Safe And Effective Care Environment

Question 1

Vomiting should not be induced in individuals who have ingested

Answer 1

Oil-based or corrosive materials

Question 2

Syrup of ipecac is an _________

Answer 2

Emetic (induces vomiting)
NOTE: this is used to treat some poisonings or overdoses

Question 3

Aspirin poisoning nursing care

Answer 3

Induce vomiting and initiate gastric lavage with activated charcoal

Question 4

Red disaster triage tag

Answer 4

Unstable — requires immediate life-saving care
EX) occluded airway or active hemorrhaging

Question 5

Yellow disaster triage tag

Answer 5

Stable — can wait 30-60 min
Ex) moderate burn or eye injury

Question 6

Green disaster triage tag

Answer 6

Stable — can wait longer than 30-60 min; referred to as “walking wounded”

Question 7

Black disaster triage tag

Answer 7

Unstable — most likely fatal; provide supportive care

Question 8

Stage 1 Lyme disease

Answer 8

• 1 to several months
• S/S: rash (erythematous papule develops into lesion with clear center — Bull’s eye rash), regional lymphadenopathy, flu-like symptoms

Question 9

Stage 2 Lyme disease

Answer 9

• 1-6 months
• S/S: cardiac conduction defects, neurological disorders

Question 10

Stage 3 Lyme disease

Answer 10

• several years
• S/S: arthralgia, large inflamed joints

Question 11

Stages of Syphilis

Answer 11

Stage 1 — painless chancre fades after 6 weeks
Stage 2 — copper-colored rash on palms and soles
Stage 3 — cardiac and CNS dysfunction

Question 12

Examples of diseases that require airborne precautions

Answer 12

Rubeola, tuberculosis, varicella

Question 13

Examples of diseases that require droplet precautions

Answer 13

Pneumonia, meningitis, group A streptococcus, mumps, pertussis, diphtheria

Question 14

Examples of diseases that require contact precautions

Answer 14

C.Diff, MRSA, rotavirus

Question 15

Positive mantoux skin test

Answer 15

> 10 mm induration or > 5 mm induration for immunocompromised