A Nursing Instructor Is Debriefing Students Who Participated in a Community-Wide

question 24

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is debriefing students who participated in a community-wide disaster drill.Several students are upset with the black-tagged triage category.Which statement by the nursing instructor is best?

• A) "To do the greatest good for the greatest number of people, it is necessary to sacrifice some."
• B) "Not everyone will survive a disaster, so it is best to identify those people early and move on."
• C) "In a disaster, extensive resources are not used for one person at the expense of many others."
• D) "With black tags, volunteers can identify those who are dying and can give them comfort care."

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