A nurse is working at a hospital in Hawaii. A neighboring island has been evacuated due to a volcanic eruption. The hospital has been put on alert that they will be receiving injured people from the evacuated island
What types of injuries or illnesses should the nurse and other staff be prepared for?
A. Burns
B. Respiratory disease
C. Severe lacerations or other traumatic injuries
D. All of the above
ANS: D
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A 75-year-old male patient is to start interferon alfa-2a therapy at home and his wife will be responsible for administering the medication. The nurse will instruct the wife to store the
A) powder form of the drug in a warm, dry place. B) powder form of the drug in the refrigerator. C) reconstituted and dated solution in a warm, dry place. D) reconstituted and dated solution in the refrigerator.
A heroin addict comes to the hospital with an acute overdose and almost dies. The patient's family tells the nurse, "She can't live this way any more"
The family asks, "Is there something she can take to get her life back to normal without experiencing serious withdrawal?" The nurse should anticipate that the prescriber will order which of the following drugs that will address the patient's needs as well as the family's concern? a. Diazepam (Valium) b. Methadone c. Naloxone (Narcan) d. Midazolam (Versed)
A client has a deep wound covered with a wet-to-damp dressing. Which intervention does the nurse include on this client's care plan?
a. Change the dressing every 6 hours around the clock. b. Leave the dressing intact until next week. c. Change the dressing when the current dressing is saturated. d. Apply a new dressing when the seal breaks and the dressing leaks.