NUR 421 Practice Exam Questions and Correct Answers
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NUR 421
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NUR 421
To maintain effective disaster preparedness, nurses working in the community can play a critical role in providing an updated record of: a. immunizations b. active TB cases c. WIC enrollees d. vulnerable populations d.
In the event of a disaster, shelters are generally the responsibility of which ...
NUR 421 Practice Exam Questions and
Correct Answers
To maintain effective disaster preparedness, nurses working in the community can play
a critical role in providing an updated record of:
a. immunizations
b. active TB cases
c. WIC enrollees
d. vulnerable populations ✅d.
In the event of a disaster, shelters are generally the responsibility of which of the
following entities?
a. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
b. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
c. Public Health Service (PHS)
d. Red Cross chapter ✅d.
Nurses often participate on field assessment teams (surveillance) during a disaster
response. These assessment are crucial to best help:
a. encourage good intentions of those giving aid
b. match available resources to the population's emergency needs
c. separate causalities and allocate treatment
d. provide compassion and dignity ✅b.
Four months after the disaster of 9/11 at the Pentagon, a local EMS worker complained
of extreme exhaustion. The veteran EMS worker also stated that the pace of work at the
squad was too slow. The occupational health nurse that is assessing the EMS worker
recognizes the symptoms of:
A. Anger
B. Delayed stress reaction
C. Inability to concentrate
D. Insomnia ✅b.
The recovery phase of a disaster can take a very long time. Nurses need to be aware
that despite effective disaster preparedness and response efforts:
a. environment hazards are minimal
b. individuals must ultimately recover on their own
c. the government provides economic support
d. religious organizations must bear the burden of the community ✅b.
The deliberate release of viruses, bacteria or other germs with the intent of causing
illness or death is
a. event outbreak
b. chemical terrorism
c. biological terrorism
, d. surveillance ✅c.
What is the purpose of using an algorithm in the surveillance process?
a. tells the nurse who to call in the event of an outbreak
b. provides the nurse with a step by step plan to identify events needing investigation
c. provides the nurse with a system for telephone triage in an outbreak
d. it is visual reminder of the epidemiologic triangle ✅b.
According to the Minnesota Model of Public Health interventions, what is the first step of
surveillance for the public health nurse?
a. organize the data
b. analyze the data
c. interpret and disseminate the data
d. determine if surveillance is appropriate ✅d.
The hospital infection control practitioner reports new cases of tuberculosis to the public
health department. Of what type of surveillance system is this an example?
a. passive
b. active
c. sentinel
d. special ✅a.
Which of the following systems of surveillance is used to monitor trends in commonly
occurring diseases?
a. active
b. passive
c. sentinel
d. syndronic ✅c.
A disease outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome has occurred and has spread
over several countries outside the US. This level of occurrence is said to be:
a. hyperendemic
b. sporadic
c. epidemic
d. pandemic ✅d.
An elementary classroom of 28 students has had 13 children who have developed
chicken pox over the last 3 weeks. What is the pattern of occurrence?
a. Common source outbreak
b. Point source outbreak
c. Continuous source
d. Mixed outbreak ✅c.
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