Chapter 23: Public Health Nursing Practice and the Disaster Management Cycle

Chapter 23: Public Health Nursing Practice and the Disaster Management Cycle

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. Which statement about disasters is true?

a.	They can be natural or human-made.
b.	They can be relieved without assistance.
c.	There is always injury and death when a disaster occurs.
d.	The timing of a disaster does not influence the types of injuries that will occur.

 

 

ANS:   A

A disaster is any natural or human-made incident that causes disruption, destruction, and/or devastation requiring external assistance. Although natural incidents like earthquakes of hurricanes trigger many disasters, predictable and preventable human-made factors can further affect the disaster. In the disaster response phase, the incident type and time predict subsequent injuries and illnesses.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Understanding         REF:    p. 504

TOP:    Nursing process: Assessment

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

 

2. Acts of bioterrorism or natural disasters, such as earthquakes, will often have more casualties because:

a.	they cause the most widespread destruction.
b.	victims have little time to make evacuation preparations.
c.	those with chronic conditions cannot escape in time.
d.	the early warning systems are not effective.

 

 

ANS:   B

The use of weapons of mass destruction or natural disasters, such as earthquakes, will often have more casualties because victims have little time to make evacuation preparations. The other answers are false.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Understanding         REF:    pp. 504-505

TOP:    Nursing process: Evaluation

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

 

3. A nurse responds to a natural disaster. Which of the following is the nurse most likely responding to?

a.	Transportation accident
b.	Pollution
c.	Communicable disease epidemic
d.	Fire

 

 

ANS:   C

A communicable disease epidemic would be considered a natural disaster. Transportations accidents, pollution, and fire are considered human-made disasters.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Applying                  REF:    p. 505 (Box 23-1)

TOP:    Nursing process: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

 

4. A nurse responds to a human-made disaster. Which of the following describes what the nurse is responding to?

a.	Structural collapse
b.	Communicable disease epidemics
c.	Mud slides
d.	Floods

 

 

ANS:   A

A structural collapse would be considered a human-made disaster. Communicable disease epidemics, mud slides, and floods are considered to be natural disasters.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Applying                  REF:    p. 505 (Box 23-1)

TOP:    Nursing process: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care