(A) Viral agents (B) Nerve agents (C) Pulmonary agents (D) Blood agentsAnswer Explanation: Latency is the time from absorption to the appearance of signs and symptoms. Sulfur mustards and pulmonary agents have the longest latency, whereas vesicants, nerve agents, and cyanide produce signs and symptoms within seconds.
Medical-Surgical Nursing MCQs
A nurse is giving an educational class to members of the local disaster team. What should the nurse instruct members of the disaster team to do in a chemical bioterrorist attack?
(A) Cover their eyes. (B) Put on a personal protective equipment mask. (C) Stand up. (D) Crawl to an exit.Answer Explanation: Most chemicals are heavier than air, except for hydrogen cyanide. Therefore, in the presence of most chemicals, people should stand up to avoid heavy exposure because the chemical will sink toward the floor or […]
A nurse has had contact with a patient who developed smallpox and became febrile after a terrorist attack. This nurse will require what treatment?
(A) Watchful waiting (B) Treatment with colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) (C) Vaccination (D) Treatment with ceftriaxoneAnswer Explanation: All people who have had household or face-to-face contact with a patient with small pox after the fever begins should be vaccinated within 4 days to prevent infection and death. Watchful waiting would be inappropriate and CSFs are not […]
