The Emergency Department Nurse Manager Is Explaining Concepts of Emergency

question 7

Multiple Choice

The emergency department nurse manager is explaining concepts of emergency and disaster preparedness to a group of students.Which statement by the nurse manager is most accurate?

• A) "An internal disaster is something that occurs inside the health care facility."
• B) "An external disaster occurs when someone not employed here disrupts our operations."
• C) "A multi-casualty event involves disasters at several different locations."
• D) "The Joint Commission requires that we participate in a disaster drill once a year."

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Definitions:

Conservative

In a political context, it refers to ideologies favoring tradition, stability, and resistance to change; in a scientific context, it might refer to processes or theories that conserve certain quantities or principles.

Parallel

In biology, this might refer to the occurrence or development of similar traits or structures in organisms not closely related, often due to similar environmental pressures.

Proteins

Large biomolecules consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues, essential for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's tissues and organs.

Genetic Material

The molecules (DNA or RNA) that carry the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning, and reproduction of organisms.