DISASTER MANAGEMENT
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What is the main takeaway regarding all disasters?.
Answer: All disasters are local and must be managed by responsible parties.
◍ What is the importance of community education in disaster preparedness?.
Answer: To inform families about disaster planning and actions to take
during an emergency.
◍ What is the significance of the COVID-19 pandemic in disaster
preparedness?.
Answer: It highlighted the need for effective response plans and community
cooperation in healthcare.
◍ What challenges did the 2015 South Carolina flooding present?.
Answer: Challenges to public health, personal comfort, and stress on the
power grid.
◍ Why are psychosocial effects important in disaster management?.
Answer: Emotional trauma can persist long after physical recovery.
◍ What actions did ATC take in response to the COVID-19 pandemic?.
Answer: Donated PPE, transported supplies, and developed a COVID-19
response plan.
◍ Emergency Water Planning.
Answer: HCFs must maintain an Emergency Water Supply Plan (EWSP)
per Joint Commission
◍ The nurse is performing peritoneal lavage on a client who is hypothermic, as
a surface rewarming measure. What is the highest temperature up to which
, the fluid can be heated?.
Answer: 113° F (45°C)
◍ An avalanche caused mass casualties. When taken to the nearby hospital, the
health care provider provides basic trauma client stabilization and advanced
life support before referring them to other trauma centers. Which level
trauma center were the victims initially taken into?.
Answer: Level IV
◍ Disaster supply kit.
Answer: A survival kit is a package of basic tools and supplies prepared in
advance as an aid to survival in an emergency.
◍ Flash Floods.
Answer: Extremely dangerous because they rarely allow preparation;
common in desert regions
◍ What are the four stages of disaster management?.
Answer: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery.
◍ Why is disaster triage emotionally difficult for nurses?.
Answer: Care is prioritized for survival rather than treating all patients
equally.
◍ The nurse is caring for clients with sleep disturbances after surviving a
large-scale disaster. Which client is most likely contraindicated for further
evaluation using the Impact of Event Scale—Revised (IES-R)?.
Answer: Alzheimer's disease
◍ The nurse is caring for different clients who are affected in a disaster. What
is the order of priority in which the nurse would provide care to the clients?.
Answer: 1.40-year-old client with hemorrhagic shock 2.50-year-old client
with open fractures and large wounds 3.70-year-old client with closed
fractures 4.35-year-old client with sprains and abrasions
◍ A group of clients injured in a bus accident are admitted into an emergency
unit. Which personnel should the nurse refer to for implementing the
, emergency plan?.
Answer: Hospital incident commander
◍ Which action, if performed by the nurse, is inappropriate while caring for
different clients after a disaster?.
Answer: Evacuating injured and uninjured people from a danger area
◍ What is the role of a triage nurse?.
Answer: To prioritize patients based on severity and coordinate patient
removal from danger.
◍ What is disaster recovery?.
Answer: The phase focused on rebuilding, restoring services, and addressing
long-term effects.
◍ What disaster occurred in Bangladesh in 1970?.
Answer: A cyclone that resulted in over 500,000 deaths.
◍ What is the focus of disaster prevention?.
Answer: Reducing risk from natural and human-made hazards through
protection and public health awareness.
◍ A diabetic client survives a fire. The client has a head injury, tachycardia,
and pale and ashen-colored skin. Which primary interventions should the
nurse perform? Select all that apply..
Answer: Administering cool intravenous fluidsPlacing the client in a cool
environmentManaging and maintaining airway, breathing, and circulation
◍ What is disaster response?.
Answer: Immediate actions taken to save lives and reduce further injury
during and after a disaster.
◍ What are some examples of natural disasters with significant fatalities?.
Answer: 2011 Joplin Tornado (158 fatalities), Hurricane Sandy (158
fatalities), and COVID-19 (over 1.3 million deaths).
◍ The nurse is caring for the victims of a terrorist attack involving explosive
devices. Which type of damage is most likely caused by a crush injury?.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What is the main takeaway regarding all disasters?.
Answer: All disasters are local and must be managed by responsible parties.
◍ What is the importance of community education in disaster preparedness?.
Answer: To inform families about disaster planning and actions to take
during an emergency.
◍ What is the significance of the COVID-19 pandemic in disaster
preparedness?.
Answer: It highlighted the need for effective response plans and community
cooperation in healthcare.
◍ What challenges did the 2015 South Carolina flooding present?.
Answer: Challenges to public health, personal comfort, and stress on the
power grid.
◍ Why are psychosocial effects important in disaster management?.
Answer: Emotional trauma can persist long after physical recovery.
◍ What actions did ATC take in response to the COVID-19 pandemic?.
Answer: Donated PPE, transported supplies, and developed a COVID-19
response plan.
◍ Emergency Water Planning.
Answer: HCFs must maintain an Emergency Water Supply Plan (EWSP)
per Joint Commission
◍ The nurse is performing peritoneal lavage on a client who is hypothermic, as
a surface rewarming measure. What is the highest temperature up to which
, the fluid can be heated?.
Answer: 113° F (45°C)
◍ An avalanche caused mass casualties. When taken to the nearby hospital, the
health care provider provides basic trauma client stabilization and advanced
life support before referring them to other trauma centers. Which level
trauma center were the victims initially taken into?.
Answer: Level IV
◍ Disaster supply kit.
Answer: A survival kit is a package of basic tools and supplies prepared in
advance as an aid to survival in an emergency.
◍ Flash Floods.
Answer: Extremely dangerous because they rarely allow preparation;
common in desert regions
◍ What are the four stages of disaster management?.
Answer: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery.
◍ Why is disaster triage emotionally difficult for nurses?.
Answer: Care is prioritized for survival rather than treating all patients
equally.
◍ The nurse is caring for clients with sleep disturbances after surviving a
large-scale disaster. Which client is most likely contraindicated for further
evaluation using the Impact of Event Scale—Revised (IES-R)?.
Answer: Alzheimer's disease
◍ The nurse is caring for different clients who are affected in a disaster. What
is the order of priority in which the nurse would provide care to the clients?.
Answer: 1.40-year-old client with hemorrhagic shock 2.50-year-old client
with open fractures and large wounds 3.70-year-old client with closed
fractures 4.35-year-old client with sprains and abrasions
◍ A group of clients injured in a bus accident are admitted into an emergency
unit. Which personnel should the nurse refer to for implementing the
, emergency plan?.
Answer: Hospital incident commander
◍ Which action, if performed by the nurse, is inappropriate while caring for
different clients after a disaster?.
Answer: Evacuating injured and uninjured people from a danger area
◍ What is the role of a triage nurse?.
Answer: To prioritize patients based on severity and coordinate patient
removal from danger.
◍ What is disaster recovery?.
Answer: The phase focused on rebuilding, restoring services, and addressing
long-term effects.
◍ What disaster occurred in Bangladesh in 1970?.
Answer: A cyclone that resulted in over 500,000 deaths.
◍ What is the focus of disaster prevention?.
Answer: Reducing risk from natural and human-made hazards through
protection and public health awareness.
◍ A diabetic client survives a fire. The client has a head injury, tachycardia,
and pale and ashen-colored skin. Which primary interventions should the
nurse perform? Select all that apply..
Answer: Administering cool intravenous fluidsPlacing the client in a cool
environmentManaging and maintaining airway, breathing, and circulation
◍ What is disaster response?.
Answer: Immediate actions taken to save lives and reduce further injury
during and after a disaster.
◍ What are some examples of natural disasters with significant fatalities?.
Answer: 2011 Joplin Tornado (158 fatalities), Hurricane Sandy (158
fatalities), and COVID-19 (over 1.3 million deaths).
◍ The nurse is caring for the victims of a terrorist attack involving explosive
devices. Which type of damage is most likely caused by a crush injury?.
