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awywial

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During a tornado warning with sirens, the nursing staff are caring for 36 patients on the second floor medical-surgical unit. How should the staff protect the patients?
 
  a. Move all patients to the evacuation center across the street.
  b. Bring all patients into the hall and close doors and windows.
  c. Seal all patients in their bathrooms and cover windows with bed mattresses.
  d. Evacuate patients to the basement via the elevators.

Question 2

The news reports that a train derailment 5 miles from a clinic spilled a large amount of liquid chlorine that has been vaporized by the atmosphere. Which finding indicates that the chlorine gas is an imminent threat to the clinic?
 
  a. Sighting of a low-lying green cloud.
  b. Smelling almonds or burning feathers.
  c. Onset of sudden nausea in multiple pa-tients.
  d. Onset of skin blisters in multiple patients.



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todom5090

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Answer to Question 1

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Movement to the hall is the safest and fastest and does not expose the patients to being out of doors, in elevators, or near exterior windows.

Answer to Question 2

A
Chlorine gas can be seen as a low-lying green cloud. The smell of almonds is associated with cyanide. Nausea is a nonspecific finding. Skin blistering is the result of contact with liquid chlo-rine.




awywial

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Excellent


Zebsrer

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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