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The Aztecs lived in which of the following present-day locales?

A nurse is caring for several patients. For  which of the following situations should the nurse complete an incident report? 

Examples of when to fill out an incident report include. Select all that apply

A nurse is preparing a lecture for other nurses on bioterrorism and knows it is most important to include which of the following roles of the nurse in the lecture?

The nurse employed in an emergency department is assigned to triage patients coming for treatment. The nurse should assign priority to which patient? 

The nurse in the emergency department is triaging victims after an airplane crash. Prioritize the patients in order to which they should be treated. All options must be used. 

Several patients who work in the same building are brought to the emergency department. They all have fever, headache, a rash over the entire body, and abdominal pain. Upon initial assessment, the nurse finds that each has had low blood pressure and developed petechiae in the area where the blood pressure cuff was inflated.. Which isolation precaution should the nurse use? 

Beth is working 7P-7A when the phone at the nurses desk rings. The caller states that he has placed a “dirty bomb” in the facility. What should be a priority for Beth? 

Why would nurses need the assistance of a mental health worker following a disaster? 

In the work setting, what is a  primary responsibility of the nurse in preparation for disaster management, that includes natural disasters and bioterrorism incidents?