The nurse is contacting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for supplies to be sent from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) to the site of a massive train derailment and chemical spill. What will the SNS provide?
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. Push Packages
2. Vendor-managed inventory packages
3. Whole blood and blood components
4. Hospital beds and surgical tables
5. Computer equipment and prepackaged meals
Correct Answer: 1,2
Rationale 1: Push Packages are preassembled caches of drugs, antidotes, and medical supplies that broadly cover a nonspecific emergency for use in early hours.
Rationale 2: Vendor-managed inventory (VMI) packages contain additional supplies that can be more event specific and ship within 24 to 36 hours.
Rationale 3: Whole blood and blood components are not part of the Strategic National Stockpile.
Rationale 4: Hospital beds and surgical tables are not part of the Strategic National Stockpile.
Rationale 5: Computer equipment and prepackaged meals are not part of the Strategic National Stockpile.
Global Rationale: Push Packages are preassembled caches of drugs, antidotes, and medical supplies that broadly cover a nonspecific emergency for use in early hours. Vendor-managed inventory (VMI) packages contain additional supplies that can be more event specific and ship within 24 to 36 hours. Blood, beds, tables, computer equipment, and meals are not part of the SNS.
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