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Chapter 68 Disaster Nursing1.A chemical plant has had a chemical leak. The nurse manager in the local emergency room
receives information that this disaster is assigned a status of Level II, which indicates:
A) Local emergency response teams can manage the situation.
B) Regional efforts and aid from surrounding communities can manage the situation. C)
Statewide or federal assistance is required.
D) The area must be evacuated immediately.
2.The nursing supervisor working the night shift when she receives information that a
destructive earthquake has occurred within the vicinity recognizes that she will be working with
several organizations in the management of this disaster. She recalls that the organization
responsible for coordinating interagency relief assistance is the:
A) Office of Emergency Management
B) Incident Command System
C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) D) American Red Cross
3.A hospital committee is in the preparatory stages of developing an emergency operations
plan (EOP). Which of the following actions take place during the post-incident response of an
emergency operations plan?
A) It is decided when the facility goes from disaster response to daily activities.
B) Practice drills are conducted for the community and facility.
C) A critique and debriefing occur for all involved immediately and at later dates. D)
Replacement of resources occurs in the facility.
4.After a local disaster, it is decided that the facility may return to normal functioning. In the
emergency operations plan, this is referred to as:
A) Deactivation response C) People management
B) Post-incident response D) Replenishing resources
, 5.A 40-year-old male patient who was at the site of a workplace explosion that is considered a
disaster area has suffered second- and third-degree burns to 65% of his body, but he is
conscious. This person would be triaged as:
A) Green B) Yellow C) Red D) Black
6.A patient who has been witness to a disaster involving a large number of fatalities appears
upset but states that he feels capable of dealing with the emotions. The nurse's best
intervention would be to:
A) Encourage the patient to watch the news update
B) Collect newspaper reports to review later
C) Occupy the patient with other details to avoid thinking about the situation
D) Encourage the patient to return to normal social roles when appropriate
7.The critical incident stress management (CISM) team is defusing a group of disaster survivors.
Which of the following explanations describes the purpose of defusing?
A) To assess how the patient is coping emotionally after the disaster
B) To educate the patient on future coping strategies in future disasters
C) To provide individuals with education about recognizing stress reactions
D) To assess the need for referral to mental health
8.A nurse caring for patients exposed to a terrorist attack involving chemicals has been advised
that personal protective equipment must be worn to give the highest level of respiratory
protection with a lesser level of skin and eye protection. This is considered: A) Level A B)
Level B C) Level C D) Level D
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