NCLEX- Emergency and Disaster-Questions and Answers

NCLEX- Emergency and Disaster-Questions and Answers 1. RACE stands for: a. rescue, alarm, contain, extinguish b. rescue, act, confine, extinguish c. react, alert, contain, extinguish d. remove, alarm, contain, extinguish - ANSWER-a. rescue, alarm, contain, extinguish 2. An example of an internal disaster would be: a. a tornado that does not affect the hospital b. flooding of a street near the hospital c. a tree falling onto a patient unit d. a hurricane in the next town - ANSWER-c. a tree falling onto a patient unit 3. An example of the need for an incident report is: a. a medication error b. a patient fall c. injury to employee d. all of the above - ANSWER-d. all of the above 4. You are the charge nurse. One of your employees had a splash to the face from a cleaning agent. What is the FIRST thing you would do? a. take the employee to the eye wash station and rinse his eyes for 15 minutes b. call 911 immediately c. take the employee to the emergency department of the hospital d. send the employee to a private physician for care - ANSWER-a. take the employee to the eye wash station and rinse his eyes for 15 minutes 5. When you walk into the pantry, you see a bag of popcorn on fire in the microwave. What is the FIRST thing you would do? a. go to the pull station and pull the alarm lever. b. go to a telephone and tell the operator to call "code red" c. call the fire department directly from your unit d. call the nursing supervisor - ANSWER-a. go to the pull station and pull the alarm lever. 6. All of the following is on the materials safety data sheet EXCEPT: a. price of item b. contents of item c. instructions in event of chemical spill onto skin d. none of the above - ANSWER-a. price of item