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cmoore54

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A nurse who had just undergone orientation for a staff position in the emergency department noticed a material safety data sheet attached to a solvent used to clean the skin around wounds. What is the purpose of this sheet?
 
  a. Hospitals are now attaching such documents for emergency department nurses, who are at high risk for trauma and injury from chemicals that patients use.
  b. It is part of the risk management program of hospitals that do not want to be sued by employees who misuse chemicals.
  c. It is required by federal law so that employees know the potential effects of the chemicals with which they are working.
  d. The sheet is the equivalent of a drug information sheet and should be given to patients who have their wounds cleaned with the solvent.

Question 2

A nurse learned that a client was taken to the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning after neglecting to turn off the car parked in the garage. Which of the following would be the most appropriate intervention to suggest at the next nursing visit?
 
  a. Encourage the client to leave one window open a crack, so there is always a constant supply of fresh air from outside the home.
  b. Advise the client to install a carbon monoxide detector in the home.
  c. Suggest that the family move to a house with a detached garage.
  d. Teach the family the symptoms of breathing carbon monoxide gas so they can act quickly to get out of the house.



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spencer.martell

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B




cmoore54

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


milbourne11

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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