NUR 302 Community Health Learning Systems Quiz
A charge nurse in an ED is notified by the county;s emergency medical services that there has been a multiple-casualty crash involving a truck carrying radioactive waste. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?(Ans- Clear the department of all nonurgent clients and move those awaiting admission to a holding area.
A home health nurse is performing an assessment of an older adult client's home. Which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as a potential hazard?(Ans- Wires to the television tunneled under the carpet.
A charge nurse in an ED is informed that a tornado touched down in a nearby town and mass casualties are en route. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?(Ans- Follow facility policy to activate the disaster plan.
A public health nurse is caring for an older adult client who has chronic airflow limitation disease and is a former cigarette smoker. The client's medications include DuoNeb inhalers, and she has a new prescription for home oxygen to use as needed. The nurse should recognize that this client's primary prevention needs include which of the following?(Ans- Annual influenza immunizations 1 / 2
A nurse is planning to participate in a public education program about prevention of West Nile virus. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in her presentation?(Ans- "Eliminate sources of standing water."
An industrial health nurse is caring for a client who states, "I have been under a lot of stress lately." When the nurse suggests stress management techniques, the client calmly states that he has a pistol in his car and intends to take his life in the parking lot after work that day. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?(Ans- Call emergency medical services to transport the client to a proper treatment facility.
A nurse is working in the triage area of an ED. Which of the following activities is unlikely to be the nurse's responsibility in this setting?(Ans- Educating a client and his family
A triage nurse is in an ED when several hundred clients who were injured in a train collision arrive at the facility for treatment. The nurse should determine that which of the following clients requires immediate treatment?(Ans- A client who has epigastric and left-arm pain and is diaphoretic
A nurse is responding to a community-wide request for health care providers to come to the scene of an explosion. When using the North Atlantic Treaty Organization triage system, the nurse should put which of
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