A nurse manager is working on a task force to develop policy for man-made disasters. There is some discussion in the committee about whether fire should be included in the policy. Which suggestion by a task force member would be most useful?
1. "Fire is a natural occurrence, so we should not address it."
2. "Fires are not generally a real disaster, so we should not include it."
3. "We should only focus on wildfires."
4. "We should only focus on arson fires."
4
Rationale 1: Fire is natural, but not all are from a natural source.
Rationale 2: Fires can be a major disaster.
Rationale 3: Wildfires are natural disasters.
Rationale 4: Since arson fires are man-made, they would be included in this plan."
Global Rationale:
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