The nurse manager is discussing the preparedness phase of a revised emergency management plan for the emergency department
Which resources will the nurse manager utilize to help nurses understand their roles and responsibilities during an emergency response?
Select all that apply.
A) The American Nurses Association (ANA)
B) The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
C) The AMA
D) The Red Cross
Answer: A
During the preparedness phase, individual nurses must gain an understanding of their expected roles in an emergency and prepare for them. Because nurses will be required to allocate scarce resources and supplies and make unbelievably difficult client care decisions, they must understand the ethics associated with such choices. The ANA is a good source of information to guide nurses' understanding of their roles and possible consequences. Nurses must be aware of their employer's response plans and have a sense of how their state and local community will operate during an emergency.
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