Vulnerable Populations
This term refers to providing care that respects cultural beliefs, values, and practices.
What is cultural competence?
The first phase of disaster management, focused on reducing risks before a disaster occurs.
What is mitigation?
preparedness,response and recovery
This community health nurse role involves advocating for policies that improve population health.
What is advocacy
This global organization leads international public health efforts.
What is the World Health Organization (WHO)?
The triage system most commonly used in mass casualty disasters.
What is START triage? Simple triage rapid triage
A major barrier to healthcare access for the rural community
What is lack of transportation?
Agency that coordinates national disaster response in the United States.
What is FEMA?
The level of prevention that includes health education and immunizations.
What is primary prevention?
geographical areas that have a longer healthspan
What blue zones
In START triage, a patient who is not breathing until airway is opened, and then begins to breathe, is classified as this.
What is Immediate (Red)?
Disparity in our healthcare system that is not fair.
What is inequity?
START Triage Wounded victim
RR 19, cap refill - 1 sec and able to follow commands
What is green triage tag
Home health nurses must always begin with this before providing care.
What is a comprehensive home assessment?
Federal agency that lead national public health response by providing guidance, enhancing surveillance, developing testing, supporting vaccination efforts, sharing data, training experts during the Covid pandemic
CDC
A patient with minor cuts and scrapes but able to walk is labeled with this color.
What is Green (Minor)?
Federal legislation ensuring equal access and reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
Disasters involving intentional release of harmful biological agents fall under this category.
What is bioterrorism?
This type of nurse focuses on preventing workplace injuries and promoting employee health.
What is an occupational health nurse?
This organization focuses heavily on child survival, immunizations, and education globally.
What is UNICEF?
A patient with head trauma and RR 5 Cap refill >3 is tagged with this color.
What is Black (Expectant/Deceased)?
Laws that require nurses to report suspected abuse, neglect of children, vulnerable adults, or elderly, or certain infectious diseases to authorities
What is mandatory reporting laws
The first thing a nurse would do if a client is suspected of being exposed to a bioterrorism agent
Isolate and PPE
This type of nurse works within the legal system, providing care to victims of violence, abuse, and trauma and collecting medical evidence for legal cases
What is a Forensic nurse?
A global humanitarian movement providing emergency aid, disaster relief, and health services
What is The Red Cross?
In SMART triage, this assessment is taken quickly to determine perfusion.
What is capillary refill?