The hospital has just provided its nurses with information about biologic threats and terrorism. After completing the course,a group of nurses are discussing their responsibility in relation to terrorism
The nurse who correctly understood the presentation is the one who identifies their action to be
1. separating clients according to ageand illness to prevent the spread of disease.
2. disposing of blood-contaminatedneedles in the lead-lined container. 3. notifying the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) if a large number of persons with the same lifethreatening infection present to the emergency room.
4. initiating isolation precautions for a hospitalized client with methicillinresistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Answer:3
Rationale: The CDC must be contacted to investigate the source of serious infections and to determine if a terrorist threat exists.Discrimination based on cultural,religious,or ethnic group is immoral and illegal and will do nothing to stop terrorism.Proper disposal of blood-contaminated needles in the sharps container and initiating isolation precautions for a hospitalized client with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are appropriate nursing actions but do not relate to terrorism.
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