Module 13 Quiz: Emergency Preparedness and Management |
Practice Questions & Answers 2026/2027
A nurse is discussing disaster preparedness and response with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the
following information should the nurse include when discussing schools and places of worship? (Select
all that apply)
a. Public schools provide disaster preparedness education to students
b. Places of worship receive state funding to provide disaster preparedness community education
c. Places of worship can be used as sites for shelter during a disaster
d. Private schools do not provide disaster drills for students because they are not federally funded
e. Places of worship often provide food and supplies following a disaster - Correct answer✅✅ a. Public
schools provide disaster preparedness education to students
c. Places of worship can be used as sites for shelter during a disaster
e. Places of worship often provide food and supplies following a disaster
A nurse is working in a community clinic and observes that numerous clients have come to the clinic
reporting nausea, vomiting, and blisters on their skin. Which of the following conditions should the
nurse suspect?
a. Smallpox
b. Tuberculosis
c. Radiation exposure
d. Sarin exposure - Correct answer✅✅ c. Radiation exposure
A community health nurse is reviewing disaster preparedness. Which of the following actions should the
nurse plan to take when providing care during a disaster? (select all that apply.)
a. Perform ongoing data collection as the disaster situation evolves
b. Practice the principle of utilitarianism when responding to a disaster
, c. Intervene as needed to provide care to others, even if the action is outside the nurses scope of
practice
d. Report potential risks concerning safety and security to disaster response supervisors
e. Consider the need for their own physical and psychological support - Correct answer✅✅ a. Perform
ongoing data collection as the disaster situation evolves
b. Practice the principle of utilitarianism when responding to a disaster
d. Report potential risks concerning safety and security to disaster response supervisors
e. Consider the need for their own physical and psychological support
A community health nurse is triaging victims of a mass casualty incident. Which of the following victims
should the nurse tag with the color red? (select all that apply)
a. A victim who has multiple facial lacerations and is able to walk
b. A child victim who is unconscious and breathing spontaneously
c. A victim who has a broken wrist and states that they are ok
d. A victim who is conscious, has a sucking chest wound, and is breathing spontaneously
e. A victim who has an open head injury and agonal breathing - Correct answer✅✅ b. A child victim
who is unconscious and breathing spontaneously
d. A victim who is conscious, has a sucking chest wound, and is breathing spontaneously
A community health nurse is discussing disasters with a group of new nurses. Which of the following
statements by one of the new nurses indicates an understanding of the information?
a. "Human-made disasters are always intentional"
b. "Disasters often overwhelm the availability of local resources"
c. "Mass casualty incidents are always the results of human-made events"
d. "Disasters affect everyone equally" - Correct answer✅✅ b. "Disasters often overwhelm the
availability of local resources"
Which of the following are examples of natural disasters? (select all that apply)
Practice Questions & Answers 2026/2027
A nurse is discussing disaster preparedness and response with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the
following information should the nurse include when discussing schools and places of worship? (Select
all that apply)
a. Public schools provide disaster preparedness education to students
b. Places of worship receive state funding to provide disaster preparedness community education
c. Places of worship can be used as sites for shelter during a disaster
d. Private schools do not provide disaster drills for students because they are not federally funded
e. Places of worship often provide food and supplies following a disaster - Correct answer✅✅ a. Public
schools provide disaster preparedness education to students
c. Places of worship can be used as sites for shelter during a disaster
e. Places of worship often provide food and supplies following a disaster
A nurse is working in a community clinic and observes that numerous clients have come to the clinic
reporting nausea, vomiting, and blisters on their skin. Which of the following conditions should the
nurse suspect?
a. Smallpox
b. Tuberculosis
c. Radiation exposure
d. Sarin exposure - Correct answer✅✅ c. Radiation exposure
A community health nurse is reviewing disaster preparedness. Which of the following actions should the
nurse plan to take when providing care during a disaster? (select all that apply.)
a. Perform ongoing data collection as the disaster situation evolves
b. Practice the principle of utilitarianism when responding to a disaster
, c. Intervene as needed to provide care to others, even if the action is outside the nurses scope of
practice
d. Report potential risks concerning safety and security to disaster response supervisors
e. Consider the need for their own physical and psychological support - Correct answer✅✅ a. Perform
ongoing data collection as the disaster situation evolves
b. Practice the principle of utilitarianism when responding to a disaster
d. Report potential risks concerning safety and security to disaster response supervisors
e. Consider the need for their own physical and psychological support
A community health nurse is triaging victims of a mass casualty incident. Which of the following victims
should the nurse tag with the color red? (select all that apply)
a. A victim who has multiple facial lacerations and is able to walk
b. A child victim who is unconscious and breathing spontaneously
c. A victim who has a broken wrist and states that they are ok
d. A victim who is conscious, has a sucking chest wound, and is breathing spontaneously
e. A victim who has an open head injury and agonal breathing - Correct answer✅✅ b. A child victim
who is unconscious and breathing spontaneously
d. A victim who is conscious, has a sucking chest wound, and is breathing spontaneously
A community health nurse is discussing disasters with a group of new nurses. Which of the following
statements by one of the new nurses indicates an understanding of the information?
a. "Human-made disasters are always intentional"
b. "Disasters often overwhelm the availability of local resources"
c. "Mass casualty incidents are always the results of human-made events"
d. "Disasters affect everyone equally" - Correct answer✅✅ b. "Disasters often overwhelm the
availability of local resources"
Which of the following are examples of natural disasters? (select all that apply)
