Brunner & Suddarth’s Chapters 72–73 Complete
Emergency & Disaster Nursing EXAM 2026-2027 LATEST
UPDATED VERSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS JUST
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A patient who has been exposed to anthrax is being treated in the local hospital. The nurse
should prioritize what health assessments?
A) Integumentary assessment
B) Assessment for signs of hemorrhage
C) Neurologic assessment
D) Assessment of respiratory status - answer>>Ans: D
Feedback: The second stage of anthrax infection by inhalation includes severe respiratory
distress, including stridor, cyanosis, hypoxia, diaphoresis, hypotension, and shock. The first stage
includes flu-like symptoms. The second stage of infection by inhalation does not include
headache, vomiting, or syncope.
When assessing patients who are victims of a chemical agent attack, the nurse is aware that
assessment findings vary based on the type of chemical agent. The chemical sulfur mustard is an
example of what type of chemical warfare agent?
A) Nerve agent
B) Blood agent
C) Pulmonary agent
D) Vesicant - answer>>Ans: D
Feedback: Sulfur mustard is a vesicant chemical that causes blistering and results in burning,
conjunctivitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, hematopoietic suppression, and death. Nerve agents
include sarin, soman, tabun, VX, and organophosphates (pesticides). Hydrogen cyanide is a
blood agent that has a direct effect on cellular metabolism, resulting in asphyxiation through
alterations in hemoglobin. Chlorine is a pulmonary agent, which destroys the pulmonary
membrane that separates the alveolus from the capillary bed
A major earthquake has occurred within the vicinity of the local hospital. The nursing supervisor
working the night shift at the hospital receives information that the hospital disaster plan will be
,activated. The supervisor will need to work with what organization responsible for coordinating
interagency relief assistance?
A) Office of Emergency Management
B) Incident Command System
C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
D) American Red Cross - answer>>Ans: A
Feedback:
The Office of Emergency Management coordinates the disaster relief efforts at state and local
levels. The Incident Command System is a management tool to organize personnel, facilities,
equipment, and communication in an emergency situation. The CDC is the agency for disease
prevention and control and it supports state and local health departments. The American Red
Cross provides additional support.
While developing an emergency operations plan (EOP), the committee is discussing the
components of the EOP. During the post-incident response of an emergency operations plan,
what activity will take place?
A) Deciding when the facility will go from disaster response to daily activities
B) Conducting practice drills for the community and facility
C) Conducting a critique and debriefing for all involved in the incident
D) Replacing the resources in the facility - answer>>Ans: C
Feedback:
A post-incident response includes critiquing and debriefing all parties involved immediately and
at later dates. It does not include the decision to go from disaster response to daily activities; it
does not include practice drills; and it does not include replacement of resources in the facility.
The announcement is made that the facility may return to normal functioning after a local
disaster. In the emergency operations plan, what is this referred to as?
A) Demobilization response
B) Post-incident response
C) Crisis diffusion
D) Reversion - answer>>Ans: A
,Feedback: The demobilization response occurs when it is deemed that the facility may return to
normal daily functioning. This is not known as the post-incident response, crisis diffusion or
reversion.
A group of disaster survivors is working with the critical incident stress management (CISM)
team. Members of this team should be guided by what goal?
A) Determining whether the incident was managed effectively
B) Educating survivors on potential coping strategies for future disasters
C) Providing individuals with education about recognizing stress reactions
D) Determining if individuals responded appropriately during the incident - answer>>Ans: C
Feedback:
In defusing, patients are given information about recognizing stress reactions and how to deal
with handling the stress they may experience. Debriefing involves asking patients about their
current emotional coping and symptoms, following up, and identifying patients who require
further assessment and assistance in dealing with the stress experienced. The CISM team does
not focus primarily on the management of the incident or on providing skills for future
incidents.
Level C personal protective equipment has been deemed necessary in the response to an
unknown substance. The nurse is aware that the equipment will include what?
A) A self-contained breathing apparatus
B) A vapor-tight, chemical-resistant suit
C) A uniform only
D) An air-purified respirator - answer>>Ans: D
Feedback:
Level C incorporates the use of an air-purified respirator, a chemical resistant coverall with
splash hood, chemical-resistant gloves, and boots. Level A provides the highest level of
respiratory, mucous membrane, skin, and eye protection, incorporating a vapor-tight, chemical-
resistant suit and self- contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). Level B personal protective
equipment provides the highest level of respiratory protection, with a lesser level of skin and
eye protection, incorporating a chemical- resistant suit and SCBA. Level D is the same as a work
uniform.
, Emergency department (ED) staff members have been trained to follow steps that will decrease
the risk of secondary exposure to a chemical. When conducting decontamination, staff
members should remove the patients clothing and then perform what action?
A) Rinse the patient with water.
B) Wash the patient with a dilute bleach solution.
C) Wash the patient chlorhexidine.
D) Rinse the patient with hydrogen peroxide. - answer>>Ans: A
Feedback:
The first step in decontamination is removal of the patients clothing and jewelry and
then rinsing the patient with water. This is usually followed by a wash with soap and water, not
chlorhexidine, bleach, or hydrogen peroxide.
A nurse takes a shift report and finds he is caring for a patient who has been exposed to anthrax
by inhalation. What precautions does the nurse know must be put in place when providing care
for this patient?
A) Standard precautions
B) Airborne precautions
C) Droplet precautions
D) Contact precautions - answer>>Ans: A
Feedback:
The patient is not contagious, and anthrax cannot be spread from person to person, so standard
precautions are initiated. Airborne, contact, and droplet precautions are not necessary.
A group of medical nurses are being certified in their response to potential bioterrorism. The
nurses learn that if a patient is exposed to the smallpox virus he or she becomes contagious at
what time?
A) 6 to 12 hours after exposure
B) When pustules form
C) After a rash appears
D) When the patient becomes febrile - answer>>Ans: C
Feedback:
Emergency & Disaster Nursing EXAM 2026-2027 LATEST
UPDATED VERSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS JUST
RELEASED
A patient who has been exposed to anthrax is being treated in the local hospital. The nurse
should prioritize what health assessments?
A) Integumentary assessment
B) Assessment for signs of hemorrhage
C) Neurologic assessment
D) Assessment of respiratory status - answer>>Ans: D
Feedback: The second stage of anthrax infection by inhalation includes severe respiratory
distress, including stridor, cyanosis, hypoxia, diaphoresis, hypotension, and shock. The first stage
includes flu-like symptoms. The second stage of infection by inhalation does not include
headache, vomiting, or syncope.
When assessing patients who are victims of a chemical agent attack, the nurse is aware that
assessment findings vary based on the type of chemical agent. The chemical sulfur mustard is an
example of what type of chemical warfare agent?
A) Nerve agent
B) Blood agent
C) Pulmonary agent
D) Vesicant - answer>>Ans: D
Feedback: Sulfur mustard is a vesicant chemical that causes blistering and results in burning,
conjunctivitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, hematopoietic suppression, and death. Nerve agents
include sarin, soman, tabun, VX, and organophosphates (pesticides). Hydrogen cyanide is a
blood agent that has a direct effect on cellular metabolism, resulting in asphyxiation through
alterations in hemoglobin. Chlorine is a pulmonary agent, which destroys the pulmonary
membrane that separates the alveolus from the capillary bed
A major earthquake has occurred within the vicinity of the local hospital. The nursing supervisor
working the night shift at the hospital receives information that the hospital disaster plan will be
,activated. The supervisor will need to work with what organization responsible for coordinating
interagency relief assistance?
A) Office of Emergency Management
B) Incident Command System
C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
D) American Red Cross - answer>>Ans: A
Feedback:
The Office of Emergency Management coordinates the disaster relief efforts at state and local
levels. The Incident Command System is a management tool to organize personnel, facilities,
equipment, and communication in an emergency situation. The CDC is the agency for disease
prevention and control and it supports state and local health departments. The American Red
Cross provides additional support.
While developing an emergency operations plan (EOP), the committee is discussing the
components of the EOP. During the post-incident response of an emergency operations plan,
what activity will take place?
A) Deciding when the facility will go from disaster response to daily activities
B) Conducting practice drills for the community and facility
C) Conducting a critique and debriefing for all involved in the incident
D) Replacing the resources in the facility - answer>>Ans: C
Feedback:
A post-incident response includes critiquing and debriefing all parties involved immediately and
at later dates. It does not include the decision to go from disaster response to daily activities; it
does not include practice drills; and it does not include replacement of resources in the facility.
The announcement is made that the facility may return to normal functioning after a local
disaster. In the emergency operations plan, what is this referred to as?
A) Demobilization response
B) Post-incident response
C) Crisis diffusion
D) Reversion - answer>>Ans: A
,Feedback: The demobilization response occurs when it is deemed that the facility may return to
normal daily functioning. This is not known as the post-incident response, crisis diffusion or
reversion.
A group of disaster survivors is working with the critical incident stress management (CISM)
team. Members of this team should be guided by what goal?
A) Determining whether the incident was managed effectively
B) Educating survivors on potential coping strategies for future disasters
C) Providing individuals with education about recognizing stress reactions
D) Determining if individuals responded appropriately during the incident - answer>>Ans: C
Feedback:
In defusing, patients are given information about recognizing stress reactions and how to deal
with handling the stress they may experience. Debriefing involves asking patients about their
current emotional coping and symptoms, following up, and identifying patients who require
further assessment and assistance in dealing with the stress experienced. The CISM team does
not focus primarily on the management of the incident or on providing skills for future
incidents.
Level C personal protective equipment has been deemed necessary in the response to an
unknown substance. The nurse is aware that the equipment will include what?
A) A self-contained breathing apparatus
B) A vapor-tight, chemical-resistant suit
C) A uniform only
D) An air-purified respirator - answer>>Ans: D
Feedback:
Level C incorporates the use of an air-purified respirator, a chemical resistant coverall with
splash hood, chemical-resistant gloves, and boots. Level A provides the highest level of
respiratory, mucous membrane, skin, and eye protection, incorporating a vapor-tight, chemical-
resistant suit and self- contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). Level B personal protective
equipment provides the highest level of respiratory protection, with a lesser level of skin and
eye protection, incorporating a chemical- resistant suit and SCBA. Level D is the same as a work
uniform.
, Emergency department (ED) staff members have been trained to follow steps that will decrease
the risk of secondary exposure to a chemical. When conducting decontamination, staff
members should remove the patients clothing and then perform what action?
A) Rinse the patient with water.
B) Wash the patient with a dilute bleach solution.
C) Wash the patient chlorhexidine.
D) Rinse the patient with hydrogen peroxide. - answer>>Ans: A
Feedback:
The first step in decontamination is removal of the patients clothing and jewelry and
then rinsing the patient with water. This is usually followed by a wash with soap and water, not
chlorhexidine, bleach, or hydrogen peroxide.
A nurse takes a shift report and finds he is caring for a patient who has been exposed to anthrax
by inhalation. What precautions does the nurse know must be put in place when providing care
for this patient?
A) Standard precautions
B) Airborne precautions
C) Droplet precautions
D) Contact precautions - answer>>Ans: A
Feedback:
The patient is not contagious, and anthrax cannot be spread from person to person, so standard
precautions are initiated. Airborne, contact, and droplet precautions are not necessary.
A group of medical nurses are being certified in their response to potential bioterrorism. The
nurses learn that if a patient is exposed to the smallpox virus he or she becomes contagious at
what time?
A) 6 to 12 hours after exposure
B) When pustules form
C) After a rash appears
D) When the patient becomes febrile - answer>>Ans: C
Feedback:
