A nurse is focused on mitigation of disasters at the international level.Which of the following activities would the nurse most likely complete?
A) Provide community educational programs and training on how to prepare for disasters.
B) Request donations be sent to the affected area.
C) Develop a notification procedure to be used by the international disaster relief office.
D) Recruit volunteers to be a part of the disaster team that will travel to the afflicted area.

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Mitigation refers to actions to prevent specific disasters from occurring or to reduce the severity of a disaster's effects if it cannot be avoided.Providing community educational programs on disaster preparedness is the only intervention that addresses mitigation.Requesting donations be sent to the affected area occurs during the disaster and is known as the response.Developing a notification procedure would occur as part of the preparedness stage.Depending on the timing of the recruitment,this would be part of either the preparedness or response stage.

A Nurse Is Focused on Mitigation of Disasters at the International