EXAM 1 NSG 444 2026 FINAL STUDY AND
REVISION QUESTIONS
◉ True or False: A mass casualty event (MCI) always requires
assistance from resources outside of the affected community.
Answer: True.
An MCI is a human-made (e.g., involving NBC agents) or natural (e.g.,
hurricane) event or disaster that overwhelms a community's ability
to respond with existing resources
◉ What type of report provides the most accurate information
during handoffs?
a. SOAP note review
b. SBAR at bedside
c. Face to face report at the nurse's station
d. Recorded report allowing operator control. Answer: B.
SBAR given at the beside provides the opportunity for pts & families
to ask question and have exact knowledge regarding their plan of
care. SBAR report is important to prevent ineffective transfer of care,
ensures patient safety, efficiently communicators key details of the
situation at hand, provides a standardized method for
communication between medical staff, and builds collaboration &
collegiality
, ◉ True or False: The mitigation phase of disaster management
encompasses acute stress disorder or PTSD and restoration of
personal, economic, and environmental stability. Answer: False.
Recovery encompasses;
a. Actions taken to return to a normal situation after the disaster, b.
preventing debilitating effects and restoring personal, economic and
environmental health and stability to the community. Acute stress
disorder or PTSD is a concern for disaster survivors.
◉ In a severe weather event, the prudent nurse should do all the
following EXCEPT what?
a. close windows and curtains
b. cover patients with blankets
c. move beds away from windows
d. open doors to patient room. Answer: D.
◉ True or False: A minor/Level III disaster could result in a
presidential declaration of an emergency. Answer: True.
Level III Disaster is a minor disaster that involves a minimal level of
damage but could result in a presidential declaration of an
emergency
◉ The following are common patient responses to illness. SATA
a. anger
REVISION QUESTIONS
◉ True or False: A mass casualty event (MCI) always requires
assistance from resources outside of the affected community.
Answer: True.
An MCI is a human-made (e.g., involving NBC agents) or natural (e.g.,
hurricane) event or disaster that overwhelms a community's ability
to respond with existing resources
◉ What type of report provides the most accurate information
during handoffs?
a. SOAP note review
b. SBAR at bedside
c. Face to face report at the nurse's station
d. Recorded report allowing operator control. Answer: B.
SBAR given at the beside provides the opportunity for pts & families
to ask question and have exact knowledge regarding their plan of
care. SBAR report is important to prevent ineffective transfer of care,
ensures patient safety, efficiently communicators key details of the
situation at hand, provides a standardized method for
communication between medical staff, and builds collaboration &
collegiality
, ◉ True or False: The mitigation phase of disaster management
encompasses acute stress disorder or PTSD and restoration of
personal, economic, and environmental stability. Answer: False.
Recovery encompasses;
a. Actions taken to return to a normal situation after the disaster, b.
preventing debilitating effects and restoring personal, economic and
environmental health and stability to the community. Acute stress
disorder or PTSD is a concern for disaster survivors.
◉ In a severe weather event, the prudent nurse should do all the
following EXCEPT what?
a. close windows and curtains
b. cover patients with blankets
c. move beds away from windows
d. open doors to patient room. Answer: D.
◉ True or False: A minor/Level III disaster could result in a
presidential declaration of an emergency. Answer: True.
Level III Disaster is a minor disaster that involves a minimal level of
damage but could result in a presidential declaration of an
emergency
◉ The following are common patient responses to illness. SATA
a. anger
