Your management team is in the process of identification of hazards associated with the ice storm that is expected to disable electrical service to the city. To identify the areas most vulnerable to damage and plan for an effective response,
which of the following methods of data collection may be used? (select all that apply)
A) Geographic information
B) Satellite imagery
C) Census data
D) Historical data on previous events
E) Planning board declarations
A, B, D
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A 5-year-old child is admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit for the treatment of multiple orthopedic injuries. The child's mother tells the nurse that the child is in extreme pain
Which of the following actions should the nurse take to begin the child's pain treatment? 1. Trust the mother's assessment and treat the child's pain accordingly. 2. Ask the child to describe pain with the Wong-Baker faces scale. 3. Use a verbal descriptor scale to measure the child's pain. 4. Use the visual analog scale to assess pain.
An adolescent client currently weighs 50% of expected body weight and tells the nurse, "I get upset and can't eat because my mother is constantly forcing food on me.". Which of the following treatments is indicated for this client?
1. Hospitalization 2. Family therapy 3. Placement with a foster family 4. Medication to increase appetite
A patient who was found unconscious in a burning house is brought to the emergency department by ambulance. The nurse notes that the patient's skin color is bright red. Which action should the nurse take first?
a. Insert two large-bore IV lines. b. Check the patient's orientation. c. Assess for singed nasal hair and dark oral mucous membranes. d. Place the patient on 100% oxygen using a non-rebreather mask.
The nurse is caring for a patient who is undergoing chemotherapy and radiation for cancer
The patient says that he can't wait until the therapy is done so that he can feel stronger, and asks the nurse about the value of cancer screening when his course of therapy is over. The nurse should inform the patient that cancer screening a. Should be done on an ongoing schedule. b. Probably will not be needed because the patient has been cured. c. Usually is not done even if recommended by the health care provider. d. Is not something that the health care provider should recommend.