NUR 2239 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A hospital responds to a local mass casualty event. Which action should the nurse supervisor take to
prevent staff post-traumatic stress disorder during a mass casualty event?
a. Provide water and healthy snacks for energy throughout the event.
b. Schedule 16-hour shifts to allow for greater rest between shifts.
c. Encourage counseling upon deactivation of the emergency response plan.
d. Assign staff to different roles and units within the medical facility. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A.
A client who is hospitalized with burns after losing the family home in a fire becomes angry and screams
at a nurse when dinner is served late. How should the nurse respond?
A. "Do you need something for pain right now?"
B. "Please stop yelling. I brought dinner as soon as I could."
C. "I suggest that you get control of yourself."
D. "You seem upset. I have time to talk if you'd like." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D.
A nurse is field-triaging clients after an industrial accident. Which client condition should the nurse
triage with a red tag?
A. Dislocated right hip and an open fracture of the right lower leg
B. Large contusion to the forehead and a bloody nose
C. Closed fracture of the right clavicle and arm numbness
D. Multiple fractured ribs and shortness of breath - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D.
An emergency department charge nurse prepares to receive clients from a mass casualty within the
community. What is the role of this nurse during this event?
A. Ask ED staff to discharge clients from the med-surg units in order to make room for critically injured
victims
B. Call additional med-surg and critical care nursing staff to come to the hospital to assist when victims
are brought in
C. Inform the incident commander at the mass casualty scene about how many victims may be handled
by the ED
,D. Direct med-surg and critical care nurses to assist with clients currently in the ED while emergency
staff prepares to receive the mass casualty victims - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D
The hospital administration arranges for critical incident stress debriefing for the staff after a mass
casualty incident. Which statement by the debriefing team leader is most appropriate for this situation?
A. "You are free to express your feelings; whatever is said here stays here."
B. "Let's evaluate what went wrong and develop policies for future incidents."
C. "This session is only for nursing and medical staff, not for ancillary personnel."
D. "Let's pass around the written policy compliance form for everyone." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A.
A nurse is caring for a client whose wife died in a recent mass casualty accident. The client says, "I can't
believe that my wife is gone and I am left to raise my children all by myself." How should the nurse
respond?
A. "Please accept my sympathies for your loss."
B. "I can call the hospital chaplain if you wish."
C. "You sound anxious about being a single parent."
D. "At least your children still have you in their lives." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C.
A nurse cares for clients during a community-wide disaster drill. One of the clients asks, "Why are the
individuals with black tags not receiving any care?" How should the nurse respond?
A. "To do the greatest good for the greater number of people, it is necessary to sacrifice some."
B. "Not everyone will survive a disaster, so it is best to identify those people early and move on."
C. "In a disaster, extensive resources are not used for one person at the expense of many others."
D. "With black tags, volunteers can identify those who are dying and can give them comfort care." -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C.
A nurse wants to become involved in community disaster preparedness and is interested in helping set
up and staff first aid stations or community acute care centers in the event of a disaster. Which
organization is the best fit for this nurse's interests?
A. The Medical Reserve Corps
B. The National Guard
, C. The health department
D. A Disaster Medical Assistance Team - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A
A nurse wants to become part of a Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) but is concerned about
maintaining licensure in several different states. Which statement best addresses these concerns?
a. "Deployed DMAT providers are federal employees, so their licenses are good in all 50 states."
b. "The government has a program for quick licensure activation wherever you are deployed."
c. "During a time of crisis, licensure issues would not be the government's priority concern."
d. "If you are deployed, you will be issued a temporary license in the state in which you are working." -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A
After a hospital's emergency department (ED) has efficiently triaged, treated, and transferred clients
from a community disaster to appropriate units, the hospital incident command officer wants to "stand
down" from the emergency plan. Which question should the nursing supervisor ask at this time?
a. "Are you sure no more victims are coming into the ED?"
b. "Do all areas of the hospital have the supplies and personnel they need?"
c. "Have all ED staff had the chance to eat and rest recently?"
d. "Does the Chief Medical Officer agree this disaster is under control?" - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B
A family in the emergency department is overwhelmed at the loss of several family members due to a
shooting incident in the community. Which intervention should the nurse complete first?
a. Provide a calm location for the family to cope and discuss needs.
b. Call the hospital chaplain to stay with the family and pray for the deceased.
c. Do not allow visiting of the victims until the bodies are prepared.
d. Provide privacy for law enforcement to interview the family. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A
An emergency department charge nurse notes an increase in sick calls and bickering among the staff
after a week with multiple trauma incidents. Which action should the nurse take?
A. Organize a pizza party for each shift
B. Remind the staff of the facility's sick-leave policy
C. Arrange for critical incident stress debriefing
A hospital responds to a local mass casualty event. Which action should the nurse supervisor take to
prevent staff post-traumatic stress disorder during a mass casualty event?
a. Provide water and healthy snacks for energy throughout the event.
b. Schedule 16-hour shifts to allow for greater rest between shifts.
c. Encourage counseling upon deactivation of the emergency response plan.
d. Assign staff to different roles and units within the medical facility. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A.
A client who is hospitalized with burns after losing the family home in a fire becomes angry and screams
at a nurse when dinner is served late. How should the nurse respond?
A. "Do you need something for pain right now?"
B. "Please stop yelling. I brought dinner as soon as I could."
C. "I suggest that you get control of yourself."
D. "You seem upset. I have time to talk if you'd like." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D.
A nurse is field-triaging clients after an industrial accident. Which client condition should the nurse
triage with a red tag?
A. Dislocated right hip and an open fracture of the right lower leg
B. Large contusion to the forehead and a bloody nose
C. Closed fracture of the right clavicle and arm numbness
D. Multiple fractured ribs and shortness of breath - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D.
An emergency department charge nurse prepares to receive clients from a mass casualty within the
community. What is the role of this nurse during this event?
A. Ask ED staff to discharge clients from the med-surg units in order to make room for critically injured
victims
B. Call additional med-surg and critical care nursing staff to come to the hospital to assist when victims
are brought in
C. Inform the incident commander at the mass casualty scene about how many victims may be handled
by the ED
,D. Direct med-surg and critical care nurses to assist with clients currently in the ED while emergency
staff prepares to receive the mass casualty victims - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅D
The hospital administration arranges for critical incident stress debriefing for the staff after a mass
casualty incident. Which statement by the debriefing team leader is most appropriate for this situation?
A. "You are free to express your feelings; whatever is said here stays here."
B. "Let's evaluate what went wrong and develop policies for future incidents."
C. "This session is only for nursing and medical staff, not for ancillary personnel."
D. "Let's pass around the written policy compliance form for everyone." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A.
A nurse is caring for a client whose wife died in a recent mass casualty accident. The client says, "I can't
believe that my wife is gone and I am left to raise my children all by myself." How should the nurse
respond?
A. "Please accept my sympathies for your loss."
B. "I can call the hospital chaplain if you wish."
C. "You sound anxious about being a single parent."
D. "At least your children still have you in their lives." - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C.
A nurse cares for clients during a community-wide disaster drill. One of the clients asks, "Why are the
individuals with black tags not receiving any care?" How should the nurse respond?
A. "To do the greatest good for the greater number of people, it is necessary to sacrifice some."
B. "Not everyone will survive a disaster, so it is best to identify those people early and move on."
C. "In a disaster, extensive resources are not used for one person at the expense of many others."
D. "With black tags, volunteers can identify those who are dying and can give them comfort care." -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅C.
A nurse wants to become involved in community disaster preparedness and is interested in helping set
up and staff first aid stations or community acute care centers in the event of a disaster. Which
organization is the best fit for this nurse's interests?
A. The Medical Reserve Corps
B. The National Guard
, C. The health department
D. A Disaster Medical Assistance Team - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A
A nurse wants to become part of a Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) but is concerned about
maintaining licensure in several different states. Which statement best addresses these concerns?
a. "Deployed DMAT providers are federal employees, so their licenses are good in all 50 states."
b. "The government has a program for quick licensure activation wherever you are deployed."
c. "During a time of crisis, licensure issues would not be the government's priority concern."
d. "If you are deployed, you will be issued a temporary license in the state in which you are working." -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A
After a hospital's emergency department (ED) has efficiently triaged, treated, and transferred clients
from a community disaster to appropriate units, the hospital incident command officer wants to "stand
down" from the emergency plan. Which question should the nursing supervisor ask at this time?
a. "Are you sure no more victims are coming into the ED?"
b. "Do all areas of the hospital have the supplies and personnel they need?"
c. "Have all ED staff had the chance to eat and rest recently?"
d. "Does the Chief Medical Officer agree this disaster is under control?" - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅B
A family in the emergency department is overwhelmed at the loss of several family members due to a
shooting incident in the community. Which intervention should the nurse complete first?
a. Provide a calm location for the family to cope and discuss needs.
b. Call the hospital chaplain to stay with the family and pray for the deceased.
c. Do not allow visiting of the victims until the bodies are prepared.
d. Provide privacy for law enforcement to interview the family. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A
An emergency department charge nurse notes an increase in sick calls and bickering among the staff
after a week with multiple trauma incidents. Which action should the nurse take?
A. Organize a pizza party for each shift
B. Remind the staff of the facility's sick-leave policy
C. Arrange for critical incident stress debriefing
