Deck 32: Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Nursing

Question 1

There should be one common emergency response system "to bring an orderly, consistent, and flexible chain of command and control within an emergency response". This would help build what type of a model to establish infection control networks and standards, improve emergency preparedness, develop a communications infrastructure, and enhance surveillance?

A) A traditional biomedical model
B) A screening and surveillance model
C) A cohesive public health model
D) An acute healthcare model

Answer 1

A cohesive public health model

Question 2

"Learning from SARS: Renewal of Public Health in Canada: A Report of the National Advisory Committee on SARS and Public Health" is known as which of the following?

A) The Naylor Report
B) The Romanow Report
C) The Taylor Report
D) The Lalonde Report

Answer 2

The Naylor Report

Question 3

The Canadian government adopted NIMS in 2004 as a framework for all levels of government in Canada to develop emergency response plans. What does NIMS stand for and who developed it?

A) National and International Model for Security, United Kingdom
B) National Incident Management System, United States
C) Natural Incident Modelling Sphere, Canada
D) National Information and Military System, United Nations

Answer 3

National Incident Management System, United States

Question 4

Which of the following are examples of technical malfunctions that can be caused by a natural disaster? Select all that apply.

A) Contamination of the water supply
B) Unintentional release of deadly airborne substances
C) Dam failures
D) Nuclear reactor accidents
E) None of above

Question 5

Which one of the following Canadian disasters claimed the most lives?

A) 1998 Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, aircraft crash
B) 1918-1925 across Canada, Spanish influenza
C) 1927 Newfoundland, hurricane
D) 2003 Toronto, Ontario, SARS

Question 6

What is essential for nurses to have in order to respond effectively in a disaster situation across different communities?

A) Some information on disaster planning
B) Recognition that each disaster is similar
C) Specific expertise in emergency management
D) An effective disaster plan

Question 7

What statement is correct as it relates to natural disasters?

A) Their impacts can sometimes be mitigated
B) They always happen quickly
C) They include infectious diseases
D) They are predictable

Question 8

A small city in Canada has experienced and earthquake. Shemila is a community health nurse who is involved in measuring the overall impact of the disaster to organize the coordination of community services. What stage of Emergency Management is Shemila working in?

A) Preparedness
B) Response
C) Mitigation
D) Recovery

Question 9

Cheveyo is a community health nurse who is working with community stakeholders on his reserve to plan for any long-term health concerns following a flood in his community. What phase of Emergency Management is Cheveyo working in?

A) Planning
B) Preparedness
C) Response
D) Recovery

Question 10

In Canada, at what level of government are emergency management and preparedness responses initiated?

A) Coordinated through Emergency Management Agency
B) Provincial/territorial
C) Federal
D) Municipal

Question 11

Which of the following terms is used to describe improved access and availability of limited health resources for the entire population?

A) Public health triage interventions
B) Medical triage interventions
C) Public health surge interventions
D) Increased capacity interventions

Question 12

Using the Incident Management System, what is an example of an operations function during a pandemic influenza?

A) Conducts mass immunization of the general public
B) Identifies objectives and develops action plans
C) Procures supplies and physical space
D) Ensures that purchasing of supplies is completed in a timely manner

Question 13

The listeriosis outbreak in 2008 linked to deli meats produced at a Maple Leaf plant in Ontario was a significant public health event. How was this situation dealt with?

A) School children were told not to bring deli meats to school
B) Supermarkets were asked to pull all deli meats off shelves
C) The management of food-borne outbreaks were improved
D) Doctors' offices were asked to follow news stories

Question 14

The Public Health Agency of Canada devised criteria for the order in which the public would receive the H1N1 flu vaccine during the pandemic. What term best describes this process?

A) Medical triage
B) Surge capacity
C) Public health triage
D) Public health surge interventions

Question 15

Which of the following is the largest group of health care professionals who must play pivotal advocacy and leadership roles to facilitate agency-specific, community-wide preparation for health-related emergencies and disasters?

A) Physicians who work in the community
B) Resident physicians who work in acute care
C) Registered nurses who work in the community health
D) Registered nurses who work in acute care

Question 16

If there is an emergency wherein there is a serious national security threat, what type of a national emergency would this be?

A) Public welfare emergency
B) Public order emergency
C) International emergency
D) State of war

Question 17

A nurse is attending a classroom exercise on disaster management. What stage of the emergency management programming is this exercise?

A) Preparedness
B) Response
C) Prevention
D) Mitigation

Question 18

Cheveyo is a community health nurse who is working with community stakeholders on his reserve to conduct an evaluation of the long-term impact of the flood on the whole community. What phase of disaster is Cheveyo working in?

A) The phase that involves assessing resources and risks to plan for primary prevention
B) The phase in which nurses need to work in multiple roles to improve the health of victims
C) The phase in which nurses implement secondary prevention initiatives
D) The phase in which nurses organize community services to help residents in their recovery

Question 19

Which two organizations in Canada are responsible for working with provincial and territorial governments to coordinate a unified response to any national public health emergency?

A) Public Health Agency of Canada and Public Safety Canada
B) International Council of Nurses and Public Safety Canada
C) Public Health Agency of Canada and International Council of Nurses
D) Public Health Agency of Canada and the World Health Organization

Question 20

According to the Canadian Disaster Database, what are the most common disasters in Canada in the last decade? Select all that apply.

A) Fuel spills
B) Snowstorms
C) Forest Fires
D) Floods
E) None of above

Question 21

A team of nurses and other emergency professionals are working with an Incident Command System (ICS) during a large train wreck outside their medium-sized community. What is the ICS and what does it do? Where, when, and why was it developed?

Question 22

In 2000 there was a public health emergency in Walkerton Ontario. What was this public health emergency?

A) E-coli contaminated the town's water supply
B) Listeriosis outbreak at the Maple Leaf plant
C) SARS outbreak at the local hospital
D) Pandemic H1N1 flu virus hit seniors homes

Question 23

Discuss the four categories of a national emergency and give an example for each.

Question 24

Describe the key components of the Emergency Management Guideline.

Question 25

Provincial public health agencies take initiative an provide leadership in coordinating opioid crisis response strategies. In particular, they identify specific and targeted approaches for at-risk individuals. Which of the following are at-risk individuals? Select all that apply.

A) People who live in poverty
B) People with lower education
C) People with poor access to health care
D) People who identify as Indigenous
E) None of above

Question 26

In some provinces in Canada, emergency management programming is organized into five stages. Which of the following terms below is one of these five stages?

A) Planning
B) Mitigation
C) Evaluation
D) Surveillance

Question 27

List the five components of the Incident Management System (IMS) structure.

Question 28

When was the Public Health Agency of Canada established?

A) November 2001
B) February 2005
C) September 2004
D) June 2004

Question 29

Which of the following terms is used to describe the intentional use of a micro-organism to cause infection or death?

A) An epidemic
B) Man-made disaster
C) Bioterrorism
D) A pandemic

Question 30

Discuss how vulnerable and priority populations can be protected in the event of a disaster