32.8: Review Questions
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Which action would the nurse perform while engaged in the mitigation phase of disaster management?
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Simulating the planned response to a hurricane event
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Placing sandbags at a river’s edge prior to flooding
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Preparing a local school for temporary housing for flood victims
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Completing a tabletop exercise to plan for flooding
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Using the START triage system, which victim would the nurse triage as immediate or red during a disaster response?
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A victim who is not breathing after two attempts to open the airway
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A victim who has a broken arm and can obey commands
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A victim who has multiple lacerations on extremities and chest
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A victim who has a respiratory rate greater than 30 beats/minute with flail chest
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The nurse is assessing the victims of a train derailment using the Sort, Assess, Life-saving Interventions, and Triage/treatment (SALT) system. Which action will the nurse take during the Sort phase of this triage system?
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Moving victims who cannot walk to a staging area
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Placing color-coded triage tags on victims
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Opening the airway of victims who are not breathing
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Asking victims to walk to a staging area
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Using the six steps of disaster risk assessment to determine a community’s hazard risk, which question would the nurse ask during step 3, vulnerability assessment?
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Is the hazard risk high, moderate, or low?
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Is the risk of disaster seasonal?
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What are the estimated damages that would occur with the hazard?
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What road might be impacted during the hazard?
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Which characteristic of a Category A biological agent will guide the nurse’s actions during an outbreak?
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They have low mortality rates.
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They are highly transmissible.
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They are not a threat to the community.
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They are difficult to disperse.
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Which action would the nurse perform as Logistics Section Chief following the activation of the Incident Command System after a hurricane?
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Provide boats for rescue from flooded areas
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Set objectives for hurricane response
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Create press releases regarding hurricane safety
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Conduct missing persons investigations
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The nurse is assessing a 6-year-old child at the scene of a school bus accident and notes that the child has a respiratory rate of 14 breaths/minute. Which color triage tag will the nurse assign to the child using the JumpSTART triage system?
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Black
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Green
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Yellow
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Red
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Which action will the community health nurse take during the primary prevention stage of bioterrorism preparedness?
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Participating in disaster simulations
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Recognizing signs and symptoms of a bioterrorist attack
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Immediately treating disease caused by a biologic agent
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Responding to the psychological aftermath of the bioterrorism event
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A community health nurse conducting a class for high school parents and teachers on mass violence would include which adolescent behavior as a warning sign for potential school violence?
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Participation in class activities
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Withdrawing from social interaction
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Crying after failing an exam
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Visiting the school counselor during lunch
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Which activity would the community nurse perform during the recovery phase of the disaster management cycle?
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Performing triage and emergency care
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Educating families on disaster preparedness
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Reducing the spread of communicable disease
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Performing triage and transport victims to services