QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS )
ALREADY GRADED A+.
A nurse is providing staff education about smallpox as a bioterrorism
threat. Which of the following statements indicates an understanding
of this agent (SATA)
A. "Smallpox is transmitted person to person."
B. "Infection is characterized by severe respiratory distress."
C. "Smallpox vaccination ensures lifelong immunity."
D. "Naturally occurring smallpox has been eradicated from the
world." E. "Smallpox is often confused with varicella." - ANSWER-
A, D, E
A nurse is caring for a client following exposure to inhalational
anthrax due to bioterrorism. Which of the following medications
should the nurse prepare to administer? (SATA)
A. Ciprofloxacin (Cipro)
B. Doxycycline (Vibramycin)
C. Amoxicillin (Amoxil)
D. Penicillin G (Bicillin)
E. Cefotaxime (Claforan) - ANSWER-A, B, C
,A nurse is preparing a response protocol for botulism as a
bioterrorism agent. The nurse should prepare protocol based on
which of the following? (SATA)
A. Botulism can produce paralysis
B. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) should be
notified when more than three cases are suspected C. Botulism
is acquired through contact
D. Vomiting and diarrhea are expected findings
E. Botulism is a toxin found in castor beans - ANSWER-A, D
*A public health nurse has just completed an educational program
community who may have been exposed to agents of bioterrorism
one of the nurses who attended the program regarding the clinical
indicates a need for further education?
A. "Smallpox has been considered eradicated worldwide." B.
"People who were immunized against smallpox before to be
protected."
C. "It is easy for providers to distinguish smallpox from present early
with the disease."
D. "Unlike chickenpox, the vesicles of smallpox are m - ANSWER-C
*A nurse is preparing to care for a client who has suspected
exposure...Which of the following nursing interventions should the
nurse p...
, A. Prepare for drainage of lesions
B. Initiate contact precautions
C. Notify the CDC
D. Decontaminate the client - ANSWER-B
*A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a victim of a
suspected...exposure to cutaneous anthrax. Which of the following is
an expected...?
A. Immediate onset of respiratory distress
B. Flu-like symptoms 48 hr after exposure
C. Itching of the skin progressing to ulceration over 1-7
D. Immediate onset of vascular lesions of the skin - ANSWER-C
*A nurse is reviewing treatment protocols for bioterrorism agents.
....prepare to administer a vaccine following exposure?
A. Anthrax
B. Botulism
C. Plague
D. Smallpox - ANSWER-C
A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing difficulty sleeping,
having nightmares, experiencing feelings of survivor guilt, and having
difficulty concentrating one year after the death of a relative during a
destructive and devastating natural disaster. Which of the following
describe the client's symptoms?