Disaster nursing competencies include risk reduction, disease prevention, and health promotion; policy development and planning; community care; and ethical and legal practice. The nursing process is not considered a core competency for disaster nursing
1. a natural disaster
2. a multiple-casualty incident
3. a mass-casualty incident
4. an accidental disaster
Correct Answer: 3
A mass-casualty incident occurs quickly and suddenly and overwhelms local resources with many seriously ill or injured victims needing care. Natural disasters are caused by acts of nature or emerging diseases. A multiple-casualty event does not exceed the capacity of local resources to provide needed medical care. An accidental disaster is human-generated.
You might also like to view...
The nurse manager has completed a series of team-building exercises with a command group. Which statement by a group member indicates that cohesiveness is occurring?
1. "I think I understand the work of the group now." 2. "I have gotten to know my group members better during these exercises." 3. "We have so much work to do in this group." 4. "I like the members of the group."
When objective and subjective data about a client's pain are in conflict, which report should the nurse consider to be the primary source?
a. objective data b. subjective data c. combination of objective and subjective d. objective data and reports of family members
A patient tells the nurse that every time she "gets on track" to manage her symptoms of fibromyalgia, something else happens with an elderly parent and she has to "start all over" with the management of the symptoms
Which of the following should the nurse discuss with this patient? 1. Discuss strategies to help with the care of her elderly parent. 2. Explain that missing exercise is not going to exacerbate the symptoms. 3. Suggest she talk with her health care provider about taking Lyrica so the symptoms will go away. 4. Remind the patient that life cannot be predicted, and caring for an elderly relative must be a priority.
In a research proposal, when describing a research design, the researcher would include
a. discussion of a theoretical framework. b. evaluation of the researcher's expertise. c. methods for measurement of variables. d. purpose of the study.