A new graduate nurse is being oriented to the emergency department. Part of that orientation is classes on treating patients who are victims of bioterrorism
The new nurses learn that if a patient is suspected of being exposed to the smallpox virus he or she is contagious when?
A) Immediately after exposure
B) Only when pustules form
C) After a rash appears
D) With a body temperature of 38°C
Ans: C
Feedback: A patient is contagious after a rash develops, which develops on the face, mouth, pharynx, and forearms initially. The patient exposed to the smallpox virus is not contagious immediately after exposure; only when pustules form, or with a body temperature of 38°C.
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