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newyorker26

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A nurse is triaging victims following a disaster. Which of the following describes the action the nurse would take?
 
  a. Allocation of treatment based on the vic-tim's potential for survival
  b. Assignment of tasks to the appropriate disaster response personnel
  c. Determination of the level of disaster and agency involvement
  d. Participation in community preparedness for the disaster response

Question 2

A nurse is volunteering on a disaster medical assistant team as a first responder. Which of the following tasks would the nurse be prepared to perform?
 
  a. Set up immunization clinics
  b. Assist in triaging disaster victims
  c. Provide all the medical care for disaster victims
  d. Complete a needs assessment of the community



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The triage process in disaster involves separating the casualties and allocating treatment based on the victim's potential for survival. Assignment of tasks to the appropriate disaster response per-sonnel, determination of the level of disaster and agency involvement, and participation in com-munity preparedness for the disaster response are not part of the triage process.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
As a first responder arriving on the scene, the plans for triaging of disaster victims should begin immediately. Setting up immunization clinics would not be a priority following a disaster. In re-sponding to a disaster, it may be impossible to provide all of the medical care for disaster victims. It would not be appropriate to start with completing a needs assessment of the community fol-lowing a disaster; this should be done before the disaster occurs.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
:D TYSM


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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