A nurse responds to a human-made disaster. Which of the following describes what the nurse is responding to?
a. Structural collapse
b. Communicable disease epidemics
c. Mud slides
d. Floods
ANS: A
A structural collapse would be considered a human-made disaster. Communicable disease epi-demics, mud slides, and floods are considered to be natural disasters.
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