The nursing leadership role in the Working the Issues List phase of an all-hazards preparedness plan is to ____.
a. Confirm that team members are working on their assignments
b. Ensure that every facility department has a disaster plan
c. Guarantee that all work will be completed by the deadline
d. Provide rewards for the committee's accomplishments
Question 2What do the do now requests reflect?
A) Most commonly reflect a unit's day-to-day operational needs
B) Problems that do not have immediate deadlines
C) Important issues that may be procrastinated
D) Problems that are better accomplished by someone else
Question 3What is unique to the role of the nurse that fosters strong leadership in the overwhelming workload of the Keeping the Momentum Going phase in the development of an all-hazards preparedness plan? Nurses are experts at ____.
a. Creating key components of disaster protocols
b. Developing workable action plans for difficult issues
c. Establishing guidelines for policy and procedures
d. Improving care by developing patient care plans
Question 4One simple means of prioritizing what needs to be accomplished is to divide all requests into categories. What category does an item that will take care of itself be placed?
A) Squeaky wheel
B) Don't do
C) Do later
D) Do now
Question 5The system-wide all-hazards preparedness task force should conduct a gap analysis. What should be evaluated?
a. Differences between standards and policies and procedures
b. Differences between pieces of the program that are and are not in place
c. Similarities between standards and policies and procedures
d. Similarities between pieces of the program that are and are not in place