The nurse manager is working on a committee to revise a hospital's emergency preparedness plan. What is the first step of this work?
1. Conduct a hazard risk analysis.
2. Write a basic plan that can be expanded as time permits.
3. Describe functional annexes.
4. Develop hazard-specific annexes.
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Rationale 1: The committee should first assess their environment for potential risks.
Rationale 2: The basic plan cannot be written until another step is completed.
Rationale 3: Functional annexes cannot be developed until another step is completed.
Rationale 4: Hazard-specific annexes cannot be developed until another step is completed.
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