module 13 quiz: Emergency Preparedness and Management

A community health nurse is teaching a group of newly licensed nurses about emotional phases experienced during a disaster. Place the emotional phases of a disaster in the correct order. (Move the phases into the box on the right, placing them in the order they are experienced. Use all the phases) 1. Heroic phase 2. Honeymoon phase 3. Disillusionment phase 4. Reconstruction phase

1. Heroic phase 2. Honeymoon phase 3. Disillusionment phase 4. Reconstruction phase

A nurse is discussing the domains within the Core Competencies in Disaster Nursing by the Council of Nurses with a group of nurses. In which of the following domains should the nurse include the action of reporting an event that might indicate an emergency? a. Assessment b. Intervention c. Recovery d. Communication

a. Assessment

Which of the following are examples of natural disasters? (select all that apply) a. Earthquakes b. Acts of terrorism c. Hurricanes d. Sinkholes e. Blizzards

a. Earthquakes c. Hurricanes d. Sinkholes e. Blizzards

A nurse is working at a local school when a possible gas leak occurs in the building during lunch. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Evacuate everyone from the building b. Shelter everyone in place c. Lock everyone down in the building d. Dismiss students immediately after lunch

a. Evacuate everyone from the building

A community health nurse is helping community members with their disaster planning. Which of the following are objectives of Healthy People 2030 regarding disaster preparedness? (select all that apply) a. Increase awareness of local evacuation plans b. Decrease the number of human-made disasters that occur each year c. Increase the number of evacuation routes and shelters d. Increase the number of individuals who have a disaster plan e. Increase the number of individuals who are prepared for a disease outbreak

a. Increase awareness of local evacuation plans d. Increase the number of individuals who have a disaster plan e. Increase the number of individuals who are prepared for a disease outbreak

A community health nurse is reviewing disaster preparedness. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take when providing care during a disaster? (select all that apply.) a. Perform ongoing data collection as the disaster situation evolves b. Practice the principle of utilitarianism when responding to a disaster c. Intervene as needed to provide care to others, even if the action is outside the nurses scope of practice d. Report potential risks concerning safety and security to disaster response supervisors e. Consider the need for their own physical and psychological support

a. Perform ongoing data collection as the disaster situation evolves b. Practice the principle of utilitarianism when responding to a disaster d. Report potential risks concerning safety and security to disaster response supervisors e. Consider the need for their own physical and psychological support

A nurse is discussing disaster preparedness and response with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following information should the nurse include when discussing schools and places of worship? (Select all that apply) a. Public schools provide disaster preparedness education to students b. Places of worship receive state funding to provide disaster preparedness community education c. Places of worship can be used as sites for shelter during a disaster d. Private schools do not provide disaster drills for students because they are not federally funded e. Places of worship often provide food and supplies following a disaster

a. Public schools provide disaster preparedness education to students c. Places of worship can be used as sites for shelter during a disaster e. Places of worship often provide food and supplies following a disaster

A community health nurse is at the site of a mass casualty incident and is triaging victims. The nurse is evaluating an adult victim who is unconscious and not breathing spontaneously. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? a. Reposition the victim's airway b. Tag the victim with the color black c. Check the victim's radial pulse d. Place the victim in a side-lying position

a. Reposition the victim's airway

A community health nurse is discussing disasters with a group of new nurses. Which of the following statements by one of the new nurses indicates an understanding of the information? a. "Human-made disasters are always intentional" b. "Disasters often overwhelm the availability of local resources" c. "Mass casualty incidents are always the results of human-made events" d. "Disasters affect everyone equally"

b. "Disasters often overwhelm the availability of local resources"

A community health nurse is triaging victims of a mass casualty incident. Which of the following victims should the nurse tag with the color red? (select all that apply) a. A victim who has multiple facial lacerations and is able to walk b. A child victim who is unconscious and breathing spontaneously c. A victim who has a broken wrist and states that they are ok d. A victim who is conscious, has a sucking chest wound, and is breathing spontaneously e. A victim who has an open head injury and agonal breathing

b. A child victim who is unconscious and breathing spontaneously d. A victim who is conscious, has a sucking chest wound, and is breathing spontaneously

A community health nurse is reviewing the acts and initiatives that have been adopted to improve disaster preparedness and response. The nurse should identify that which of the following describes the National Health Security Strategy (NHSS)? a. It is an initiative that keeps disaster preparedness efforts separated by state to reduce confusion b. It is a collective effort of governments and includes national, state, territorial and local agencies c. Its focus is on naturally occurring disasters, not human made disasters d. It addresses only the aftermath of national emergencies and disasters

b. It is a collective effort of governments and includes national, state, territorial and local agencies

A community health nurse identifies clients who have potentially been exposed to a communicable disease during a disaster. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? a. Have a discussion with the clients about their exposure to the communicable disease b. Schedule the clients for laboratory and diagnostic testing c. Isolate the clients away from others who have not been exposed d. Refer the clients to an infectious disease specialist

c. Isolate the clients away from others who have not been exposed

A nurse is working in a community clinic and observes that numerous clients have come to the clinic reporting nausea, vomiting, and blisters on their skin. Which of the following conditions should the nurse suspect? a. Smallpox b. Tuberculosis c. Radiation exposure d. Sarin exposure

c. Radiation exposure

A community health nurse is assisting with disaster preparedness and is following the eight domains of Core Competencies in Disaster Nursing by the International Council of Nurses. Which of the following actions should the nurse identify as part of the domain of intervention? a. Obtaining a translator when caring for clients who speak a different language than the nurse b. Participating in drills with other community members c. Updating a community's disaster plans and policies d. Collaborating with disaster response team members to provide surge capacity care

d. Collaborating with disaster response team members to provide surge capacity care

A community health nurse is teaching a group of new nurses about their role in the recovery phase of the disaster management cycle. Which of the following activities should the nurse include in the teaching? a. Identify vulnerabilities in the community b. Educate community members on stockpiling food, water, and medication c. Mobilize first responders to a disaster site d. Refer community members to mental health services

d. Refer community members to mental health services

A public health nurse is discussing the principle of utilitarianism when responding to a disaster with a group of nurses. Which of the following actions is an example of utilitarianism? a. Reusing personal protective equipment (PPE) to increase its availability b. Providing care to the youngest victims first c. Providing treatment to victims in the order of their arrival to the emergency department (ED) d. Using resources on victims who are more likely to survive

d. Using resources on victims who are more likely to survive