A community health nurse who works in a Gulf Coast town that caters to tourists is conducting a disaster management class for residents and business owners.
What is the most important content for the nurse to include in this class?

Answer and explanation

The correct answer is Choice C.

Choice A rationale

While ensuring safe drinking water is important during a disaster, it may not be the most important content for a community health nurse to include in a disaster management class in a Gulf Coast town that caters to tourists.

Choice B rationale

Knowing available evacuation routes from the town is crucial during a disaster. However, in a Gulf Coast town that caters to tourists, the most significant threat is likely to be hurricanes.

Choice C rationale

Given the geographical location of the Gulf Coast town, hurricane preparedness for families and businesses is the most important content to include in the class. Hurricanes are a common natural disaster in this area, and being prepared can help reduce the impact of such events.

Choice D rationale

While it’s important to know what actions to take during a tornado, tornadoes are not as common as hurricanes in Gulf Coast towns. Therefore, hurricane preparedness would be more relevant to include in the class.

Answer and explanation

The correct answer is Choice C.

Choice A rationale

While understanding the type of bicycle injuries sustained can provide useful information for tailoring educational sessions, it does not directly measure the effectiveness of the program. The goal of the program is to eliminate bicycle injuries, so the key measure of success is a decrease in the incidence of these injuries.

Choice B rationale

Surveying parents about their understanding of the educational pamphlet can provide useful feedback on one component of the program. However, it does not directly measure whether the program has achieved its goal of reducing bicycle injuries.

Choice C rationale

Comparing the incidence of bicycle injuries at the beginning and end of the program directly measures the impact of the program on the issue it was designed to address. If the program is effective, there should be a noticeable decrease in the incidence of bicycle injuries.

Choice D rationale

Conducting a survey to assess children’s knowledge of bicycle safety can provide useful information on the educational component of the program. However, increased knowledge does not necessarily translate into behavior change or a decrease in injuries.