Chapter 16: Emergency Preparedness and Response for Today’s World Cherry and Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 8th Edition

1. Nurses and community officials are working together to ensure that churches and schools have needed supplies to provide shelter for large numbers of individuals in the event of a natural or manmade disaster. These activities represent which phase of a disaster continuum? a. Preparedness b. Relief response c. Recovery d. Crisis intervention ANS: A Every disaster response begins as a local event known as the preparedness phase, which consists of planning, preparedness, prevention, and warning. DIF: Comprehension 2. A terrorist incident has occurred, resulting in a possible exposure to smallpox. What term would be used to classify this incident? a. Chemical b. Biologic c. Radiologic d. Nuclear ANS: B The biologic category refers to diseases such as plague or smallpox. Chemical is associated with organic agents that spread through the air. Radiologic require the introduction of ionizing radiation particles. Nuclear is associated with nuclear weapons.