Nurs 470 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is an emergency? - CORRECT ANSWER - events that require a quick and
intense response
Ex: small fir in an operating room, loss of electricity, losing a limb while operating
machinery
What is a disaster? - CORRECT ANSWER - unforeseen, serious and unique events hat
disrupt essential community services and cause human morbidly and mortality that cannot be
alleviated unless assistance is received from others outside the community
- typically cannot be handled with community resource alone
What are the types of disasters? - CORRECT ANSWER - natural disaster
- unintentional disaster (accident)
- terrorism
Natural Disaster - CORRECT ANSWER act of nature
- hurricane, earthquake, tornado
Accidental Disaster - CORRECT ANSWER - man-made
- meltdown at a nuclear power plant, chemical spill
Terrorism - CORRECT ANSWER - any action intended to cause death or serious
bodily harm to civilians or noncombatants with the purpose of intimidating a population or
compelling a government or an international organization to do or abstain from doing an act
Disaster Lifecycle Phases - CORRECT ANSWER - pre-impact phase (occurs before
the disaster)
- impact phase (occurs during the disaster)
- post-impact phase (occurs after the disaster)
, *plans are needed for all 3 phases*
Disaster management response stages - CORRECT ANSWER - prevention
- preparedness
- mitigation
- response
- recovery
- evaluation
Prevention Phase - CORRECT ANSWER reduces risk of disaster before they occur
Preparedness phase - CORRECT ANSWER - organizing the knowledge, skills, and
supplies necessary to respond effectively
- Levels include
(1) Identify hazards
(2) analyze vulnerability
(3) Assess risk
(4) capacity
Identify Hazard - CORRECT ANSWER what are potentially the dangerous situations
that could occur here?
Analyze Vulnerability - CORRECT ANSWER who are the groups of people who may
be most vulnerable in a disaster?
- it varies by type of hazard
Assess Risk - CORRECT ANSWER - assess the probability that adverse health effete
will occur if a specific disaster strikes
- categorized as low risk, medium or moderate risk, and high risk
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What is an emergency? - CORRECT ANSWER - events that require a quick and
intense response
Ex: small fir in an operating room, loss of electricity, losing a limb while operating
machinery
What is a disaster? - CORRECT ANSWER - unforeseen, serious and unique events hat
disrupt essential community services and cause human morbidly and mortality that cannot be
alleviated unless assistance is received from others outside the community
- typically cannot be handled with community resource alone
What are the types of disasters? - CORRECT ANSWER - natural disaster
- unintentional disaster (accident)
- terrorism
Natural Disaster - CORRECT ANSWER act of nature
- hurricane, earthquake, tornado
Accidental Disaster - CORRECT ANSWER - man-made
- meltdown at a nuclear power plant, chemical spill
Terrorism - CORRECT ANSWER - any action intended to cause death or serious
bodily harm to civilians or noncombatants with the purpose of intimidating a population or
compelling a government or an international organization to do or abstain from doing an act
Disaster Lifecycle Phases - CORRECT ANSWER - pre-impact phase (occurs before
the disaster)
- impact phase (occurs during the disaster)
- post-impact phase (occurs after the disaster)
, *plans are needed for all 3 phases*
Disaster management response stages - CORRECT ANSWER - prevention
- preparedness
- mitigation
- response
- recovery
- evaluation
Prevention Phase - CORRECT ANSWER reduces risk of disaster before they occur
Preparedness phase - CORRECT ANSWER - organizing the knowledge, skills, and
supplies necessary to respond effectively
- Levels include
(1) Identify hazards
(2) analyze vulnerability
(3) Assess risk
(4) capacity
Identify Hazard - CORRECT ANSWER what are potentially the dangerous situations
that could occur here?
Analyze Vulnerability - CORRECT ANSWER who are the groups of people who may
be most vulnerable in a disaster?
- it varies by type of hazard
Assess Risk - CORRECT ANSWER - assess the probability that adverse health effete
will occur if a specific disaster strikes
- categorized as low risk, medium or moderate risk, and high risk
