Disaster Planning Adaptive Quizzing Correctly Answered
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Which functional level of trauma center is involved in providing a full continuum
of trauma services?
Level 1
The nursing student is learning about submersion injuries. Which component of
sea water does the nurse know to be responsible for making it hypertonic
compared to body fluids?
Salt
Which hospital department plays a primary role in disaster preparedness?
Emergency department
While caring for a group of clients injured in a fire, the nurse finds that there is a
need for airway maintenance, electrical therapies, and specialized resuscitation.
Which invasive assessment trained team and management skills certification is
required in this situation?
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
The emergency department nurse is triaging clients according to the emergency
service index (ESI). On further evaluation the nurse reassigned some clients to
other ESI levels. Which assessments made by the nurse helped in reassigning
the clients?
Blood pressure of 190/90mm Hg
According to the disaster triage tag system, which color tag would the nurse feel
is most suitable for a client who died in an earthquake?
Black
The emergency department nurses are caring for a group of clients injured in a
community disaster. Which action of the nurse needs correction?
Removing people from danger
Which team member acts as a liaison between the health care facility and the
media?
Public information officer
The administrator of a skilled nursing facility is reviewing the organization's
internal emergency management plan. Which statement best describes the goal
of this plan?
Maintain client, staff, and visitor safety
Who should the nurse contact to receive training as a Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT) member?
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Which emergency medical service (EMS) healthcare professional provides
advanced life support to the clients who survived a large-scale disaster?
Paramedics
Many people lost their lives in an earthquake. Which team should be mobilized to
manage the deceased at the earthquake zone?
Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams (DMORTs)
,The nurse finds a green triage tag on a client. What does the nurse infer from this
finding?
The client belongs to class III.
Which phase of disaster management involves attempts to limit the disaster's
impact on the population?
Mitigation
Which is the facility-level organizational model for disaster management?
Hospital Incident Command System (HICS)
Which medical relief team would the nurse explain provides relief services
ranging from primary healthcare and triage to evacuation and staffing to assist
healthcare facilities in a massive disaster?
Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT)
What is the role of the federal government in emergency preparedness?
Stockpiles critical equipment
A group of clients is admitted with neurologic injury after hiking at high altitude.
The nurse is assessing using the "AVPU" mnemonic. Which type of emergency
assessment is the nurse performing?
Disability
Which clients belong to class I according to the disaster triage tag system?
Clients who need emergency treatment
What is the role of the "doorkeeper" in a critical incident stress debriefing (CISD)
team?
Talking with anyone who leaves the session early in an effort to have him or her return
or accept follow-up
The healthcare team member working at an emergency operation center (EOC)
during a mass casualty swine flu outbreak has identified the need to call the
infectious disease physician. Which healthcare personnel is responsible for
calling the infectious disease physician?
Medical command physician
Which intervention is a part of the response phase of disaster planning?
Implementing the disaster plan
What is the function of the hospital incident commander in a mass casualty
event?
Assuming leadership for implementing the emergency plan
Which emergency medical system (EMS) first responders can perform triage
during mass casualty incidents? Select all that apply.
Paramedics
Nurses appointed to a field team
Which amount of time is appropriate for a nurse to spend triaging each client
during a mass casualty incident?
Less than 15 seconds
Which statement by the nurse is true regarding the disaster triage tag system?
Class II clients are marked with a yellow tag.
A group of clients injured in a cyclone are admitted to an emergency department.
The hospital management wants to caution people living in those areas through
, radio and news and notify other healthcare facilities. Which personnel would the
nurse consider are appropriate in this situation?
Public information officer
Which generation of nursing professionals, being exposed to both terrorism and
natural disasters, should be key members for disaster planning initiatives?
Generation Y
Which emergency response team helps set up shelters for victims who lost their
homes due to a disaster?
American Red Cross
The nurse is reassessing level of consciousness and mental status in a client
who survived a fire. Which type of emergency assessment of the trauma client is
the nurse performing?
Disability
Which entity is responsible for activating the disaster plan during a mass
casualty incident (MCI)?
Federal emergency management agency
The victims of a large scale near-drowning incident are brought to the emergency
department. What is the minimum length of time all such victims should be kept
under observation in the hospital?
23 hours
A nurse is inserting a gastric tube and arranging for diagnostic studies for a
client who sustained injuries after a bus accident. Which type of emergency
assessment is being performed?
Focused adjuncts
The nurse manager is reviewing the hospital disaster plan with other members of
the committee. Which is the minimum number of disaster drills the committee
must plan and implement each year?
Two
Which color tagged clients usually make up the greatest number in most large-
scale multi-casualty situations, based on the disaster triage tag system?
Green
During a critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) session conducted by the nurse
for clients affected by a natural disaster, a client says, "The worst thing that
happened on that day was that my child was severely injured and I was not in a
position to help. I would like to forget that day as soon as possible. It was the
most painful experience of my life." Which phase of CISD does this indicate?
Reaction phase
Which threats, included in the term "NBC", lead to the implementation of
improved emergency medical services (EMS) and hospital safety programs?
Select all that apply.
Nuclear
Biologic
Chemical
The victims of a terrorist attack involving sarin are brought to the emergency
department. Which statement does the nurse know to be true regarding the
characteristics of sarin?
To Score A+
Which functional level of trauma center is involved in providing a full continuum
of trauma services?
Level 1
The nursing student is learning about submersion injuries. Which component of
sea water does the nurse know to be responsible for making it hypertonic
compared to body fluids?
Salt
Which hospital department plays a primary role in disaster preparedness?
Emergency department
While caring for a group of clients injured in a fire, the nurse finds that there is a
need for airway maintenance, electrical therapies, and specialized resuscitation.
Which invasive assessment trained team and management skills certification is
required in this situation?
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
The emergency department nurse is triaging clients according to the emergency
service index (ESI). On further evaluation the nurse reassigned some clients to
other ESI levels. Which assessments made by the nurse helped in reassigning
the clients?
Blood pressure of 190/90mm Hg
According to the disaster triage tag system, which color tag would the nurse feel
is most suitable for a client who died in an earthquake?
Black
The emergency department nurses are caring for a group of clients injured in a
community disaster. Which action of the nurse needs correction?
Removing people from danger
Which team member acts as a liaison between the health care facility and the
media?
Public information officer
The administrator of a skilled nursing facility is reviewing the organization's
internal emergency management plan. Which statement best describes the goal
of this plan?
Maintain client, staff, and visitor safety
Who should the nurse contact to receive training as a Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT) member?
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Which emergency medical service (EMS) healthcare professional provides
advanced life support to the clients who survived a large-scale disaster?
Paramedics
Many people lost their lives in an earthquake. Which team should be mobilized to
manage the deceased at the earthquake zone?
Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams (DMORTs)
,The nurse finds a green triage tag on a client. What does the nurse infer from this
finding?
The client belongs to class III.
Which phase of disaster management involves attempts to limit the disaster's
impact on the population?
Mitigation
Which is the facility-level organizational model for disaster management?
Hospital Incident Command System (HICS)
Which medical relief team would the nurse explain provides relief services
ranging from primary healthcare and triage to evacuation and staffing to assist
healthcare facilities in a massive disaster?
Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT)
What is the role of the federal government in emergency preparedness?
Stockpiles critical equipment
A group of clients is admitted with neurologic injury after hiking at high altitude.
The nurse is assessing using the "AVPU" mnemonic. Which type of emergency
assessment is the nurse performing?
Disability
Which clients belong to class I according to the disaster triage tag system?
Clients who need emergency treatment
What is the role of the "doorkeeper" in a critical incident stress debriefing (CISD)
team?
Talking with anyone who leaves the session early in an effort to have him or her return
or accept follow-up
The healthcare team member working at an emergency operation center (EOC)
during a mass casualty swine flu outbreak has identified the need to call the
infectious disease physician. Which healthcare personnel is responsible for
calling the infectious disease physician?
Medical command physician
Which intervention is a part of the response phase of disaster planning?
Implementing the disaster plan
What is the function of the hospital incident commander in a mass casualty
event?
Assuming leadership for implementing the emergency plan
Which emergency medical system (EMS) first responders can perform triage
during mass casualty incidents? Select all that apply.
Paramedics
Nurses appointed to a field team
Which amount of time is appropriate for a nurse to spend triaging each client
during a mass casualty incident?
Less than 15 seconds
Which statement by the nurse is true regarding the disaster triage tag system?
Class II clients are marked with a yellow tag.
A group of clients injured in a cyclone are admitted to an emergency department.
The hospital management wants to caution people living in those areas through
, radio and news and notify other healthcare facilities. Which personnel would the
nurse consider are appropriate in this situation?
Public information officer
Which generation of nursing professionals, being exposed to both terrorism and
natural disasters, should be key members for disaster planning initiatives?
Generation Y
Which emergency response team helps set up shelters for victims who lost their
homes due to a disaster?
American Red Cross
The nurse is reassessing level of consciousness and mental status in a client
who survived a fire. Which type of emergency assessment of the trauma client is
the nurse performing?
Disability
Which entity is responsible for activating the disaster plan during a mass
casualty incident (MCI)?
Federal emergency management agency
The victims of a large scale near-drowning incident are brought to the emergency
department. What is the minimum length of time all such victims should be kept
under observation in the hospital?
23 hours
A nurse is inserting a gastric tube and arranging for diagnostic studies for a
client who sustained injuries after a bus accident. Which type of emergency
assessment is being performed?
Focused adjuncts
The nurse manager is reviewing the hospital disaster plan with other members of
the committee. Which is the minimum number of disaster drills the committee
must plan and implement each year?
Two
Which color tagged clients usually make up the greatest number in most large-
scale multi-casualty situations, based on the disaster triage tag system?
Green
During a critical incident stress debriefing (CISD) session conducted by the nurse
for clients affected by a natural disaster, a client says, "The worst thing that
happened on that day was that my child was severely injured and I was not in a
position to help. I would like to forget that day as soon as possible. It was the
most painful experience of my life." Which phase of CISD does this indicate?
Reaction phase
Which threats, included in the term "NBC", lead to the implementation of
improved emergency medical services (EMS) and hospital safety programs?
Select all that apply.
Nuclear
Biologic
Chemical
The victims of a terrorist attack involving sarin are brought to the emergency
department. Which statement does the nurse know to be true regarding the
characteristics of sarin?
