NUR 2203 Module 3 Class 9: Crisis, Disaster, Aggression, Family Violence, and Sexual Assault

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering crisis intervention, disaster management phases, triage classification, anger and aggression de-escalation, family violence, and sexual assault care.

Crisis

A temporary state of disequilibrium occurring when an individual's usual coping mechanisms are insufficient to resolve a problem, shaped by perception, and requiring timely support.

Maturational Crisis

A category of crisis triggered by predictable developmental life transitions across the lifespan.

Situational Crisis

A crisis provoked by an unexpected, external personal event or critical incident.

Adventitious Crisis

A crisis resulting from unexpected, unplanned, large-scale catastrophic events, such as natural disasters or mass violence.

Phase 1 Crisis Response

The initial behavioral response phase characterized by elevated anxiety or panic in reaction to a stressor.

Phase 2 Crisis Response

The crisis response stage marked by confusion, poor concentration, and trial-and-error efforts to restore emotional balance.

Phase 3 Crisis Response

The crisis stage marked by hopelessness, withdrawal, or flight, where resolution may occur through compromising needs or redefining the situation.

Phase 4 Crisis Response

The most acute stage of crisis characterized by personality disorganization, depression, confusion, impaired problem-solving, violence, or suicidal behavior.

Primary Level of Crisis Prevention

Interventions aimed at preventing a crisis or reducing risk before it occurs, such as stress-management education, parenting classes, and preparedness training.

Secondary Level of Crisis Prevention

Interventions focused on early identification and prompt intervention when a crisis develops, including crisis screening, emergency counseling, and immediate safety assessment.

Tertiary Level of Crisis Prevention

Interventions that reduce long-term complications and restore baseline functioning, including rehabilitation, ongoing therapy, support groups, and follow-up care.

Mitigation

The disaster management phase focused on proactively identifying vulnerabilities and taking measures to reduce risk before an incident occurs.

Preparedness

The disaster management phase centered on planning, training personnel, and conducting readiness exercises prior to an event.

Response

The active disaster management phase involving direct emergency actions taken during an incident using an incident command structure.

Recovery

The disaster management phase focused on restoring vital community services, physical infrastructure, and health functioning following an event.

Red Priority (Triage)

Mass-casualty triage category indicating an immediate priority for severe, life-threatening injuries that are potentially survivable with urgent care, such as severe respiratory compromise.

Yellow Priority (Triage)

Mass-casualty triage category indicating a delayed priority for serious injuries requiring intervention that can safely tolerate a short delay.

Green Priority (Triage)

Mass-casualty triage category designated as minor for ambulatory patients with non-life-threatening conditions, often referred to as the walking wounded.

Black/Gray Priority (Triage)

Mass-casualty triage category designated for deceased or expectant individuals whose injuries are incompatible with survival or who cannot be saved with available resources.

Anger

An emotional response to frustration, unmet needs, or perceived threats.

Aggression

Harmful, threatening, or hostile behavior directed toward individuals, self, or objects.

Violence

An extreme and severe act of physical aggression intended to cause physical harm or injury.

Healthy Coping

Patient behavior characterized by the ability to recognize or name feelings, use coping strategies, and manage emotions effectively.

Marginal Coping

Patient behavior manifesting as threats, impulsive acts, blaming, physical aggression, and difficulty regulating emotions, requiring clear limit setting and safety enforcement without shaming.

Verbal De-escalation

A calming communication strategy involving speaking slowly, maintaining personal space, listening, validating emotions, offering realistic choices, and establishing respectful, clear limits.

Restraint and Seclusion

Emergency behavioral safety interventions reserved strictly for immediate safety threats using the least restrictive effective option, requiring timely provider orders, frequent reassessment, and prompt discontinuation.

Physical Abuse

A form of violence characterized by patterned physical injuries, unexplained trauma, or injury patterns inconsistent with the reported history.

Neglect

A form of maltreatment marked by failure to provide essential care, leading to unmet basic physical, medical, or emotional needs.

Intimate Partner Safety Plan

A personalized risk-reduction plan that identifies safe locations, maintains emergency contacts, prepares vital documents and medications, and establishes secure exit and communication routes.

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)

A registered nurse with specialized training to conduct forensic medical evaluations, collect forensic evidence with consent, document physical trauma, and provide expert court testimony.