What is the purpose of debriefing after caring for victims of a disaster?
a. To analyze the effectiveness of the disas-ter plan
b. To assess the efficiency of the response
c. To modify the disaster plan
d. To help allay post-traumatic stress disord-ers
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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Pushing appears to have been effective so far; however, as soon as the head is born, it retracts against the perineum much like a turtle's head drawing into its shell. In evaluating the labor progress so far, the nurse is aware that this is normal with large in-fants and extra pushing efforts by the mother may be necessary. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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