Nurses Have Unique Responsibilities in a Disaster

question 21

Multiple Choice

Nurses have unique responsibilities in a disaster. In the summer of 2004 four consecutive hurricanes swept through Florida. Which of the following were tasks the nurses on disaster medical assistant teams did?

• A) Set up immunization clinics
• B) Assisted in running hospitals so the regular staff could go home to repair damaged homes
• C) Provided all the medical care for disaster victims
• D) Allowed pets to come to the shelters with disaster victims

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Definitions:

Unearned Service Revenue

Income received by a company for services not yet performed or delivered.

Revenue Recognition

The accounting principle that revenue should be reported in the financial statements in the period it is earned, not necessarily when the cash is received.

Balance Sheet

A financial statement that provides a snapshot of a company's financial position by detailing assets, liabilities, and equity at a specific point in time.

Unearned Service Revenue

Revenue a company earns from services it has yet to provide, which is treated as a liability until those services are rendered.