A nurse is caring for a client following a bioterrorism attack. The client has experienced initial nausea and vomiting followed by weight loss and eventual thyroid cancer. What was the most likely causative agent?
A. Chemical agent
B. Viral agent
C. Bacterial agent
D. Ionizing radiation
Answer: D
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A patient is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. The nurse should anticipate administering which of the following medications?
A) Bethanechol (Urecholine) B) Neostigmine (Prostigmin) C) Donepezil (Aricept) D) Physostigmine salicylate (Antilirium)
The mother of a 10-year-old boy asks the nurse to discuss the recognition of puberty. The nurse should reply by saying:
a. "Puberty usually begins around 15 years of age." b. "The first sign of puberty is an enlargement of the testes." c. "The penis size does not increase until about 16 years of age." d. "The development of pubic hair precedes testicular or penis enlargement."
The patient was riding in a car that hit a tree. The head hit the windshield (coup) and then the brain rebounded within the skull toward the opposite side (contrecoup). For which type of traumatic brain injury should the nurse plan care for this patient?
1. acceleration–deceleration 2. rotational 3. contact 4. stationary
What are the three key elements of CPR?
A) airway, pulse, resuscitation B) compressions, airway, breathing C) chest pain, pulse, resuscitation D) none of the above