National legislation to control the damaging effects of air pollution.
What is the Clean Air Act?
100
A significant increase in the number of new cases.
What is an epidemic?
100
An event that causes destruction and devastation that cannot be alleviated without assistance.
What is a disaster?
100
The sorting and allocation of treatment to patients according to urgency and their need for care.
What is triage?
200
Nickel, lead, arsenic, mercury, copper and iron.
What are metal contaminants?
200
Monitors and regulates food quality, food additives, medications, and vaccines.
What is the FDA?
200
This needs to be given within 48 hours of exposure.
What is the influenza vaccine?
200
Action plans developed in anticipation of disaster scenarios, providing a framework for response to emergency situations.
What is preparedness?
200
Taking care of yourself and family in preparation of a disaster (i.e. stocking up on bottled water).
What is personal preparedness?
300
Asymmetry, border irregularity, color unevenness, and a diameter greater than 6 mm.
What are the signs of melanoma?
300
Legislation that provides a comprehensive framework to address polluted runoff from urban and rural areas, and habitat destruction.
What is the Clean Water Act?
300
Begins in an unusual pattern with a sudden onset of flu-like symptoms not endemic to that area.
What is bioterrorism?
300
An agency that guides the overall conduct and coordination of all-hazards, disasters and incident responses.
What is the FEMA?
300
Knowing your role in an emergency response, participating in all aspects of the planning process, coming prepared with nursing basics, and participating in the development of data.
What is professional preparedness?
400
Pesticides, petrochemicals, and organic compounds.
What are chemical contaminants?
400
A program at the local, state and federal level that monitors and reports communicable diseases.
What is surveillance?
400
A disease or problem that becomes prevalent within a population or geographical location.
What is an endemic?
400
Heroic, honeymoon, disillusionment and reconstruction.
What are community reaction phases?
400
The number one intervention the RN can do to reduce stress in emergency situations.
What is communication?
500
The environmental concept that matter cannot be destroyed.
What is "everything has to go somewhere"?
500
To increase the percentage of people's awareness of disease existence, human exposure to hazardous agents, routine vaccination levels, and preventative measures for international travelers.
What are environmental goals of Healthy People 2020?
500
A disease epidemic that occurred between 1999-2003, primarily in the Western Hemisphere, that studies suggest viremic migratory birds were involved with transmission.
What is the West Nile Virus?
500
Is made up of the phases: preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery and evaluation.
What is the disaster management continuum?
500
The organization contacted by the RN who suspects bioterrorism.