Exam 15: Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management

Conditions determined by physical,social,economic,and/or environmental factors or processes,which increase the susceptibility of a community to the effects of hazards,are considered a(n)

A patient has been exposed to a toxic chemical.The nurse's first priority is _______________.

__________ is the sorting of individuals by the seriousness of their condition and the likelihood of their survival.

If a patient is receiving radiation using gamma rays,the nurse would be watching for which of the following?

Dispersal of biological agents is a real and psychological terrorist threat.Which of the following organisms has the potential to cause the greatest harm?

After a suspected radiological exposure,the initial scan of the patient's extremities is positive.What will be the next step in this patient's care?

Which of the following should make the nurse suspect a biological event? (Select all that apply.)

On arriving at a mass causality scene,health care providers using the START approach will initiate triage by doing which of the following first?

The most recently labeled level of protection is BioPPE.The use of BioPPE requires which of the following items?

The nurse has arrived at the scene of a natural disaster and is assigned to care for four patients.To which patient should the nurse provide care first?

The patient is admitted to the emergency department with possible smallpox exposure.The patient has never had a smallpox immunization.The nurse prepares to administer a smallpox vaccination,realizing that vaccination

Which of the following biological agent requires the use of an antitoxin if exposure occurs?

Disaster nursing differs from general nursing because when caring for patients during a disaster

For safety reasons,rescue workers should be upwind and uphill from a toxic chemical disaster scene to avoid exposure.The exception is when ____________ has been released,because it is lighter than air.

Canada's Emergency Management Framework has four components.They are

The _________________ outlines a plan that addresses preparedness planning related to equipment,systems,and protocols necessary to achieve integrated voice and data communications in the event of a disaster.

How is a disaster best defined?

Why are children particularly vulnerable to environmental toxins? (Select all that apply.)

Hurricane Zee has caused severe flooding and loss of power throughout the east coast.The local community has a stockpile of supplies that will help it get through the next 72 hours.Beyond this,once local and federal authorities confirm the need,supplies will be issued from the ____________.

The patient is brought into the emergency department as part of a mass casualty incident (MCI).The patient has white powder on his clothes,and it is suspected that the patient has been exposed to anthrax.What should the nurse do first?