[Answered]: A hospital announces a Code Triage: External…

A hospital announces a Code Triage: External following a nearby highway collision involving multiple vehicles. The emergency department is full, and additional patients are expected. Which action by the charge nurse demonstrates appropriate first response to this code?A. Immediately discharge all stable patients to free up spaceB. Reassign nurses from elective procedures to the emergency departmentC. Order the cancellation of all non-urgent surgeries independentlyD. Begin assessing victims as they arrive without waiting for triage tags 17.During a Code Triage: Internal, caused by a fire in the hospital laundry room, several patients must be evacuated. Which client should the nurse prioritize for immediate transfer?A. A post-op client on room air, alert and orientedB. A confused patient in soft restraintsC. A ventilated patient in the ICUD. A stable patient awaiting discharge instructions 18.Following a Code Triage: Mass Casualty, four patients arrive at once. Which triage tag color should the nurse assign to a 32-year-old male with a closed tibial fracture, cap refill <2 seconds, and stable vital signs?A. Red ImmediateB. Yellow DelayedC. Green MinimalD. Black Expectant 19.In a mass casualty event, a nurse is assigned to triage victims outside the emergency department. Which statement reflects the most accurate understanding of disaster triage principles?A. I should treat the most critical patient first.B. Patients with the highest survival potential receive priority.C. Elderly patients are automatically delayed because of frailty.D. Unconscious patients should always be tagged red. 20.During an active shooter incident (Code Triage: Security), a nurse witnesses a colleague frozen in panic. Which action by the nurse best demonstrates leadership and situational awareness under the code triage protocol?A. Leave the colleague and focus only on personal safetyB. Yell loudly for everyone to evacuate through the main exitC. Guide the colleague to a secured location and silence all communication devicesD. Call family to inform them of the situation before taking cover