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A nurse takes a shift report and will be caring for a client who has
been exposed to anthrax by inhalation. What precautions does the
nurse know must be put in place when providing care for this client?
A. Standard precautions
B. Airborne precautions
C. Droplet precautions
D. Contact precautions
A
A military nurse is treating a soldier after an unexploded ordnance
(UXO) was purposely detonated for disposal. The blast radius was
larger than anticipated and debris injured the soldier. The nurse
anticipates what phase of blast injury occurred to this soldier?
A. Primary
B. Quaternary
C. Secondary
D. Tertiary
C
,A client is being treated in the ED following a terrorist attack. The
client is experiencing visual disturbances, nausea, vomiting, and
behavioral changes. The nurse suspects this client has been exposed
to what chemical agent?
A. Nerve agent
B. Pulmonary agent
C. Vesicant
D. Blood agent
A
A client is admitted to the ED who has been exposed to a nerve agent.
The nurse should anticipate the STAT administration of what drug?
A. Amyl nitrate
B. Dimercaprol
C. Erythromycin
D. Atropine
D
A client was exposed to a dose of more than 5,000 rads of radiation
during a terrorist attack. The client's skin will eventually show what
manifestation?
A. Erythema
B. Ecchymosis
C. Desquamation
D. Necrosis
D
, There has been a radiation-based terrorist attack and a client is
experiencing vomiting, diarrhea, and shock after the attack. How will
the client's likelihood of survival be characterized?
A. Probable
B. Possible
C. Improbable
D. Extended
C
A 44-year-old client has been exposed to severe amount of radiation
after a leak in a reactor plant. When planning this client's care, the
nurse should implement what action?
A. The client should be scrubbed with alcohol and iodine.
B. The client should be carefully protected from infection.
C. The client's immunization status should be promptly assessed.
D. The client's body hair should be removed to prevent secondary
contamination.
B