Author Question: What is the purpose of debriefing after caring for victims of a disaster? a. To analyze the ... (Read 67 times)

jparksx · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

What is the purpose of debriefing after caring for victims of a disaster?

a. To analyze the effectiveness of the disas-ter plan
b. To assess the efficiency of the response
c. To modify the disaster plan
d. To help allay post-traumatic stress disord-ers

Question 2

After a terrorist attack with smallpox virus, the nurse assesses a newly admitted patient with large vesicles. The nurse understands that which assessment finding differentiates smallpox ve-sicles from chickenpox vesicles?

a. Lesions on the face
b. Lesions on mucous membranes
c. Lesions on the soles of the feet
d. Lesions in the axilla

bigcheese9 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
The debriefing is for the purpose of allowing the health professionals to ventilate about their ex-periences in an effort to allay long-term psychological problems.

Answer to Question 2

C
The lesions of smallpox can be found on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. The lesions of chickenpox do not appear there.