A nursing administrator is evaluating the hospital's response to a recent internal disaster. The administrator assesses that goals for disaster planning have been met when which outcome is as-sessed?
a. The hospital was able to maintain client, staff, and visitor safety during the disaster.
b. Supplies were readily available and were transported rapidly where needed.
c. The hospital incident command officer successfully utilized ancillary areas for client care.
d. All employees followed the chain of command and established policies and procedures.
A
The most important outcome of any internal disaster is maintenance of safety for the hospital's clients, staff, and visitors. Other outcomes listed would be part of a successful disaster response, but are all too narrow to meet this objective.
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