[From 10$/Pg] 2 Yirlem Natural DisastersDQ#1 Marta Shamans view health and illness
from a different perspective compared to the conventional medical perception: shamanic
views associate energetic loss and spiritual connection or disconnection with certain types
of diseases (Lawson, 2016). For example, illnesses such as anxiety, depression, and other
psychological disorders are spiritually connectedand require spiritual intervention rather
than conventional medicinal treatments. Further, similar signs and symptoms are not
caused by the same energetic loss, and therefore, each requires a different spiritual
approach.Shamans approach the healing process through prayers because they believe
diseases are caused by various etiological factors, including malevolent agents and evil
spirits. Hence, rituals performed by special persons are the remedies for most
ailments, although they might include herbalists to prescribe traditional
medicines. Additionally, the shamanic view involves prevention measures such as burnt
incense to keep away evil spirits, black magic, and other disease-causing agents (Penkala-
Gawęcka, 2017). Similar to the conventional medication processes, the shamanic approach
recognizes a specialized person, a healer who performs the rituals by invoking the ancestral
spirits and prescribing herbal medicine, while the prevention measures are carried out
by everyone, especially the parents and elders, to protect their children and families. Nurses
interact with various patients whose perspective toward life and the afterlife varies. In most
cases, terminally ill patients or patients with life-threatening conditions ask
questions about the meaning of life and the nature of spirituality (Goldstein,
2019). Nurses with shamanic perspectives easily and deeply engage the patients in
religious philosophies and spirituality. Indeed, the shamanic approach to health and
illness adds to holistic nursing practices. DQ#2 Yirlem Natural disasters cause negative
consequences on communities and states as they wreak havoc and cause loss of lives and
property. Tornadoes are common examples of disasters that have resulted in devastating
effects on communities. The catastrophes, also, result in situations of competing needs and
claims from the affected societies. Distributive justice ensures the distribution of benefits
and equal allocation of burdens in situations of scarce resources. In 2021, a series of
tornadoes ripped across six states killing hundreds of individuals. The states of Kentucky,
Mississippi, Tennessee, Illinois, and Arkansas were greatly affected by the disaster. Most
casualties were reported in Kentucky, with at least 74 people dead, which was recorded ad
the worst event in the state’s history (Cohen, 2021). Most homes were reduced to nothing
resulting in displacements of most families. The impact affected life and livelihoods causing

2. pressure on nearby accommodations as people moved to find shelter. The Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was tasked with implementing initiatives that
reduce barriers to accessing and delivering equitable outcomes for all survivors. The
government agency commits to serving all individuals regardless of differences in their
backgrounds and existing language barriers (FEMA, 2021). The ethical principle of justice,
distributive justice, aims to offer relief assistance in all situations to all affected societies
(James and Gilliland, 2016). Personnel who have experience working with Hispanic and
Latino communities were assigned to reduce the potential ethnic barriers.