The nurse in the hospital emergency department is notified by emergency medical services that several victims who survived a plane crash will be transported to the hospital. Victims are suffering from cold exposure because the plane plummeted and was submerged in a local river. What is the initial action of the nurse?

The nurse is the first responder at the scene of a 6-car crash on a highway. Which victim should the nurse attend to first?

The nurse from a medical unit is called to assist with care for clients coming into the hospital emergency department during an external disaster. Using principles of triage during a disaster, the nurse should attend to the client with which problem first?

The nurse is the first responder at the scene of a train accident. Which victim should the nurse attend to first?

You're working as a triage nurse during a disaster situation. Based on the triage color code tags placed on each of the wounded, which tag color represents the wounded who have the highest priority of being treated first?

While triaging the wounded from a disaster, you note that one of the wounded is not breathing, radial pulse is absent, capillary refill >2 seconds, and does not respond to your commands. What color tag is assigned?

The wounded victim is unable to walk, respiratory rate is absent but when airway is repositioned breathing is noted. The wounded victim is assigned what tag color?

The wounded victim is unable to walk, has respiratory rate of 19, capillary refill of one second, and is able to obey your commands. The wounded victim is assigned what tag color?

A client who is hospitalized with burns after losing the family home in a fire becomes angry and screams at a nurse when dinner is served late. How should the nurse respond?

It is the phase of disaster where in assessment if the extent of the losses, planning on how to use the resources left and how to rescue the victims are done.

Which of the following are not included in the disaster continuum of the pre-impact phase? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

Which of the following are included in the disaster continuum of the post-impact phase? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

You are discussing appropriate nursing action during the Impact phase. Which of the following is an appropriate nursing action?

You are discussing appropriate nursing action during the Pre-Impact phase. Which of the following is an appropriate nursing action?

It is the phase of disaster planning where in it involves steps to reduce vulnerability to disaster impacts such as injuries and loss of life and property.

It is the phase of disaster planning where in it focuses on understanding how a disaster might impact the community and how education, outreach and training can build capacity to respond to and recover from a disaster.

It is the phase of disaster planning where in it addresses immediate threats presented by the disaster, including saving lives, meeting humanitarian needs (food, shelter, clothing, public health and safety), cleanup, damage assessment, and the start of resource distribution.

It is the phase of disaster planning where in it focuses on the restoration of all aspects of the disaster’s impact on a community and the return of the local economy to some sense of normalcy.

It is the phase of disaster where in it is considered to have the longest duration?

TRUE of FALSE

Not all type of disasters has a pre-impact phase.

It is the phase of disaster where in majority of rescue operation happens

As a nurse with knowledge on disaster nursing you know that the most effective action in dealing with hazards is which of the following?

As a nurse with knowledge on disaster nursing you know that the least effective action in dealing with hazards is which of the following?

You are conducting a risk hazard assessment. Base on your data you noted that the severity of injury is "moderate" and the likelihood of the event occuring is "possibly could happen". What is the level of risk?

You are conducting a risk hazard assessment. Base on your data you noted that the severity of injury is "catastrophic" and the likelihood of the event occuring is "likely to happen". What is the level of risk?

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