Nursing 401- Disaster Management Questions With Complete Solutions
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NURS 401
Institution
NURS 401
Nursing 401- Disaster Management
Questions With Complete Solutions
natural disaster great destruction or loss of life caused by natural forces rather than by
human actions
ex) tornado, hurricane, etc
human-made disasters can be simple as over-crowding (New York city), increase in school
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Nursing 401- Disaster Management
Questions With Complete Solutions
natural disaster great destruction or loss of life caused by natural forces rather than by
human actions
ex) tornado, hurricane, etc
human-made disasters can be simple as over-crowding (New York city), increase in school
violence,
chemical disasters Unlike biological agents, which require an incubation period before
symptoms appear, a chemical agent, when released, makes its presence known immediately
through observation (explosion), self-admission (accidental), or the occurrence of rapidly
emerging symptoms, such as burns, difficulty breathing, or convulsions.
radiologic disasters Events in which people, animals, and the environment are exposed to
harmful levels of gamma radiation
nuclear disaster an accident with nuclear power, usually causing radioactivity
, Nursing 401- Disaster Management
Questions With Complete Solutions
disasters All cause distribution, devastation, and destruction to the community
prevent There are ways to __________ or manage how people and their communities
respond to disasters.
decreased Although the number of disasters worldwide continues to grow, the number of
lives lost has ___________ because of the way we respond.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security A cabinet-level federal administrative agency
whose mission is to enforce laws to prevent terrorist attacks and related criminal activities.
National Preparedness Goal "A secure and resilient nation with the capabilities required
across the whole community to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from
the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk."
National response plan The plan that delineates the all-discipline, all-hazards response and
responsibilities of all federal agencies for the management of domestic incidents in the United
States
, Nursing 401- Disaster Management
Questions With Complete Solutions
National Incident Management System (NIMS) is where they look at establishing a
unified communication system during a disaster
bio surveillance Public Health and Medical Preparedness and the National Health Security
Strategy:
1.) __________ (collecting hazardous information or threats)
countermeasure distribution Public Health and Medical Preparedness and the National
Health Security Strategy:
2.) ____________ (immunizations that can counteract a terrorism- who get it first)
mass causality care Public Health and Medical Preparedness and the National Health
Security Strategy:
3.) ______________ (what do we with many bodies?)
community resilience Public Health and Medical Preparedness and the National Health
Security Strategy:
4.) ______________ (way they come together and use resources to come together to respond and
recover from a catastrophic event)
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