Question 1

Personal protection equipment is categorized by the level of safety provided.Standard work uniforms or work clothes offer what level of protection?

Accepted Answer

A) Level A 
B) Level B 
C) Level C 
D) Level D 
A) Level A 
B) Level B 
C) Level C 
D) Level D

Question 2

Why are children particularly vulnerable to environmental toxins? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) They have stronger immune systems. 
B) They take in proportionally larger doses of toxins from food, water, and the air. 
C) Their organ systems are less able to remove toxins than adult organs systems. 
D) They have a greater number of years of life expectancy. 
A) They have stronger immune systems. 
B) They take in proportionally larger doses of toxins from food, water, and the air. 
C) Their organ systems are less able to remove toxins than adult organs systems. 
D) They have a greater number of years of life expectancy.

Question 3

In addition to the Department of Homeland Security, which of the following agencies has a mission to ensure that the nation is well prepared to respond to an act of terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A) AMA 
B) Red Cross 
C) CDC 
D) Salvation Army 
A) AMA 
B) Red Cross 
C) CDC 
D) Salvation Army

Question 4

The most recently labeled level of protection is BioPPE.The use of BioPPE requires which of the following items?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-contained breathing apparatus 
B) Respiratory protection but less skin protection 
C) Chemically resistant boots and gloves 
D) Standard work clothes, contact and respiratory protective devices 
A) Self-contained breathing apparatus 
B) Respiratory protection but less skin protection 
C) Chemically resistant boots and gloves 
D) Standard work clothes, contact and respiratory protective devices

Question 5

The strategic plan of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the event of a disaster first focuses on __________________.

Accepted Answer

preparedness
The CDC's strategic plan in

Question 6

Which of the following biological agent requires the use of an antitoxin if exposure occurs?

Accepted Answer

A) Anthrax 
B) Plague 
C) Botulism 
D) Typhoid 
A) Anthrax 
B) Plague 
C) Botulism 
D) Typhoid

Question 7

If a patient is receiving radiation using gamma rays, the nurse would be watching for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Severe pain during administration 
B) Development of an allergy to shellfish 
C) Severe burns or internal injury 
D) Confusion and lethargy 
A) Severe pain during administration 
B) Development of an allergy to shellfish 
C) Severe burns or internal injury 
D) Confusion and lethargy

Question 8

The terrorist act of releasing a biological agent into a specified environment is known as _____________________.

Accepted Answer

bioterrorism
biological attack

Question 9

The dispersal of radioactive material via a "dirty bomb" or by deliberate contamination of food supplies or water supplies is known as a _________________.

Accepted Answer

radiological event
A radiologi

Question 10

For safety reasons, rescue workers should be upwind and uphill from a toxic chemical disaster scene to avoid exposure.The exception is when ____________ has been released, because it is lighter than air.

Accepted Answer

cyanide gas
For safety reasons, rescue w

Question 11

Which of the following should make the nurse suspect a biological event? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A) Large numbers of ill persons with unexplained similar symptoms 
B) Unexplained deaths among young and healthy populations 
C) A patient population with symptoms suggestive of a common agent 
D) An unusual geographical pattern associated with the symptoms 
A) Large numbers of ill persons with unexplained similar symptoms 
B) Unexplained deaths among young and healthy populations 
C) A patient population with symptoms suggestive of a common agent 
D) An unusual geographical pattern associated with the symptoms

Question 12

The nurse has arrived at the scene of a natural disaster and is assigned to care for four patients.To which patient should the nurse provide care first?

Accepted Answer

A) Patient with a closed head injury with no changes in level of consciousness 
B) Patient with a 3-cm laceration to the forearm 
C) Patient who is breathing eight times per minute 
D) Patient with a displaced wrist fracture 
A) Patient with a closed head injury with no changes in level of consciousness 
B) Patient with a 3-cm laceration to the forearm 
C) Patient who is breathing eight times per minute 
D) Patient with a displaced wrist fracture

Exam 14: Disaster Preparedness

Personal protection equipment is categorized by the level of safety provided.Standard work uniforms or work clothes offer what level of protection?

Why are children particularly vulnerable to environmental toxins? (Select all that apply.)

In addition to the Department of Homeland Security, which of the following agencies has a mission to ensure that the nation is well prepared to respond to an act of terrorism?

The most recently labeled level of protection is BioPPE.The use of BioPPE requires which of the following items?

The strategic plan of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the event of a disaster first focuses on __________________.

Which of the following biological agent requires the use of an antitoxin if exposure occurs?

If a patient is receiving radiation using gamma rays, the nurse would be watching for which of the following?

The terrorist act of releasing a biological agent into a specified environment is known as _____________________.

The dispersal of radioactive material via a "dirty bomb" or by deliberate contamination of food supplies or water supplies is known as a _________________.

For safety reasons, rescue workers should be upwind and uphill from a toxic chemical disaster scene to avoid exposure.The exception is when ____________ has been released, because it is lighter than air.

Which of the following should make the nurse suspect a biological event? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse has arrived at the scene of a natural disaster and is assigned to care for four patients.To which patient should the nurse provide care first?

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Communication

Documentation and Informatics

Vital Signs

Health Assessment

Medical Asepsis

Sterile Technique

Safe Patient Handling, Transfer, and Positioning

Exercise and Ambulation

Orthopedic Measures

Support Surfaces and Special Beds

Safety and Quality Improvement

Pain Assessment and Basic Comfort Measures

Palliative Care

Personal Hygiene and Bed Making

Pressure Ulcer Care

Care of the Eye and Ear

Safe Medication Preparation

Oral and Topical Medications

Parenteral Medications

Oxygen Therapy

Performing Chest Physiotherapy

Airway Management

Closed Chest Drainage Systems

Emergency Measures for Life Support

Intravenous and Vascular Access Therapy

Blood Transfusions

Oral Nutrition

Enteral Nutrition

Parenteral Nutrition

Urinary Elimination

Bowel Elimination and Gastric Intubation

Ostomy Care

Preoperative and Postoperative Care

Intraoperative Care

Wound Care and Irrigations

Dressings, Bandages, and Binders

Therapeutic Use of Heat and Cold

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