NSG-440 Skeleton Notes- Topic 14 Questions With Correct Answers!!

Disaster Impact - Disasters can impact infrastructer and delays societies progress. Natural disaster - - tornado - hurricane man made disaster - - structural collapse - riots - terrorist attack - car accidents federal emergency management agency (FEMA) - responsible for disaster preparedness amercian red cross - the purpose is to meet the immediate disaster- caused needs of individuals, families, and communities plan - government and provate organizations have emergency plan protocols in place the RN is responsible for edhering to the applicable emergency response plan phases of disaster - 1. disillusionment 2. honeymoon 3. reconstruction acceptance - hope regained and begin to act in self interest pre-impact - laws and ordinances aimed at mitigating the impact of disastertriage - red- immediate green- minor (walkie talkie) yellow- delayed black- deceased