ATI - Chapter 15

Question 1

A disaster is a ____ or intra-facility event that at least temporarily overwhelms or interrupts the normal flow of services of a hospital.

Answer 1

mass casualty

Question 2

Disasters that health care facilities face include ____ and external emergencies.

Answer 2

internal

Question 3

Internal emergencies include loss of electric power and portable water, and sever damage or _____ within the facility related to fire, weather (tornado, hurricane), explosion, or a terrorist act.

Answer 3

casualties

Question 4

Internal emergency readiness includes safety and hazardous material protocols, and _____ policies and practices.

Answer 4

infection control

Question 5

External emergencies include hurricanes, flood, volcano eruptions, earthquakes, disease epidemics, industrial accidents, chemical plant explosions, major transportation accidents, building collapse, and ______ (including biological and chemical warfare).

Answer 5

terrorist acts

Question 6

External emergency readiness includes a plan for _____ in community-wide emergencies and disasters.

Answer 6

participation

Question 7

The _____ established emergency preparedness management standards for various types of health care facilities.

Answer 7

Joint Commission

Question 8

These standards mandate that an institutional emergency preparedness plan is developed by all health care institutions and that these plans include institution-specific procedures for the following.

Answer 8

Review pg 75

Question 9

Each health care institution must have an ______ plan developed by a planning committee.

Answer 9

emergency preparedness