Chapter 72- Terrorism, Mass Casualty, and Disaster Nursing

Chapter 72- Terrorism, Mass Casualty, and Disaster Nursing Brunner: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 11th Edition Test Bank Chapter 72: Terrorism, Mass Casualty, and Disaster Nursing Multiple Choice 1. 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. Ans: B Chapter: 72 Cognitive Level: Analysis Difficulty: Moderate Integrated Process: Nursing Process Objective: 1 Patient Needs: A-1 Feedback: Level II disasters indicate that regional efforts and aid from the surrounding communities will successfully manage the situation. 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 Ans: A Chapter: 72 Cognitive Level: Comprehension Difficulty: Difficult Integrated Process: Nursing Process Objective: 1 Patient Needs: A-1 Feedback: The Office of Emergency Management coordinates the disaster relief efforts at state and local levels. The Incident Command System is a management tool to organize personnel, facilities, equipment, and communication in an emergency situation. The CDC is the agency for disease prevention and control that supports state and local health departments. The American Red Cross provides additional support. 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. Ans: C Chapter: 72 Cognitive Level: Application Difficulty: Moderate Integrated Process: Nursing Process Objective: 1 Patient Needs: A-1 Feedback: A post-incident response includes critiquing and debriefing all parties involved immediately and at later dates. 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 B) Post-incident response C) People management D) Replenishing resources Ans: A Chapter: 72 Cognitive Level: Comprehension Difficulty: Moderate Integrated Process: Nursing Process Objective: 1 Patient Needs: A-1 Feedback: The deactivation response is initiated when it is deemed that the facility may return to normal daily functioning. 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 Ans: D Chapter: 72 Cognitive Level: Application Difficulty: Difficult Integrated Process: Nursing Process Objective: 2 Patient Needs: A-1 Feedback: The purpose of triaging in a disaster is to do the greatest good for the greatest number of people. This patient is triaged as black