Disasters affect communities physically and emotionally. The first goal in any disaster is:
1. To clean-up of the environment
2. Handling stress reaction
3. Bringing in as many aid workers and nurses as possible to the area
4. To reestablish sanitary barriers and focus on basic needs
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Reestablshing sanitary barriers and focusing on water, food waste disposal, vector control, shelter, and safety are the first goals.
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The nurse must suction a 6-month-old infant with a tracheostomy. What intervention should be included?
a. Encourage the child to cough to raise the secretions before suctioning. b. Perform each pass of the suction catheter for no longer than 5 seconds. c. Allow the child to rest after every five times the suction catheter is passed. d. Select a catheter with a diameter three quarters of the diameter of the tracheostomy tube.
Which approach will be most appropriate for a nurse to take when faced with the challenge of performing many tasks in one shift?
a. Do as much as possible by oneself before seeking assistance from others. b. Evaluate the effectiveness of all tasks when all tasks are completed. c. Complete one task before starting another task. d. Delegate tasks the nurse does not like doing.
When performing a fingerstick, the puncture should be made across the fingerprints to prevent:
a.) channeling of the blood away from the puncture site b.) tissue fluid contamination of the specimen c.) clotting of the sample during collection d.) all of the above
The MOST common etiology for bradycardia in a newborn is:
A) severe hypoxia. B) untreated acidosis. C) occult hypovolemia. D) increased vagal tone