The nurse is aware that the purpose of debriefing as outlined in the disaster plan for the health professionals who were involved in caring for the victims of a disaster a month ago is to:
a. analyze the effectiveness of the disaster plan.
b. assess the efficiency of the service pro-vided by various agencies.
c. modify the disaster plan.
d. help allay post-traumatic stress disorders.
D
The debriefing is for the purpose of allowing the health professionals to ventilate about their ex-periences in an effort to allay long-term psychological problems.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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