The nurse informs a high school class that one of the differences between an emergency situation and a disaster is that, in an emergency situation:
a. fewer than 50 people require emergent treatment.
b. the community emergency rooms can meet the need.
c. there is no need for a prearranged man-agement plan.
d. the community population is not affected by the event.
B
An emergency situation, such as a plane crash at a local airport, can be handled by community emergency departments. Each community has in place an emergency plan as to dispersal of people needing to be treated, law enforcement participation, and transportation. Communities are always affected when a large scale emergency situation occurs.
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a. Establishment of goals and objectives b. Motivation and communication c. Analysis and interpretation of perfor-mance d. Organization of activities into manageable tasks
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a. has a closed head injury. b. has fluid in the pleural space. c. is moaning and in severe pain. d. is receiving high-flow oxygen.
A client has obsessive–compulsive disease, which has seriously interfered with his ability to work. To help the client, the nurse must understand that a compulsion is what?
A) A feeling of unreality or strangeness concerning oneself, the environment, or both B) An insistent thought recognized as arising from the self but not controllable by the person C) A repetitive intrusive and unwanted urge to perform or performance of an act contrary to one's usual standards D) A fixed false belief not true to fact and not ordinarily accepted by other members of the person's culture
The nurse is preparing to assist with the debridement of a client's wounds. In which order should the nurse complete surgical hand antisepsis?
1. Remove all jewelry 2. Wet hands with warm water. 3. Turn on water using foot pedal 4. Completely dry hands and forearms 5. Rub hands together for at least 20 sec 6. Apply 3–5 mL of antimicrobial soap to hands 7. Scrub hands and forearms up to 3 in. above elbows 8. Rinse hands and arms from finger tips to elbows