You are a community health nurse working in a receiving station after a radiological disaster. You are wearing the requisite PPEs and note that the majority of the victims have blast injuries. A volunteer worker reports that many of the victims have dust
dust on their clothes. Your response to the dust is to
A) recognize that the dust is common with blast injuries.
B) consider it radioactively contaminated and notify HAZMAT.
C) consider the dust a biological agent and therefore a contaminant.
D) flush all wounds to prevent chemical contamination.
B
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The rehabilitation nurse assisting a stroke patient to exercise is coaching him to contract and relax his muscles while keeping the extremity in a fixed position. Which type of exercise is the patient performing?
A) Passive B) Isometric C) Resistive D) Abduction
A 60-year-old patient with chronic myeloid leukemia will be treated in the home setting and the nurse is preparing appropriate health education. What topic should the nurse emphasize?
A) The importance of adhering to the prescribed drug regimen B) The need to ensure that vaccinations are up to date C) The importance of daily physical activity D) The need to avoid shellfish and raw foods
Business practices and information systems in the supply chain must:
a. counterbalance each other to ensure safety. b. work together to best manage the system and support patient care. c. never work in tandem to minimize errors. d. only provide financial information for the organization.
Discuss the use of alcohol hand cleaners versus handwashing with soap and water when caring for patients whose disease is spread by spores. Should alcohol hand rub be used for cleansing hands after patient care or is soap and water a better alternative? Explain your answer and state why or why not these products should or should not be used.
What will be an ideal response?