Chapter 23 Bioterrorism

Chapter 23  Bioterrorism

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The nurse is caring for a client suspected of contracting smallpox. The MOST important nursing intervention following this diagnosis is to:
a.
notify the client’s family members
c.
monitor oxygen levels
b.
wash the vesicular rash
d.
airborne precautions

ANS: D
Nursing care must begin as soon as a diagnosis of smallpox is suspected. Standard, contact, and airborne precautions must be initiated for any client with a vesicular rash.

PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension REF: White (2010)

2. Which of the following statements about the bubonic plague is NOT true?
a.
is a disease of animals
c.
is transmitted from person to person
b.
may cause pneumonic plague
d.
is frequently fatal

ANS: C
Humans acquire bubonic plague from the bite of a flea feeding on a rat or other rodent infected with Y. pestis or when an open wound is exposed to the bacterium. If not treated, it enters the bloodstream and invades the lungs, causing pneumonic plague, which is less common and frequently fatal. Bubonic plague is not transmitted from person to person.

PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension REF: White (2010)

3. When teaching a client the most effective way to be pro-active against possible biological attacks, the nurse identifies:
a.
Store food and water in a safe place.
b.
Be immunized and keep them up to date.
c.
Know where the local safe shelter is located.
d.
Purchase an emergency-band radio.

ANS: B
Each person must make a proactive choice to be as prepared as possible against biological attacks. The only way to do this is for children and adults to become immunized and keep all immunizations up to date.

PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: White (2010)

4. The nurse providing community preparedness course would include the possible use of chemical warfare agents in the program. Which of the following would NOT be included in this course?
a.
nerve agents
c.
vesicant agents
b.
vomiting agents
d.
anthrax agents

ANS: D
Bioterrorists can use chemical warfare agents that are gases, liquids, or solids that cause injury or death to people, animals, and plants. Chemical agents include nerve agents, blood agents, vomiting or choking agents, and blistering or vesicant agents.

PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension REF: White (2010)

5. The nurse is aware that the extent of the injury from a chemical warfare agent depends on the chemical used and:
a.
the amount used and time exposed to the chemical
b.
the amount used and the route of exposure to the chemical
c.
the time exposed to the chemical and the route of exposure to the chemical
d.
the time exposed to the chemical and if assistance is available

ANS: A
The extent of the injury from a chemical warfare agent depends on the chemical used, the amount used, and time exposed to the chemical.

PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension REF: White (2010)