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A community health nurse is working with people who experienced a tornado
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and have
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been forced to leave their homes to escape the effects of a disaster. The nurse
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would identify these people as which of the following?
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A) Indirect victims
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B) Refugees
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C) Displaced persons
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D) Casualties - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C) Displaced persons
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A community health nurse working as a part of a disaster response team is
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told that the disaster is classified as a multiple-casualty incident. The nurse
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would interpret this to mean which of the following?
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A) There is more than 1 but less than 10 casualties.
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B) The number of casualties is between 2 and 100.
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C) Casualties number over 100.
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D) There are too many casualties to count. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B) The
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number of casualties is between 2 and 100.
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,A community health nurse is part of a disaster response team that is first to
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respond to an earthquake. The team evaluates the level of destruction and
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devastation, identifying this as which of the following? || || || || || || ||
A) Intensity
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B) Scope ||
C) Casualty
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D) Range of effect - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A) Intensity
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Which of the following examples of disasters are natural disasters? (SATA)
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A) The Earthquake and tsunami in Japan in 2011
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B) The 2008 shootings at Virginia Tech
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C) The terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001
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D) Wildfires that affected California in October 2007
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E) The oil spill in the gulf coast in 2010 that threatened hundreds of species of
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wildlife - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A) The Earthquake and tsunami in
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Japan in 2011 || ||
D) Wildfires that affected California in October 2007
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After teaching a class about the factors that contribute to disasters, the
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instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students
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identify which of the || || ||
following as the agent? || || ||
,A) Population's age
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B) Radiation
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C) Level of preparedness
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D) Flood-prone location - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B) Radiation
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Which of the following federal agencies would a community health nurse
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expect to be contacted to assist with a disaster in the
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United States? ||
A) American Red Cross
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B) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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C) WHO's Emergency Relief Operations
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D) Pan American Health Organization - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B) Federal
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Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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The nurse is using the epidemiological triad to explain the factors
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contributing the disaster. Which one of the following statements about the
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environment factors that contribute to disasters is most accurate?
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A) The environment is the natural or technologic element that causes the
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disaster.
B) The environment is the human being who experiences the disaster.
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C) Factors that could potentially contribute to or mitigate a disaster are
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environmental.
, D) Examples of environmental factors that cause a disaster are high winds of
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a hurricane and the lava of an erupting volcano. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔C) Factors that could potentially contribute to or mitigate a disaster are
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environmental.
A community health nurse is working with a community that is involved with
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identifying risk factors for program development in case of a disaster. This
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community is in which phase of disaster management?
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A) Prevention ||
B) Preparedness||
C) Response ||
D) Recovery - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A) Prevention
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A community health nurse is working with a community that is involved with
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improving community and individual reaction and responses, so that the
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effects of a disaster are minimized. This community is in which phase
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of disaster management?
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A) Prevention ||
B) Preparedness||
C) Response ||
D) Recovery - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B) Preparedness
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When would the nurse expect the response phase of a disaster to occur?
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