A community health nurse working as a part of a disaster response team is told that the disaster is classified as a multiple casualty incident. The nurse would interpret this to mean which of the following?
A) There are more than 1 but fewer than 10 casualties.
B) The number of casualties is between 2 and 100.
C) Casualties number over 100.
D) There are too many casualties to count.
B
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1. Profuse vomiting 2. Hives on face and neck 3. Excessive urine output 4. Bradycardia
A client has large breasts. Which health problem is she most likely to develop?
a. Breast tenderness b. Breast cancer c. Chest pain d. Back pain
A patient in the emergency department is complaining of left lower abdominal pain. The comprehensive abdominal examination would include, in proper order, which of the following?
a. Inspection, palpation, auscultation b. Percussion, inspection, auscultation c. Inspection, palpation, percussion d. Inspection, auscultation, palpation
Descriptive statistics are rarely exactly equal to population parameters because of:
a. Sampling error b. Attrition bias c. Type I errors d. Type II errors