Which of the following types of behaviors would a nurse expect to see when a disaster first strikes a community?
a. A sense of all being okay and that one can rebuild and go on
b. Anger and despair that help being offered is insufficient, slow, and inadequate
c. Everyone trying to help strangers, as well as their neighbors, survive.
d. People involved sharing their stories and reliving what occurred.
ANS: C
The classic four phases of a community's reaction to a disaster are the heroic phase, honeymoon phase, disillusionment phase, and reconstruction phase. During the heroic phase, nearly everyone feels the need to rush to help people survive the disaster.
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