Bioterrorism is an example of an event creating a critical public health concern that involves environmental exposures that must be monitored. Which of the following describes biological terrorism?
1. The intentional release of hazardous chemicals into the environment
2. Environmental and occupational exposure to biological toxins
3. Immunity to toxins related to repeated exposures
4. An intentional release of viruses, bacteria, or their toxins
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An intentional release of viruses, bacteria, or their toxins would be described as biological ter-rorism.
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A) It is the most effective and the lone method of prevention. B) Any setting provides a place for primary prevention. C) Disaster drills can be helpful but heighten the impact of the event. D) Primary prevention promotes clients' health but increases cost.
The nurse knows which of the following statements listed below best matches the phase of the infectious process of food poisoning with a client with sudden,
violent diarrhea and vomiting after consuming chicken and potato salad 8 hours ago at the beach on a hot day? A) Maximum impact of infectious process B) Insidious prodromal phase C) Sudden incubation of active replication D) Subacute prodromal phase
What should the nurse implement before giving an enteral feeding to a patient?
a. Palpate the abdomen to check for residual feeding. b. Warm the feeding. c. Elevate the head of the bed 30 degrees. d. Ask the patient to tip his head forward.
A 20-year-old male patient is scheduled for an echocardiogram. The patient says, "I don't understand why this test is necessary when I came in for back and hip pain.". The nurse considers which information before responding?
1. Cardiac pain often refers to the back. 2. Ankylosing spondylitis also affects the heart. 3. The patient likely has septic arthritis, which can be caused by congenital heart disorders. 4. Young males often develop back pain as a sign of dissecting aortic aneurysm.