Emergency Preparedness and Management

A community health nurse is triaging victims at the site of a mass casualty incident. Which of the following victims should the nurse tag with the color red? (Select all that apply.)

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

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?

"Disasters often overwhelm the availability of local resources."

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.)

Heroic phase Honeymoon phase Disillusionment phase Reconstruction phase

Which of the following are examples of natural disasters? (Select all that apply.)

Earthquakes Hurricanes Sinkholes Blizzards

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?

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

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?

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

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.)

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

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?

Radiation exposure

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?

Refer community members to mental health services.

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?

Reposition the victim's airway.

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?

Using resources on victims who are more likely to survive

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)?

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

A nurse is discussing the domains within the Core Competencies in Disaster Nursing by the International 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?

Assessment

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?

Collaborating with disaster response team members to provide surge capacity care

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?

Evacuate everyone from the building.

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.)

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