Emergency Preparedness Test Questions and
Answers Rated A
Emergency - -Sudden often unforeseen *Plan is based on the likelihood of an event
event that threatens health or safety happening in the community, for example a
hurricane
* nurses can participate by having a
Disaster - -A public emergency that representative on at least the agency level
necessitating assistance from outside the
affected community
Second phase - -Mitigation- agencies and
communities identify potential hazards and take
Three aspects of disaster - -1.Little or no measures to prevent or minimize the emergency
warning before the event
2. Available personnel and emergency services
that are overwhelmed initially by the demand What happens in the Mitigation phase ? - -*
3. Combined threat to life, public health and the Communities implement their emergency
environment operation plans including organizing and training
personnel and stockpiling equipment and
supplies.
Pandemic - -An infection that spreads *Communities implement communication and
rapidly around the world. Ex. H1N1, Ebola warning systems, establish emergency operation
centers and implement response and evacuation
plans
Surge capacity - -The communities ability
to rapidly meet the increased demand for
qualified personnel and resources, including Key nursing role in mitigation phase - -The
health care resources in the event of a disaster. anticipation of needed resources and policies to
Ex. strip malls holding patients, or hospital assist nurses and other professionals in
capacity is 100, but the surge is 200 implementing an effective disaster response
Emergency preparedness - -The act of Third phase - -Emergency response-
making plans to prevent, respond to and recover coordinated response to meet the needs of the
from emergencies. individuals in the community affected by the
*CDC recommends an all hazards approach emergency
What happens in the emergency response phase
Four phases of emergency response - -
Preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery - -* opening shelters
*repairing utility infrastructures
*establishing critical care services
*This occurs during and immediately after the
First phase - -Preparedness- Having a
emergency by law enforcement, paramedics and
comprehensive disaster plan in place that
emergency department personnel
coordinates efforts among many people,
*After the initial danger has passed state, federal
agencies and levels of government
and other outside resources bring- first aid,
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Answers Rated A
Emergency - -Sudden often unforeseen *Plan is based on the likelihood of an event
event that threatens health or safety happening in the community, for example a
hurricane
* nurses can participate by having a
Disaster - -A public emergency that representative on at least the agency level
necessitating assistance from outside the
affected community
Second phase - -Mitigation- agencies and
communities identify potential hazards and take
Three aspects of disaster - -1.Little or no measures to prevent or minimize the emergency
warning before the event
2. Available personnel and emergency services
that are overwhelmed initially by the demand What happens in the Mitigation phase ? - -*
3. Combined threat to life, public health and the Communities implement their emergency
environment operation plans including organizing and training
personnel and stockpiling equipment and
supplies.
Pandemic - -An infection that spreads *Communities implement communication and
rapidly around the world. Ex. H1N1, Ebola warning systems, establish emergency operation
centers and implement response and evacuation
plans
Surge capacity - -The communities ability
to rapidly meet the increased demand for
qualified personnel and resources, including Key nursing role in mitigation phase - -The
health care resources in the event of a disaster. anticipation of needed resources and policies to
Ex. strip malls holding patients, or hospital assist nurses and other professionals in
capacity is 100, but the surge is 200 implementing an effective disaster response
Emergency preparedness - -The act of Third phase - -Emergency response-
making plans to prevent, respond to and recover coordinated response to meet the needs of the
from emergencies. individuals in the community affected by the
*CDC recommends an all hazards approach emergency
What happens in the emergency response phase
Four phases of emergency response - -
Preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery - -* opening shelters
*repairing utility infrastructures
*establishing critical care services
*This occurs during and immediately after the
First phase - -Preparedness- Having a
emergency by law enforcement, paramedics and
comprehensive disaster plan in place that
emergency department personnel
coordinates efforts among many people,
*After the initial danger has passed state, federal
agencies and levels of government
and other outside resources bring- first aid,
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