Community and Public Health Nursing, Evidence for Practice 2nd Edition by Gail A. Harkness, Rosanna DeMarco
Community and Public Health Nursing, Evidence for Practice 2nd Edition by Gail A. Harkness, Rosanna DeMarco
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Chapter 19- Community Preparedness- Disaster and Terrorism
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
| 1. | You are working as a public health nurse in New England during the winter months. An ice storm cripples the city and electrical outages affect the power grid. Trees and frozen wires are down throughout the city and the timeline for restoration of power is 7 to 10 days. You expect the management team to classify this occurrence as a(n) _________ according to established guidelines. | |
| A) | emergency | |
| B) | natural disaster | |
| C) | terrorism | |
| D) | accidental disaster | |
| 2. | The national weather service warns of an impending ice storm that may have crippling effects on the community. Widespread electrical outages are predicted as well as freezing temperatures. The community health nurses are mobilized to establish emergency living quarters and clinics for those without heat. The impending crisis will affect the health and well-being of the community and the community responses are considered the ______ phase of disaster management. | |
| A) | impact | |
| B) | postimpact | |
| C) | preimpact | |
| D) | preparation | |
| 3. | Your management team is in the process of identification of hazards associated with the ice storm that is expected to disable electrical service to the city. To identify the areas most vulnerable to damage and plan for an effective response, which of the following methods of data collection may be used? (select all that apply) | |
| A) | Geographic information | |
| B) | Satellite imagery | |
| C) | Census data | |
| D) | Historical data on previous events | |
| E) | Planning board declarations | |
| 4. | Five weeks after a category 4 hurricane, a town in southern Louisiana continues to battle for survival. The flood waters have now receded. You are part of the disaster recovery team. Epidemiologic analysis of this town includes factors that influence the health status of this community. Which of the following may be included in the epidemiologic analysis report? (select all that apply) | |
| A) | Continuing death | |
| B) | Population shift | |
| C) | Contamination of water supplies | |
| D) | Limited access to places of worship | |
| E) | Collapse of access to health care | |
| 5. | Response to a disaster is in its final phase. Although still in the recovery phase of the response, an evaluation meeting is arranged. The purpose of the evaluation meeting is to | |
| A) | analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the response and submit a plan to improve response in the future. | |
| B) | create a report that exemplifies the cohesiveness of the departmental response to the disaster. | |
| C) | analyze the effectiveness of the disaster relief teams from respondent states. | |
| D) | create a postdisaster report for FEMA. | |
Answer Key
| 1. | B |
| 2. | C |
| 3. | A, B, D |
| 4. | A, B, C, E |
| 5. | A |
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