Mass Casualty Incidents and Surge Capacity · NCLEX Exam

A hospital surge capacity plan described as “intrinsic surge” versus “extrinsic surge” refers to:

  1. Only when the media reports large numbers of casualties arriving
  2. When expected patient numbers exceed the hospital's daily capacity
  3. Only after all available hospital resources have been depleted
  4. Only when responding to a declared infectious-disease pandemic
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Correct answer: When expected patient numbers exceed the hospital's daily capacity

Intrinsic surge uses internal hospital resources; extrinsic involves external support or resources outside the normal facility framework.

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