Nurses Must Understand That During an Emergency,such as a Tornado,sometimes

question 7

Multiple Choice

Nurses must understand that during an emergency,such as a tornado,sometimes the presiding decision maker may have to make decisions based on the principle of the most good for the most people.What would be an appropriate action based on that principle? (Select all that all apply.

• A)Moving only the ambulatory patients to safety
• B)Potentially sacrificing staff to remain with the ventilated patients
• C)Allowing staff members with families to leave
• D)Asking visitors to move into the stairways
• E)Refusing to allow any staff members to leave

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Definitions:

Expected Value

is a statistical measure that calculates the average outcome of a random variable over a large number of trials.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the variability or spread of a dataset around its mean value.

Deviation

Difference between expected payoff and actual payoff.

Expected Value

The weighted average of all possible values of a random variable, with the weights being the probabilities of each outcome.