EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND
DISASTER NURSING EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
Mass Shooting - ANS Run, Hide, Fight
disaster definition - ANS A type of emergency that requires outside assistance to sustain
patient care, safety, or security functions.
(Joint Commission)
Types of Disasters - ANS - Natural
- Man-Made (Unintentional or Intentional)
All disasters start & end...... - ANS locally
"Scale Up, Scale Down"
Domestic Terrorism - ANS Violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups to
further ideological goals stemming from domestic influences, such as those of a political,
religious, social, racial, or environmental nature.
International Terrorism - ANS Violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups
who are inspired by, or associated with, designated foreign terrorist organizations or nations
(state-sponsored).
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, Disaster Nursing - ANS - Assume responsibilities in every phase (preparedness, response and
recovery) of a disaster, incident or emergency.
- Affects all specialty areas of nursing practice
2 Disaster Nurses - ANS - Florence Nightingale
- Clara Barton
Domestic Medical Response Teams - ANS - National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)
- Freedom Corps Umbrella
- American Red Cross
International Medical Response Team - ANS - International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC)
- International Medical Corps (IMC)
- Doctors Without Borders (DWB)
Disaster Continuum - ANS Emergency Management Cycle/Disaster Cycle
- preparedness
- response
- recovery
- mitigation
- evaluation
Disaster Continuum: Preparedness - ANS - Disaster plans created or reviewed, drills and
exercises.
Disaster Continuum: Response - ANS - Activities used to address the event - emergency relief,
providing care and basic life requirements (food, water and shelter)
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DISASTER NURSING EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
Mass Shooting - ANS Run, Hide, Fight
disaster definition - ANS A type of emergency that requires outside assistance to sustain
patient care, safety, or security functions.
(Joint Commission)
Types of Disasters - ANS - Natural
- Man-Made (Unintentional or Intentional)
All disasters start & end...... - ANS locally
"Scale Up, Scale Down"
Domestic Terrorism - ANS Violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups to
further ideological goals stemming from domestic influences, such as those of a political,
religious, social, racial, or environmental nature.
International Terrorism - ANS Violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups
who are inspired by, or associated with, designated foreign terrorist organizations or nations
(state-sponsored).
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Disaster Nursing - ANS - Assume responsibilities in every phase (preparedness, response and
recovery) of a disaster, incident or emergency.
- Affects all specialty areas of nursing practice
2 Disaster Nurses - ANS - Florence Nightingale
- Clara Barton
Domestic Medical Response Teams - ANS - National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)
- Freedom Corps Umbrella
- American Red Cross
International Medical Response Team - ANS - International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC)
- International Medical Corps (IMC)
- Doctors Without Borders (DWB)
Disaster Continuum - ANS Emergency Management Cycle/Disaster Cycle
- preparedness
- response
- recovery
- mitigation
- evaluation
Disaster Continuum: Preparedness - ANS - Disaster plans created or reviewed, drills and
exercises.
Disaster Continuum: Response - ANS - Activities used to address the event - emergency relief,
providing care and basic life requirements (food, water and shelter)
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
