Exam 43: Care of Patients in Disasters or Bioterrorism Attack

The nurse is preparing a list of items that are needed in a disaster kit.Which items should the nurse include?

Which measurement best detects the daily amount of radiation to which a health worker is exposed?

Assign triage categories to the disaster victims that they best fit.(Options may be used once, more than once, or not at all.) -Closed fracture of arm,head laceration

Why is a chelating agent administered after a person has been exposed to particulate radioactive material?

Assign triage categories to the disaster victims that they best fit.(Options may be used once, more than once, or not at all.) -Crushed chest,paraplegia

The nurse is participating in an educational program concerning nuclear disasters.Which factor(s)determine(s)a victim's level of exposure to radiation?

During a power failure,at what temperature should perishable food be maintained to prevent possibility of food poisoning?

Which agency requires emergency preparedness plans for accredited hospitals?

Assign triage categories to the disaster victims that they best fit.(Options may be used once, more than once, or not at all.) -Woman in labor,pains 10 minutes apart

In a terrorist attack,introduction of the plague would most likely occur as an aerosolized weapon.The nurse understands that this organism is very vulnerable to exposure to which element?

How many times per year should accredited health care facilities test their emergency plans?

If terrorists were to use category B agents that produce low death rates and moderate illness,by which route would the organisms likely be delivered?

When can patients with plague who have been treated with appropriate antibiotics be released from respiratory droplet precautions?

After a truck crashes into the dayroom of a long-term health care facility,many of the residents are injured,and noninjured residents are stunned and frightened.What action should the nurse take?

Which statement accurately describes how water can be rendered safe for drinking in the event of a disruption of service?

During a flood,the public water supply has been contaminated.Which action is most important for the nurse to take?

In a terrorist attack,which period of time poses the greatest chance for inhalation of aerosolized anthrax?

During a tornado warning with sirens,the nursing staff are caring for 36 patients on the second floor medical-surgical unit.How should the staff protect the patients?

After a terrorist attack with smallpox virus,the nurse assesses a newly admitted patient with large vesicles.The nurse understands that which assessment finding differentiates smallpox vesicles from chickenpox vesicles?

Essential elements in a disaster plan include provision of which components?