Disaster Management Questions (correct answers)
A nurse is assigned to provide community outreach to a small town that was partially
destroyed by a tornado 3 years earlier and has been rebuilt. The first client is a family
who lost their home and their best friend in the tornado. The best intervention would
include:
Answers:
1. Assessment of the family's home environment to rule out safety issues.
2. Avoidance of discussion of the disaster of 3 years ago.
3. Consideration that the family will have worked through the emotional aftermath by
now.
4. Support of the family in preparing a personal disaster response plan. correct answers
Support of the family in preparing a personal disaster response plan.
The highest priority for a nurse who is among the first responders to a disaster is:
Answers:
1. Arranging for shelter for disaster providers.
2. Beginning community assessment as soon as possible to ensure a rapid recovery.
3. Beginning surveillance and planning needed health education for disaster survivors.
4. Immediately developing plans for effective triage and client management. correct
answers Immediately developing plans for effective triage and client management.
The emergency support functions of the National Response Framework (NRF) and the
National Incident Management System (NIMS) provide:
Answers:
1. Authority to step in and take control of state, local, and voluntary organizations during
disasters.
2. Command and control for American Red Cross and Disaster Medical Assistance
teams.
3. Oversight of federal and state response operations, with minimal interaction with
other organizations.
4. Written approach, protocol, and common language for responders from federal
agencies and other voluntary organizations. correct answers Written approach, protocol,
and common language for responders from federal agencies and other voluntary
organizations.
A nurse is working with a disaster medical assistance team as it responds to a disaster.
A new team member excitedly insists that its personnel can exceed their 12-hour shifts
and do not need breaks. The best intervention on the part of the nurse is to:
Answers:
1. Arrange for the team member to be transferred to another unit.
2. Arrange for the team member to leave duty, return home, and talk with his or her
pastor.
3. Educate the rescuer about necessary stress-management techniques and offer to
pair up with the individual so that each can monitor the other's stress level.
, 4. Help the team member to call home to speak with his or her family. correct answers
Educate the rescuer about necessary stress-management techniques and offer to pair
up with the individual so that each can monitor the other's stress level.
The major factor that has increased Florida's vulnerability to natural disasters in recent
decades has been:
Answers:
1. El Niño.
2. Geography.
3. Trade winds.
4. Urbanization. correct answers Urbanization.
A nurse takes the time to read and understand the community's disaster plans and
participates in mock disaster drills as a leader of the triage team. The nurse obtained
disaster management training through the local Red Cross chapter and registered with
the state as a disaster management nurse. The best description of the nurse's activities
is:
Answers:
1. American Red Cross disaster training.
2. Community preparedness.
3. Personal preparedness.
4. Professional preparedness. correct answers Community preparedness
After a mock disaster drill, the nurse participates in a "hot wash" of the exercise in which
participants from all units speak about successes, problem solving, failures, and
unanticipated challenges or obstacles faced during the mock disaster drill. This activity
best addresses the public health workforce competency of:
Answers:
1. Describing the agency chain of command.
2. Identifying the limits of one's own knowledge, skill, and authority.
3. Recognizing unusual events that might indicate an emergency.
4. Writing after-action reports, updating implementation plans, and implementing
changes. correct answers Writing after-action reports, updating implementation plans,
and implementing changes.
An extensive train derailment occurs in the suburbs of a large metropolitan area. First
responders determine that although no fatalities occurred, the derailed cars contain a
noxious gas that diffuses readily into the air. The event easily overwhelms the capability
of the local responders and hazmat teams are required. The local office of emergency
management would coordinate through the emergency operation center to request
assistance through which of the following?
Answers:
1. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
2. Mutual aid agreement.
3. National Incident Management System.
4. National Response Plan. correct answers Mutual aid agreement.
A nurse is assigned to provide community outreach to a small town that was partially
destroyed by a tornado 3 years earlier and has been rebuilt. The first client is a family
who lost their home and their best friend in the tornado. The best intervention would
include:
Answers:
1. Assessment of the family's home environment to rule out safety issues.
2. Avoidance of discussion of the disaster of 3 years ago.
3. Consideration that the family will have worked through the emotional aftermath by
now.
4. Support of the family in preparing a personal disaster response plan. correct answers
Support of the family in preparing a personal disaster response plan.
The highest priority for a nurse who is among the first responders to a disaster is:
Answers:
1. Arranging for shelter for disaster providers.
2. Beginning community assessment as soon as possible to ensure a rapid recovery.
3. Beginning surveillance and planning needed health education for disaster survivors.
4. Immediately developing plans for effective triage and client management. correct
answers Immediately developing plans for effective triage and client management.
The emergency support functions of the National Response Framework (NRF) and the
National Incident Management System (NIMS) provide:
Answers:
1. Authority to step in and take control of state, local, and voluntary organizations during
disasters.
2. Command and control for American Red Cross and Disaster Medical Assistance
teams.
3. Oversight of federal and state response operations, with minimal interaction with
other organizations.
4. Written approach, protocol, and common language for responders from federal
agencies and other voluntary organizations. correct answers Written approach, protocol,
and common language for responders from federal agencies and other voluntary
organizations.
A nurse is working with a disaster medical assistance team as it responds to a disaster.
A new team member excitedly insists that its personnel can exceed their 12-hour shifts
and do not need breaks. The best intervention on the part of the nurse is to:
Answers:
1. Arrange for the team member to be transferred to another unit.
2. Arrange for the team member to leave duty, return home, and talk with his or her
pastor.
3. Educate the rescuer about necessary stress-management techniques and offer to
pair up with the individual so that each can monitor the other's stress level.
, 4. Help the team member to call home to speak with his or her family. correct answers
Educate the rescuer about necessary stress-management techniques and offer to pair
up with the individual so that each can monitor the other's stress level.
The major factor that has increased Florida's vulnerability to natural disasters in recent
decades has been:
Answers:
1. El Niño.
2. Geography.
3. Trade winds.
4. Urbanization. correct answers Urbanization.
A nurse takes the time to read and understand the community's disaster plans and
participates in mock disaster drills as a leader of the triage team. The nurse obtained
disaster management training through the local Red Cross chapter and registered with
the state as a disaster management nurse. The best description of the nurse's activities
is:
Answers:
1. American Red Cross disaster training.
2. Community preparedness.
3. Personal preparedness.
4. Professional preparedness. correct answers Community preparedness
After a mock disaster drill, the nurse participates in a "hot wash" of the exercise in which
participants from all units speak about successes, problem solving, failures, and
unanticipated challenges or obstacles faced during the mock disaster drill. This activity
best addresses the public health workforce competency of:
Answers:
1. Describing the agency chain of command.
2. Identifying the limits of one's own knowledge, skill, and authority.
3. Recognizing unusual events that might indicate an emergency.
4. Writing after-action reports, updating implementation plans, and implementing
changes. correct answers Writing after-action reports, updating implementation plans,
and implementing changes.
An extensive train derailment occurs in the suburbs of a large metropolitan area. First
responders determine that although no fatalities occurred, the derailed cars contain a
noxious gas that diffuses readily into the air. The event easily overwhelms the capability
of the local responders and hazmat teams are required. The local office of emergency
management would coordinate through the emergency operation center to request
assistance through which of the following?
Answers:
1. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
2. Mutual aid agreement.
3. National Incident Management System.
4. National Response Plan. correct answers Mutual aid agreement.
