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ARLKQ · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

team of nurses report to the community after a category 5 hurricane devastates many homes and businesses.

The nurses provide emergency supplies of insulin to persons with diabetes and help transfer patients in skilled nursing facilities to sites that have electrical power. Which aspects of disaster management have these nurses fulfilled? Select all that apply.

a. Preparedness
b. Mitigation
c. Response
d. Recovery
e. Evaluation

Question 2

At the last contracted visit in the crisis intervention clinic, an adult says, I've emerged from this a stronger person. You helped me get my life back in balance.

The nurse responds, I think we should have two more sessions to explore why your reactions were so intense. Which analysis applies?

a. The patient is experiencing transference.
b. The patient demonstrates need for continuing support.
c. The nurse is having difficulty terminating the relationship.
d. The nurse is empathizing with the patient's feelings of dependency.

paavo · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B, C
This community has experienced a catastrophic event. There are five phases of the disaster management continuum. The nurses' activities applied to mitigation (attempts to limit a disaster's impact on human health and community function) and response (actual implementation of a disaster plan). Preparedness occurs before an event. Recovery actions focus on stabilizing the community and returning it to its previous status. Evaluation of the response efforts apply to the future.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The nurse's remark is clearly an invitation to work on other problems and prolong contact with the patient. The focus of crisis intervention is the problem that precipitated the crisis, not other issues. The scenario does not describe transference. The patient shows no need for continuing support. The scenario does not describe dependency needs.