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NR 442 – COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
EXAM 2: 2025/2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Types of Disasters: ANSWERS ✔ ✔- Natural
(eg. tornado, diseases, droughts, wildfires,
hurricane, or earthquake)
- Man-made (e.g. plane crash, terrorism, riots,
fires, bridge collapse, toxic spill, pollution, or
wars)
- Combination (natural/technological) - natural
disaster that creates or results in a widespread
technological problem
What is a Natural Disaster? ANSWERS ✔ ✔- A
natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or
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hurricane that causes great damage or loss of
life
Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) ANSWERS ✔ ✔-
A disaster situation that results in a large
number of victims who need the response of
multiple organizations; according to Dr. Lewis
>100 people affected for a mass casualty
incident
What is multiple casualties range? ANSWERS ✔
✔- 1 to 99 individuals
What is terrorism? ANSWERS ✔ ✔- The use of
violence and intimidation in the pursuit of
political or social aims; unlawful use of force
according to the FBI
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What are weapons of mass destruction?
ANSWERS ✔ ✔- Weapon designed to cause
death or serious bodily injury; e.g. toxins,
chemicals, explosives, biological agents, etc.
What is Anthrax? ANSWERS ✔ ✔- Spore-
forming gram + bacterium Bacillus antracis;
through inhalation is esp deadly
- S/S: Fevers + chills, chest discomfort,
shortness of breath, confusion, dizziness,
cough, N/V, stomach pains, headaches, fatigue,
body aches are common primarily through
inhalation methods
Bioterrorism ANSWERS ✔ ✔- The deliberate
spread of pathogenic organisms into a
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community to cause widespread illness, fear,
and panic
- E.g. small pox, anthrax, Ebola are category A
agents
- E.g. Typhus, ricin toxin, west Nile virus, E.coli,
and food safety threats are category B
- Influenza, TB, or rabies are category C and the
third highest priority
Characteristics of Disasters ANSWERS ✔ ✔-
Frequency, predictability, preventability,
imminence-speed of onset, scope, and intensity
Prevention in Disasters ANSWERS ✔ ✔primary
- aimed at preventing the occurrence of a
disaster/limiting consequences
- during nondisaster/predisaster stages
NR 442 – COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING
EXAM 2: 2025/2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Types of Disasters: ANSWERS ✔ ✔- Natural
(eg. tornado, diseases, droughts, wildfires,
hurricane, or earthquake)
- Man-made (e.g. plane crash, terrorism, riots,
fires, bridge collapse, toxic spill, pollution, or
wars)
- Combination (natural/technological) - natural
disaster that creates or results in a widespread
technological problem
What is a Natural Disaster? ANSWERS ✔ ✔- A
natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or
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hurricane that causes great damage or loss of
life
Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) ANSWERS ✔ ✔-
A disaster situation that results in a large
number of victims who need the response of
multiple organizations; according to Dr. Lewis
>100 people affected for a mass casualty
incident
What is multiple casualties range? ANSWERS ✔
✔- 1 to 99 individuals
What is terrorism? ANSWERS ✔ ✔- The use of
violence and intimidation in the pursuit of
political or social aims; unlawful use of force
according to the FBI
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What are weapons of mass destruction?
ANSWERS ✔ ✔- Weapon designed to cause
death or serious bodily injury; e.g. toxins,
chemicals, explosives, biological agents, etc.
What is Anthrax? ANSWERS ✔ ✔- Spore-
forming gram + bacterium Bacillus antracis;
through inhalation is esp deadly
- S/S: Fevers + chills, chest discomfort,
shortness of breath, confusion, dizziness,
cough, N/V, stomach pains, headaches, fatigue,
body aches are common primarily through
inhalation methods
Bioterrorism ANSWERS ✔ ✔- The deliberate
spread of pathogenic organisms into a
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community to cause widespread illness, fear,
and panic
- E.g. small pox, anthrax, Ebola are category A
agents
- E.g. Typhus, ricin toxin, west Nile virus, E.coli,
and food safety threats are category B
- Influenza, TB, or rabies are category C and the
third highest priority
Characteristics of Disasters ANSWERS ✔ ✔-
Frequency, predictability, preventability,
imminence-speed of onset, scope, and intensity
Prevention in Disasters ANSWERS ✔ ✔primary
- aimed at preventing the occurrence of a
disaster/limiting consequences
- during nondisaster/predisaster stages
