NUR 4590 PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY OF
TH NURSE FINAL EXAM 2024/2025
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALE GRADED A+
1. All-hazards disaster is best defined as:
a.
all types of natural and human terrorist events.
b.
an event involving floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes.
c.
an unforeseen and often unplanned event causing great damage.
d.
any type of biological, chemical, radiological, or nuclear event.
ANS: A
An all-hazards disaster includes all types of natural acts such as earthquakes, forest fires,
floods, and hurricanes, or terrorist events such as biological, chemical, radiological, and
nuclear attacks. A disaster is an unforeseen and often sudden event that causes great
damage, destruction, and human suffering.
2. An example of a cyber disaster is a catastrophic event caused by:
a.
the use of military weapons.
b.
an exposure to toxic materials.
c.
an outbreak of a pathogen.
d.
an attack initiated from one computer against another.
,ANS: D
A cyber disaster is a catastrophic event that results from an attack initiated from one
computer against another computer with the purpose of compromising the information
stored on it.
3. Which combination of leadership is recommended for chairing an emergency
management committee?
a.
Chief executive officer and internal medicine physician
b.
Chief financial officer and emergency care nurse liaison
c.
Representative chief nurse officer and emergency care physician
d.
Representative chief information technology officer and critical care physician
ANS: C
In health care systems, system-wide executive administrators need to be part of the
emergency management committee. Having a senior executive administrator of the health
care system serve as the chairperson of the committee will provide the leadership needed
to communicate the importance of emergency preparedness as a system priority. A
representative CNO and emergency medicine physician, serving as co-chairs with the senior
executive administrator, can create a dynamic team that is uniquely prepared to tackle any
issues that arise.
4. The system-wide emergency management plan should conduct a gap analysis. What
should be evaluated?
a.
Differences between standards and policies and procedures
b.
Differences between pieces of the program that are and are not in place
c.
Similarities between standards and policies and procedures
,d.
Similarities between pieces of the program that are and are not in place
ANS: B
The guiding principle for creating a hospital-specific all-hazards gap analysis is to keep it
simple. One example of a simple way to assess the current state is to create an emergency
preparedness survey that is easy to read and requires the department directors to answer in
simple checklists one of two ways: (1) "Yes, we have it," or (2) "No, we don't have it." Survey
questions need to be concise and clear. The goal is to begin by identifying the areas where
there are gaps in the facility's preparedness plans.
5. What is the role of the project facilitator in the emergency management committee?
a.
Creating key components of disaster protocols
b.
Keeping the plan current and in the forefront of strategic planning
c.
Establishing guidelines for policy and procedures
d.
Improving care by developing patient care plans.
ANS: B
A project facilitator is helpful in getting the committee started and operational. The project
facilitator can also serve in a pivotal maintenance role, keeping the emergency management
plan current and in the forefront of the administration's strategic planning over time.
6. The nursing leadership role once the all-hazards preparedness plan is completed is to:
a.
confirm that resources are allocated appropriately.
b.
ensure that every facility department understands their role is a disaster situation.
c.
establish goals for all-hazards preparedness.
, d.
provide rewards for the committee's accomplishments.
ANS: B
Nursing leadership needs to ensure that all facility departments understand their role in a
disaster situation. Nurse leaders are the coordinators in synchronizing department plans so
that everything fits together to meet the essential needs of the staff, patients, hospital, and
community. Once the comprehensive emergency management plans are complete, every
department should understand their identified written role.
7. In a disaster, it is most important that the:
a.
clients are sent home quickly.
b.
medications and supplies are secure.
c.
nurses and their families feel safe.
d.
security department increases its workforce.
ANS: C
It is most important that the staff members feel safe. In a disaster, the paradigm of keeping
the patient safe first needs to change its focus so that staff members and their families feel
as safe as possible. This way, staff members are best able to meet their patients' needs.
8. All-hazard preparedness plan drills should occur at least:
a.
annually.
b.
biannually.
c.
monthly.
d.
quarterly.
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