A nurse cares for clients during a community-wide disaster drill.Once of the clients asks,"Why are the individuals with black tags not receiving any care?" How should the nurse respond?

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In a disaster,military-style triage is used; this approach identifies the dead or expectant dead with black tags.This practice helps to maintain the goal of triage,which is doing the most good for the most people.Precious resources are not used for those with overwhelming critical injury or illness,so that they can be allocated to others who have a reasonable expectation of survival.Clients are not "sacrificed." Telling students to move on after identifying the expectant dead belittles their feelings and does not provide an adequate explanation.Clients are not black-tagged to allow volunteers to give comfort care.

A Nurse Cares for Clients During a Community-Wide Disaster Drill