Author Question: As in other areas of community health practice, disaster management has its own terminology and ... (Read 39 times)

beccaep · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

As in other areas of community health practice, disaster management has its own terminology and classification schemes. Which describes vulnerabilities?

A) Normal conditions of existence are disrupted, and the level of suffering exceeds the capacity of the hazard-affected community to respond to it.
B) Social, economic, physical, or environmental factors that increase individual or community susceptibility to the effects of hazards or that inhibit ability to expect, manage, or recover from a disaster
C) The potential exists to cause disruption or damage to the community (e.g., earthquake, flood, typhoon, or cyclone).
D) A vast ecological breakdown in the relation between humans and their environment: a serious or sudden event on such a scale that the stricken community needs extraordinary efforts to cope, often with outside or international aid

Question 2

The community health nurse is asked by a client what the designation of .com means? The accurate response by the nurse would be which of the following?

A) Organization site
B) Government site
C) Educational site
D) Commercial site

Question 3

The community health nurse is evaluating the credibility of the information retrieved electronically about end-stage renal disease. What is the best question to ask about credibility?

A) Who wrote the information?
B) When was the information last updated?
C) Does the website show institutional affiliation?
D) Is the information true, and can it be confirmed with at least two other sources?

juwms · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Vulnerabilities are social, economic, physical, or environmental factors that increase individual or community susceptibility to the effects of hazards or that inhibit ability to expect, manage, or recover from a disaster. Disaster occurs as a result of an event where normal conditions of existence are disrupted, and the level of suffering exceeds the capacity of the hazard-affected community to respond to it. A vast ecological breakdown occurs when, in the relation between humans and their environment, a serious or sudden event happens on such a scale that the stricken community needs extraordinary efforts to cope with it, often with outside or international aid. A hazard occurs when an event has the potential to cause disruption or damage to the community (e.g., earthquake, flood, typhoon, or cyclone).

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
Uniform resource locator is the term for an internet address, and it is shown on your browser in the locator bar. The URL provides clues about the origin of the website, whether it is a commercial (.com), educational (.edu), government (.gov), or organization (.org) site.

Answer to Question 3

Ans: D
When checking for credibility and accuracy, the best question to ask is: Is the information true, and can you confirm it with at least two other sources? Asking who wrote the information and whether the website shows institutional affiliation can help in evaluating the author. When checking for currency, the question to ask is: When was this information last updated?