Emergency Nursing Current Exam Questions
and Correct Verified Answers
Q: HAZMAT is a term used to describe incidents involving
hazardous materials or specialized teams who deal with these
incidents.One of the most challenging aspects of providing
emergency medical care is attending to patients who have been
contaminated with hazardous materials.
Ans: One of the most challenging aspects of providing
emergency medical care is attending to patients who have
been contaminated with
-Hazardous material
-contaminated PPE
-Poisoned patient
-Contaminated Patient
Q: Any item or agent (biological, chemical, radiological,
physical) which has the potential to cause harm to humans, animals,
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or the environment either by itself or through interaction with other
factors.
Ans: These factors has the potential to cause harm to
humans, animals, or the environment either by itself or
through interaction with other factors. *
-biological, chemical, radiological, physical
-biological, chemical, radiological, environmental
-biological, chemical, radiological, natural
-biological, chemical, radiological
Q: answer: none of the above
Toxicity= poisonous (acute) and have carcinogenic, teratogenic or
mutagenic effect on human and other organismsIgnitibilityCan ignite
under certain conditions, eg. Friction sensitive substances like
solvents, ignition triggered by static electricity.Corrosivity= capable
of corroding metals by chemical reaction, can cause severe amage to
exposure tissueReactivity- unstable under normal conditions and
readily undergo violent chemical reactions, react violently with
water and create spontaneous explosives mixture like toxic gases,
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vapors, fumes and are capable of detonatingthese are the
characteristics of Hazardous waste
Ans: Characteristics of Hazardous wastes Include all the
following except; *
-poisonous (acute) and have carcinogenic
-Corrosivity
-Ignitibility
-none of the above
Q: all of the above
Ans: after attending the class in Emergency Nursing. you
found out that there are substances and materials at home
that are considered hazardous. these are the following
except; *
-plastics
-organic chlorine compound
-all of the above
-heavy metals and organic solvents
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Q: all of the above
Ans: in what ways doe HAzmat enters the body? *
-inhalation
-absorption
-ingestion
-injection
-all of the above
Q: Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response
Ans: HAZWOPER means? *
-Hazardous Waste Training On Emergency Response
-Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response
-Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency and Resilience
-none of the above
Q: Situations mandating evacuation of area
Emergency response involving the actual or potential for hazardous
waste spills
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