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danielfitts88

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The nurse is working with an emergency response team following massive flooding caused by a hurricane.
 
  When working with the Clinical Outreach Communication Activity (COCA) team of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the COCA is responsible for which action?
  A) Provide two-way communication between clinicians and the CDC.
  B) Provide communication between doctors in the field during a disaster and their healthcare team.
  C) Provide resources to the community during times of disaster.
  D) Provide expert advice to nurses during natural disasters.

Question 2

The nurse manager is discussing the preparedness phase of a revised emergency management plan for the emergency department.
 
  Which resources will the nurse manager utilize to help nurses understand their roles and responsibilities during an emergency response?
  Select all that apply.
  A) The American Nurses Association (ANA)
  B) The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
  C) The AMA
  D) The Red Cross


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

The CDC manages the COCA to ensure that clinicians have up-to-date information. The COCA is designed to provide two-way communication between clinicians and the CDC about emerging health threats such as pandemics, natural disasters, and terrorism. The COCA keeps a list of emergency preparedness and training resources offered by federal agencies and COCA partners.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A

During the preparedness phase, individual nurses must gain an understanding of their expected roles in an emergency and prepare for them. Because nurses will be required to allocate scarce resources and supplies and make unbelievably difficult client care decisions, they must understand the ethics associated with such choices. The ANA is a good source of information to guide nurses' understanding of their roles and possible consequences. Nurses must be aware of their employer's response plans and have a sense of how their state and local community will operate during an emergency.


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