Common cognitive responses to a tramatic event include

Question 1   Common cognitive responses to a tramatic event include: (Select all that apply)

 

  a. memory loss

 

  b. confusion

 

  c. excellent ability to concentrate

 

  d. heightened ability to make decisions

 

Question 2   The first level of disaster response occurs at the local level with the mobilization of responders such as: (Select all that apply)

 

  a. local clergy

 

  b. fire department

 

  c. law enforcement

 

  d. public health

 

Question 3  The transmission of communicable diseases depends on the successful interaction of the following: (Select all that apply)

 

  a. infectious agent

 

  b. pesticides

 

  c. the host

 

  d. the environment

 

Question 4  Triage in a disaster setting centers on individuals only.

 

  True

 

  False

 

Question 5  Worldwide, infectious diseases are the leading killer of older adults.

 

  True

 

  False

 

Question 6  A method used by public health workers to track the source of an infection in the Watersedge case is known as the:

 

  a.  multiple causation theory

 

  b.  DNA mapping

 

  c.  baseline screening

 

  d.  mapping technique

 

 Question 7 Examples of infectious disease interventions based on primary prevention include: (Select all that apply)

 

  a. restaurant inspections

 

  b. rabies pre-exposure immunization

 

  c. irresponsible sexual behavior

 

  d. tetanus boosters and flu shots

 

Question 8  Following a disaster event, nurses can expect the victims to exhibit behavioral and emotional responses such as: (Select all that apply)

 

  a. irritability

 

  b. shock

 

  c. numbness

 

  d. being in control

 

Question 9 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is transmitted through exposure to: (Select all that apply)

 

  a. contaminated air

 

  b. blood

 

  c. semen

 

  d. transplanted organs

 

Question 10 Nurses are prepared to use their skills in the following ways in the case of disasters: (Select all that apply)

 

  a. assessment

 

  b. priority setting

 

  c. addressing both preventive and acute care needs

 

  d. community resource referrals and liaison work

 

Question 11 The most common reportable infectious disease in the United States is:

 

  a.  congenital syphilis

 

  b.  Herpes Simplex Virus 2

 

  c. Chlamydia

 

  d. Human papillomavirus (HPV)

 

Question 12 This country has a tax-supported health system that is owned and operated by the government.  Services are available to all citizens without cost or for a small fee.

 

  a.  South Korea

 

  b.  Saudi Arabia

 

  c.  Cuba

 

  d.  The United Kingdom

 

Question 13 Recent reports by expatriate visitors to this country indicate that the greatest perk for foreign residents is the high-quality, low-cost health care. In the bigger cities, there are hospitals with state-of-the-art equipment, as well as specialists in all fields and physicians with private clinics.

 

  a.  Brazil

 

  b.  Portugal

 

  c.  Ecuador

 

  d.  Romania

 

Question 14 Which of the following defines a disaster?

 

  a.  any event that results in multiple deaths

 

  b.  devastation that cannot be relieved without assistance

 

  c.  devastation that covers a broad geographic area

 

  d.  when the event results in multiple injuries and deaths, as well as property damage

 

Question 15 The following country requires residents to purchase health insurance:

 

  a. the Netherlands

 

  b. Spain

 

  c. Sweden

 

  d. Japan