Chapter 16: Emergency Preparedness and Response for Today’s World

Chapter 16: 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 phase of a disaster continuum?

ANS:  A

Every disaster response begins as a local event known as the preparedness phase, which consists of planning, preparedness, prevention, and warning.

DIF:    Comprehension                               REF:   p. 285

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 smallpox. If the chemical, biologic, radiologic, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) agent categories are used, this incident would be classified as:

ANS:  B

The biologic category refers to diseases such as plague or smallpox.

DIF:    Comprehension                               REF:   p. 284, Table 16-1

3. The Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS):

ANS:  B

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.

DIF:    Comprehension                               REF:   p. 286

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

ANS:  B

The Strategic National Stockpile provides antibiotics, antidotes, and medical and surgical items when local and state supplies have been exhausted.

DIF:    Comprehension                               REF:   p. 287