A community health nurse is conducting an in-service presentation for a group of emergency department nurses about disasters. In discussing the topic, the nurse describes the factors that contribute to disasters. The nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the group identifies item as the agent?

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The agent is the natural or technologic element that causes the disaster. For example, the high winds of a hurricane and the lava of an erupting volcano are agents, as are radiation, industrial chemicals, biologic agents, and bombs. The population's age is an example of host factor. The level of preparedness and flood-prone location are examples of environmental factors.

A Community Health Nurse Is Conducting an In-Service Presentation for a Group