Chapter 14: Emergency Preparedness and Response for Today’s World

Chapter 14: Emergency Preparedness and Response for Today’s World

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Nurses and community officials are working together to ensure that churches and schools have needed supplies to provide shelter for large numbers of individuals in the event of a natural or manmade disaster. These activities represent which stage of a disaster scale?

ANS:   A

(A) is correct because every disaster begins as a local event known as the preimpact stage, which consists of planning, preparedness, prevention, and warning. (B) is incorrect because at the impact stage, all efforts are directed to responding to the disaster, initiating the emergency management system, and limiting the effects of the hazard. (C) is incorrect because during the postimpact stage, the focus is on recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction; this occurs about 72 hours after the disaster and not before. Evaluation of the disaster plan is a major part of the postimpact phase. (D) is incorrect because rehabilitation is part of the postimpact stage.

DIF:    Application     REF:    Pages 316, 318

2. A nurse at a school notices that several students have “blisters” on their bodies. Further investigation reveals that a terrorist incident has occurred, causing the disease smallpox. If the chemical, biologic, radiologic, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) agents categories are used, this incident would be classified as

ANS:   B

(B) is correct because the biologic category refers to diseases such as plague or smallpox. (A) is incorrect because the chemical category includes diseases that are easily spread through the air and require decontamination. (C) is incorrect because radioactive dirty bombs result in burns and poisoning. (D) is incorrect because the nuclear category consists of thermal burns due to nuclear blasts.

DIF:    Application     REF:    Page 317, Table 14-1

3. The Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS)

ANS:   B

(B) is correct because the MMRS responds to disaster with trained individuals who have expertise in this type of situation and who have the equipment required to be effective. (A) is incorrect because the MMRS is funded by local and state governments until funds are exhausted; then federal funds are contributed. (C) is incorrect because the Strategic National Stockpile, a national repository, supplies antibiotics, chemical antidotes, antitoxins, IV administrations, airway supplies, and other medical/surgical items as needed to replenish supplies of local and state agencies during a time of emergency. (D) is incorrect because the National Disaster Medical System arranges for the use of federal hospitals.

DIF:    Comprehension                                  REF:    Page 319

4. A community in the New Madrid fault zone experiences an earthquake resulting in injuries from impelled objects and abrasions for many victims. The local supply of antibiotics is quickly exhausted. Local nursing administrators would contact the

ANS:   B

(B) is correct because the Strategic National Stockpile provides antibiotics, antidotes, and medical and surgical items when local and state supplies have been exhausted. (A) is incorrect because the Commissioned Corps Readiness Force is a group of health care professionals who can be deployed to respond to a disaster, as a large group or in small numbers. (C) is incorrect because the Department of Homeland Security is the agency that is responsible for coordinating efforts to protect the United States against terrorism. (D) is incorrect because the local YMCA is a large nonprofit community organization that meets the health and human needs of the community through established programs but would not provide the means to obtain medications and supplies.

DIF:    Application     REF:    Pages 319-320