You are taking a class on chemical disasters with your local emergency response team. What toxins would you be learning about? Select all that apply
A) Blistering agents
B) Psychologic agents
C) Contact emulsifiers
D) Nerve agents
E) Cyanide
A, D, E
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Examples of extremely toxic chemicals include nerve agents, cyanide, respiratory toxins, and blistering agents. Options B and D are distractors for this question.
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a. competing interests of market and governmental forces. b. tension between for-profit and not-for-profit institutions. c. too many different agencies providing the same services. d. unchecked rises in providers' salaries and fees for service.
A 33-year-old woman has been diagnosed with major depression and has recently begun treatment with citalopram (Celexa). What teaching point should the nurse emphasize when providing health education for this patient?
A) "It's important that you not take any over-the-counter medications while you're taking this drug." B) "Most people experience significant relief of their depression within 2 to 3 days of starting this drug." C) "You'll need to make some important changes to your diet while you're on this drug, but it will certainly be worth it." D) "Most people don't experience severe side effects with this drug, but it may have an effect on your sexual functioning."
The tongue assists with which of the following? Select all that apply
a. Speech d. Swallowing b. Breathing e. Taste sensation c. Mastication f. Mechanical cleansing of the teeth
In comparing nursing practice in occupational health with nursing practice in the critical care setting, occupational health nurses are more likely to
1. Act as a collaborator and less likely to act as a role model. 2. Emphasize the role of counselor and less likely to emphasize the role of manager. 3. Focus on the educator role and less likely to focus on the care provider role. 4. Stress the importance of the role of caregiver and less likely to stress the role of researcher.