ENA disasters with accurate expert curated questions & answers (graded A+)

According to the Homeland Security Mission Areas, testing local response plans through drills and exercises to identify strengths and weaknesses should stimulate thinking in which area?

A. Prevention

B. Protection

C. Response

D. Recovery

B

What does the Southern Regional Emergency Management Assistance Compact do?

A. It instructs the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide aid before local aid.

B. It directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide aid in place of local aid.

C. It allows states to provide assistance to one another.

D. It directs states to exhaust state funds before seeking outside assistance.

C

What is the best way to ensure personal preparedness for a disaster?

A. Obtain professional training during orientation to adequately prepare.

B. While at work, do not take the time to be aware of your surroundings.

C. Take steps to ensure survival in your home, without outside assistance, for at least 2 days.

D. Establish a family plan in case a catastrophic event occurs.

D

Which statement correctly describes communication during a catastrophic event?

A. Telephone communication is most reliable.

B. Communication requires significant planning and training.

C. Hospital generators are a reliable backup to support communication systems.

D. Effective communication relies entirely on internal support.

B

How is internal communication accomplished during a disaster?

A. Alternate means of internal communication should be available.

B. All information should be communicated in detail.

C. Messages should be delivered simultaneously.

D. Communication should be limited to the command center and ED.

A

Which organization delineates job responsibilities and the organizational structure for managing day-to-day operations for all types of disaster events?

A. Incident Command System

B. Federal Emergency Management Agency

C. Disaster Medical Assistance Team

D. National Emergency Responder Credentialing System

A

Which health care professional usually performs triage at a disaster site?

A. Physician

B. Registered nurse

C. Firefighter

D. Paramedic

D

According to the START triage system for adults, how should you categorize a disaster victim who has a central pulse, but no peripheral pulse?

A. Green

B. Yellow

C. Red

D. Black

C

According to the START triage system for adults, how should you categorize a disaster victim who can follow simple commands but cannot walk?

A. Green

B. Yellow

C. Red

D. Black

B

Which action exemplifies how emergency nurses can play leadership roles in personal and community domestic preparedness?

A. Check neighbors and give first aid.

B. Participate in personnel training.

C. Activate the hospital disaster plan when needed.

D. Become part of hospital disaster planning.

A

Which statement accurately describes the National Emergency Responder Credentialing System?

A. It helps prevent access to a disaster site by unauthorized personnel.

B. It allows registered emergency nurses to have immediate access to a disaster site.

C. It does not apply to physicians.

D. It is now fully operational.

A

Emergency management evolved from a need to provide a response plan for which type of disaster?

A. Famine

B. Drought

C. Plague

D. Nuclear war

D

In the Incident Command System, which response staff carries out the response to the event?

A. Planning

B. Operations

C. Logistics

D. Finance

B

Which of these is essential to an effective disaster response?

A. Knowledge of the specific needs of disaster triage

B. Sole focus on preparation for specific local disasters

C. Planning that begins with response efforts immediately after the disaster

D. Ensuring that all people receive help during a disaster

A

Which form of external communication is most reliable during a disaster?

A. Runners

B. Wireless phones

C. Radios

D. Telephones

C

Who takes the lead and primary role in a disaster response?

A. Governor

B. Local emergency manager

C. Federal Emergency Management Agency

D. Disaster Medical Assistance Teams

B

Why is the role of the incident commander so important to the Incident Command System?

A. The incident commander has complete authority over the general response to an incident.

B. The incident commander has the assistance of a deputy commander regardless of the size of the incident.

C. The incident commander has indirect authority over personnel who respond to the incident.

D. The incident commander has a staff of people with the necessary knowledge to make decisions directing the response.

A

According to the Homeland Security Mission Areas, identifying needs and resources if forced to evacuate and ensuring the safety and security of the premises before reentry should create awareness in which area?

A. Prevention

B. Protection

C. Response

D. Recovery

D

Which statement accurately characterizes disaster training?

A. Any facility can provide training in approved competencies for disaster management.

B. Firefighting Resources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies Incident Credentialing System is primarily a credentialing system.

C. Personnel with a direct role in emergency management and response must receive training in the National Incident Management System and Incident Command System.

D. An emergency nurse may use emergency support functions as a mechanism for credentialing.

C

During disaster triage, a victim with an isolated closed arm fracture falls into which category?

A. Green

B. Yellow

C. Red

D. Black

A

Which factor is essential for credentialing emergency responders?

A. Establishment of common performance standards for training emergency responders.

B. Use of unique performance standards for hospital administrators.

C. Use of common definitions for atypical response resources.

D. Implementation of a local system for credentialing emergency responders.

A

According to the START triage system for adults, what should you do next if you encounter a victim who is not breathing?

A. Open the airway.

B. Categorize the victim as black.

C. Perform two rescue breaths.

D. Categorize the victim as red.

A

Which adjective best describes disasters?

A. Predictable

B. Common

C. Controlled

D. Inevitable

D

Which statement correctly describes patient care during a disaster?

A. Virtually no treatment is performed during disaster triage.

B. The sickest patients are treated first.

C. Resources are sufficient to meet the needs of all presenting patients.

D. Triage involves a brief description of the presenting illness and past medical history.

A

Which of the following statements regarding patients presenting directly to the ED after a catastrophic event is correct?

A. Patients tagged as yellow/delayed should be reevaluated often.

B. Patients with minor wounds must be evaluated every 12 hours.

C. Patients presenting most likely are already decontaminated.

D. Patients presenting to the ED should be triaged using normal hospital triage.

Which statement accurately describes care of disaster victims in the hospital?

A. Further evaluate all victims to decide who should receive care first.

B. Send victims with chest or abdominal injuries and deteriorating vital signs to the treatment room as a priority.

C. Send victims with obvious or suspected fractures to radiology to confirm the diagnosis before a cast is applied.

D. Perform further tests on victims with obvious injuries for validation.

The Homeland Security Council was created and evolved as a result of which incident?

A. Hurricane Katrina

B. September 11, 2001, terrorist attack

C. Cold war

D. BP oil spill

Which person becomes the incident commander in the hospital?

A. The emergency physician in charge

B. The fire chief

C. The safety officer

D. The highest-ranking officer