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Triage Principles and Disaster Response Practice Questions

20 free Triage Principles and Disaster Response practice questions for the NCLEX Exam, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.

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  1. Q1. What is the primary ethical principle guiding triage in a mass casualty incident?
  2. Q2. What does the acronym START stand for in adult mass casualty triage?
  3. Q3. Which statement about the 'walking wounded' in START triage is correct?
  4. Q4. One of the key principles of triage in disasters is that it should be:
  5. Q5. In a hospital surge capacity situation during a disaster, what does 'reverse triage' mean?
  6. Q6. What is most important when performing primary triage at the scene of an MCI?
  7. Q7. During a chemical mass-casualty incident, triage modifications may include which additional factor?
  8. Q8. According to the MUCC (Model Uniform Core Criteria), what should mass casualty triage systems do?
  9. Q9. In disaster triage, the term 'expectant' refers to patients who:
  10. Q10. Which of the following is not part of hospital disaster response surge planning?
  11. Q11. In the START adult triage algorithm, which mnemonic helps recall key criteria for triage?
  12. Q12. A patient arrives at the hospital from a disaster with no prior triage identified. What should the nurse do in hospital triage?
  13. Q13. Which colour tag in a typical MCI colour-tag triage system indicates 'immediate' priority for life-saving interventions?
  14. Q14. When communicating during a disaster response, what is one of the essential systems required?
  15. Q15. In a triage situation with limited ventilators during a pandemic, which concept is relevant?
  16. Q16. Which stage of triage refers to in-hospital triage that evaluates patients after arrival at the hospital for prioritization for ICU, OR, or other disposition?
  17. Q17. A disaster plan that integrates local, regional, and national resources and clearly defined roles is essential. Which document emphasizes this?
  18. Q18. In mass casualty triage, why does speed matter?
  19. Q19. During triage at a chemical incident, an injured person is breathing but has respiratory distress and secretions after exposure. According to chemical casualty…
  20. Q20. A hospital's surge capacity plan that includes 'Staff, Stuff, Space and System' refers to: