Which option lists the four phases of disaster response for nurses?

Which option lists the four phases of disaster response for nurses?

• A. Heroic, Recovery, Disillusionment, Reconstruction
• B. Heroic, Honeymoon, Disillusionment, Reconstruction
• C. Heroic, Recovery, Disillusionment, Reconstruction
• D. Honeymoon, Disillusionment, Reconstruction, Recovery

Answer: (B)

The sequence tests how nurses’ roles and emotions typically evolve after a disaster: first they rally to provide immediate aid (heroic), then there’s a period of shared hope and strong community effort (honeymoon), followed by fatigue, frustration, and burnout as reality sets in (disillusionment), and finally long-term rebuilding and adaptation (reconstruction). This progression is exactly the four-phase model described, with Heroic, Honeymoon, Disillusionment, then Reconstruction. The other options swap or drop phases—Recovery replaces Honeymoon or is out of order—so they don’t match the standard progression.

The sequence tests how nurses’ roles and emotions typically evolve after a disaster: first they rally to provide immediate aid (heroic), then there’s a period of shared hope and strong community effort (honeymoon), followed by fatigue, frustration, and burnout as reality sets in (disillusionment), and finally long-term rebuilding and adaptation (reconstruction). This progression is exactly the four-phase model described, with Heroic, Honeymoon, Disillusionment, then Reconstruction. The other options swap or drop phases—Recovery replaces Honeymoon or is out of order—so they don’t match the standard progression.