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NURS 433 DISASTER NURSING FINAL
EXAM REVIEW 2026-27 NEWEST
• Classify the major types of disasters based on their unique characteristics
and describe their impact.
● Internal - damage to the hospital building itself
○ fire, electrical outage, flood, staff shortage
● External - does not affect the hospital building, but increases influx of
patients
○ Hurricane, tornado, tsunami, earthquake, etc.
● Natural events
○ Earthquake, tornado, hurricane, etc.
● Technological events:
○ power/utility failure, building or structure collapse, fuel or
resource shortage
● Human events:
○ Terrorism, hostage situation, economic failures, enemy attacks
• Describe basic principles of disaster planning, including the agent-specific
and the all-hazards approach, and the basic components of a disaster plan.
● Agent-specific approach - focus on being prepared for the threats
most lik9ely to occur based on their geographical location.
● All-hazards approach - incorporates disaster management components
that are consistent across all major types of disaster events
● Basic components of disaster plan:
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• Explore the disaster cycle of mitigation, preparedness, response, and
recovery and differentiate the nurse’s role in each phase.
1. Mitigate (prevent future emergencies or minimize further damage)
2. Prepare (take actions ahead of time to be ready for an emergency)(up
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to date)
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3. Respond (protect life and property in an emergency)
4. Recover (rebuild from an emergency)
5. Evaluation (what can we do better)
• Describe risk assessment, hazard identification, and vulnerability analysis.
● Risk assessment - determines the probability of a specific outcome (likely
hazards, vulnerable populations, disaster plans) (its process of how it looks
at both?)
● Hazard identification - which disaster events are most likely to occur in
a given area (location)
● Vulnerability analysis - identifies and assesses which factors make
individuals, populations, or systems more susceptible to harm
during a disaster. (vulnerable population)
• Assess constraints on a community’s or organization’s ability to respond.
• Describe the core preparedness actions.
● Empirically verified disaster planning (expected behavior changes)
● Beyond routine emergency responses (need to be prepared)
● Community needs assessment
● Management structures (ICS) - sole entity in charge of disaster response
● Local response design (how to prepare for 1st 72 hrs after disaster)
● Vulnerable populations planning
● Assistance and training (provide training and supplies)
● Assessment and triage preparation (who needs help first)
• List the conditions that must be met before federal response coordination
occurs
1. A significant natural disaster or man-made event that overwhelms the
affected state that would need both federal public health and medical care
assistance
2. People that need daily/frequent medications or treatments have
difficulty getting them because of the disaster.
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3. In certain other disasters, there would be a noticeable emphasis on
relocation, shelters, vector control, and returning water, wastewater, and
solid waste facilities to operation
NURS 433 DISASTER NURSING FINAL
EXAM REVIEW 2026-27 NEWEST
• Classify the major types of disasters based on their unique characteristics
and describe their impact.
● Internal - damage to the hospital building itself
○ fire, electrical outage, flood, staff shortage
● External - does not affect the hospital building, but increases influx of
patients
○ Hurricane, tornado, tsunami, earthquake, etc.
● Natural events
○ Earthquake, tornado, hurricane, etc.
● Technological events:
○ power/utility failure, building or structure collapse, fuel or
resource shortage
● Human events:
○ Terrorism, hostage situation, economic failures, enemy attacks
• Describe basic principles of disaster planning, including the agent-specific
and the all-hazards approach, and the basic components of a disaster plan.
● Agent-specific approach - focus on being prepared for the threats
most lik9ely to occur based on their geographical location.
● All-hazards approach - incorporates disaster management components
that are consistent across all major types of disaster events
● Basic components of disaster plan:
○
• Explore the disaster cycle of mitigation, preparedness, response, and
recovery and differentiate the nurse’s role in each phase.
1. Mitigate (prevent future emergencies or minimize further damage)
2. Prepare (take actions ahead of time to be ready for an emergency)(up
,2
to date)
1
,3
3. Respond (protect life and property in an emergency)
4. Recover (rebuild from an emergency)
5. Evaluation (what can we do better)
• Describe risk assessment, hazard identification, and vulnerability analysis.
● Risk assessment - determines the probability of a specific outcome (likely
hazards, vulnerable populations, disaster plans) (its process of how it looks
at both?)
● Hazard identification - which disaster events are most likely to occur in
a given area (location)
● Vulnerability analysis - identifies and assesses which factors make
individuals, populations, or systems more susceptible to harm
during a disaster. (vulnerable population)
• Assess constraints on a community’s or organization’s ability to respond.
• Describe the core preparedness actions.
● Empirically verified disaster planning (expected behavior changes)
● Beyond routine emergency responses (need to be prepared)
● Community needs assessment
● Management structures (ICS) - sole entity in charge of disaster response
● Local response design (how to prepare for 1st 72 hrs after disaster)
● Vulnerable populations planning
● Assistance and training (provide training and supplies)
● Assessment and triage preparation (who needs help first)
• List the conditions that must be met before federal response coordination
occurs
1. A significant natural disaster or man-made event that overwhelms the
affected state that would need both federal public health and medical care
assistance
2. People that need daily/frequent medications or treatments have
difficulty getting them because of the disaster.
, 4
3. In certain other disasters, there would be a noticeable emphasis on
relocation, shelters, vector control, and returning water, wastewater, and
solid waste facilities to operation
