A nurse is teaching a student nurse about common treatments for victims of bioterrorism. The nurse tells the student that atropine would be most useful for a victim of bioterrorism exposed to which of the following?
A. Ionizing radiation
B. Nerve gas
C. Bacterial agents
D. Viral agents
Answer: B
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The client with a cold has experienced perforation of both tympanic membranes in response to blowing his nose vigorously. He asks his nurse if his hearing will be affected permanently. What should be the nurse's response?
A. "Usually the tympanic membrane heals spontaneously in 1 to 2 weeks. Any per-sistent hearing problem should be evaluated." B. "No, antibiotics will help resolve the infection and cure your hearing impairment." C. "Yes, and it will be important for you to learn to lip read or use sign language as soon as possible." D. "Yes, any time the eardrum is ruptured it will form a scar and cause some degree of permanent hearing loss."
A young woman comes in with brief, rapid, jerky, irregular movements. They can occur at rest or during other intentional movements and involve mostly her face, head, lower arms, and hands. How would you describe these movements?
A) Tics B) Dystonia C) Athetosis D) Chorea
Which of the following is also called a protected t-test?
a. Tukey's HSD test b. Scheffé test c. Fisher's LSD test d. Duncan's multiple range test
A written listing of how a health care agency compares with other agencies on certain key indicators of quality—such as morbidity and mortality measures, client satisfaction, and cost of care—is called a(n):
1. Agency report card 2. Alliance 3. Integrated system 4. Joint practice