NR 442 Community Health Nursing: Disaster Preparedness &
Emergency Response 2026 |Chamberlain College
1. Which phase of the disaster management cycle involves identifying
community vulnerabilities and implementing long-term strategies to minimize
impact?
A. Response
B. Recovery
C. Mitigation
D. Preparedness
Answer: C
Rationale: Mitigation involves measures to prevent or reduce the impact of a disaster
before it occurs, such as zoning laws or building resilient infrastructure.
2. During a mass casualty incident, a nurse identifies a victim who is walking but
has a minor laceration. Which color tag should the nurse assign?
A. Red
B. Green
C. Yellow
D. Black
Answer: B
Rationale: Green tags are for the ‘walking wounded’ who have minor injuries and can wait
for treatment.
,3. What is the primary goal of the ‘Response’ phase in disaster management?
A. Restoring essential services
B. Updating disaster plans based on drills
C. Assessing long-term community impact
D. Saving lives and preventing further injury
Answer: D
Rationale: The response phase focuses on immediate actions taken during the disaster to
save lives and protect property.
4. A community health nurse is conducting a disaster drill. This activity belongs
to which phase of the disaster cycle?
A. Evaluation
B. Mitigation
C. Recovery
D. Preparedness
Answer: D
Rationale: Preparedness includes activities like drills, training, and creating
communication plans to ensure readiness.
5. In the START triage system, what is the first assessment the nurse should
perform?
A. Radial pulse check
B. Ability to follow commands
C. Ability to walk
D. Airway patency
Answer: C
Rationale: The START (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment) process begins by asking
anyone who can walk to move to a designated area, identifying the ‘Green’ victims
immediately.
, 6. A victim has a respiratory rate of 35 breaths per minute. According to START
triage, which tag should they receive?
A. Yellow
B. Green
C. Red
D. Black
Answer: C
Rationale: A respiratory rate over 30 breaths per minute is a criterion for a ‘Red’
(Immediate) tag.
7. Which bioterrorism agent is characterized by a non-painful skin eschar and is
not transmitted person-to-person?
A. Smallpox
B. Plague
C. Anthrax
D. Tularemia
Answer: C
Rationale: Cutaneous anthrax presents as a painless black eschar; anthrax is not
contagious from person to person.
8. A nurse is caring for a patient suspected of having pneumonic plague. What
type of precautions must be implemented?
A. Contact
B. Droplet
C. Airborne
D. Standard only
Answer: B
Rationale: Pneumonic plague requires droplet precautions because it is transmitted
through respiratory droplets.
Emergency Response 2026 |Chamberlain College
1. Which phase of the disaster management cycle involves identifying
community vulnerabilities and implementing long-term strategies to minimize
impact?
A. Response
B. Recovery
C. Mitigation
D. Preparedness
Answer: C
Rationale: Mitigation involves measures to prevent or reduce the impact of a disaster
before it occurs, such as zoning laws or building resilient infrastructure.
2. During a mass casualty incident, a nurse identifies a victim who is walking but
has a minor laceration. Which color tag should the nurse assign?
A. Red
B. Green
C. Yellow
D. Black
Answer: B
Rationale: Green tags are for the ‘walking wounded’ who have minor injuries and can wait
for treatment.
,3. What is the primary goal of the ‘Response’ phase in disaster management?
A. Restoring essential services
B. Updating disaster plans based on drills
C. Assessing long-term community impact
D. Saving lives and preventing further injury
Answer: D
Rationale: The response phase focuses on immediate actions taken during the disaster to
save lives and protect property.
4. A community health nurse is conducting a disaster drill. This activity belongs
to which phase of the disaster cycle?
A. Evaluation
B. Mitigation
C. Recovery
D. Preparedness
Answer: D
Rationale: Preparedness includes activities like drills, training, and creating
communication plans to ensure readiness.
5. In the START triage system, what is the first assessment the nurse should
perform?
A. Radial pulse check
B. Ability to follow commands
C. Ability to walk
D. Airway patency
Answer: C
Rationale: The START (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment) process begins by asking
anyone who can walk to move to a designated area, identifying the ‘Green’ victims
immediately.
, 6. A victim has a respiratory rate of 35 breaths per minute. According to START
triage, which tag should they receive?
A. Yellow
B. Green
C. Red
D. Black
Answer: C
Rationale: A respiratory rate over 30 breaths per minute is a criterion for a ‘Red’
(Immediate) tag.
7. Which bioterrorism agent is characterized by a non-painful skin eschar and is
not transmitted person-to-person?
A. Smallpox
B. Plague
C. Anthrax
D. Tularemia
Answer: C
Rationale: Cutaneous anthrax presents as a painless black eschar; anthrax is not
contagious from person to person.
8. A nurse is caring for a patient suspected of having pneumonic plague. What
type of precautions must be implemented?
A. Contact
B. Droplet
C. Airborne
D. Standard only
Answer: B
Rationale: Pneumonic plague requires droplet precautions because it is transmitted
through respiratory droplets.
