A Nurse Is Responding to a Disaster

question 16

Multiple Choice

A nurse is responding to a disaster.Which of the following is the priority of the disaster response?

• A) Clean up the environment
• B) Handle the stress reaction of the victims
• C) Bring in as many aid workers and nurses as possible
• D) Reestablish sanitary barriers and focus on basic needs

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