I Will Survive
Explain the differences between an emergency situation and a disaster...
In an emergency, the local emergency rooms can meet the need
A nurse working in a nursing home goes to grab a snack from a pantry fridge for a patient and finds the power is out. How long is this food considered safe to eat?
48H
If terrorists were to use category B agents that produce low death rates and moderate illness, by which route would the organisms likely be delivered?
Water sources
What does "ABCDE" stand for?
Airway, breathing, circulation, disability & exposure
What should a nurse be alert for in a patient with extreme hypothermia?
The patient stops shivering
Which agency requires emergency preparedness plans for accredited hospitals?
The Joint Commisison
A nurse is attempting to restore order to a group of people trapped in a building by rising flood waters. Which action is best for the nurse to take?
Give each person a specific duty.
When can patients with plague who have been treated with appropriate antibiotics be released from respiratory droplet precautions?
After the patient receives 48 h of antibiotic treatmen
True or False: The Good Samaritan Law protects all people from liability
True
Cherry red muscous membranes is a finding most concenring of what type of poisoning?
Carbon Dioxide
Healthcare facility emergency plans should be tested how many times a year?
Twice
During a tornado warning the nursing staff are caring for 49 patients on the 5th floor medical-surgical unit. How should the staff protect the patients?
Bring all patients into the hall and close doors and windows.
Which assessment finding differentiates smallpox vesicles from chickenpox vesicles?
Lesions on the soles of the feet
What should the nurse be concerned about when cooling a patient with heatstroke?
Shivering can lead to increased temperature
After an animal bite, when would receipt of immune globulin for passive immunity?
When the animal can not be identified or tested
During a flood, the public water supply has been contaminated. Which action is most important for the nurse to take?
Gather a large pot, household bleach, and other supplies
What is the sole purpose of a dosimeter?
To measure the daily amount of radiation to which a health worker is expose
The nurse is teaching community members about precautions related to a pandemic occurrence. Which information is most important for the nurse to include in the teaching plan?
Be prepared to stay at home for at least 2 weeks
The nurse is teaching a group of CNAs about the fastest and simplest technique to reduce temperature in a patient with a fever. Which method should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
Remove clothing and bed linen
A victim is conscious and has a large bleeding laceration on his thigh. What is the priority intervention?
Stop the bleeding! Use the patient’s belt as a tourniquet
True or False: During a power failure, perishable food be maintained at 50°F to prevent possibility of food poisoning?
False, 40°F
Explain what is meant by a chelating agent?
Binds with radioactive material and allow it to be excreted
Which position is the most appropriate for a drowning victim brought to shore and is semiconscious and breathing?
Why should a patient is being treated in the emergency department for hypothermia be on the heart monitor?
Lactic acid from pooled blood in the extremities shunts back to the heart
Explain what Cullen sign is and why we should be concerned after a traumatic injury?
A bluish tinge around the umbilicus could signal internal bleeding