A nursing administrator is reviewing a hospital's disaster planning.The administrator evaluates the plan that addresses which component as being the best?

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When The Joint Commission-accredited health care facilities are planning disaster preparedness programs,they need to take an "all-hazards approach" (versus planning by strict guidelines)and to plan for all credible threats to the community that could result in a disaster.This means planning for all events that could conceivably happen in that geographic area,including possible weather events.Planning only for internal disasters is too limited and does not account for weather- or terrorist-related threats.The Joint Commission does not assess what disasters are possible in the areas that accredited hospitals serve.

A Nursing Administrator Is Reviewing a Hospital's Disaster Planning