Author Question: The nurse is teaching the importance of drugs for emergency preparedness to local firemen. The nurse ... (Read 59 times)

rl · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse is teaching the importance of drugs for emergency preparedness to local firemen. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when the firemen make which statement(s)?

1. The vendor-managed inventory (VMI) package can reach any community within 24 to 36 hours.
2. Our local hospital is supposed to be stockpiling antibiotics.
3. The push package can reach any community within 12 hours of an attack.
4. The Strategic National Stockpile is located at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta.
5. Our country's drug stockpile is managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Question 2

The nurse works for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In planning for a bioterrorist attack, what will the best plan of the nurse include?

1. Learn the signs and symptoms of chemical and biological agents.
2. Obtain a listing of health and law enforcement contacts.
3. Assist in the stockpiling of medications.
4. Obtain current knowledge of emergency management.
5. Assist in triage at local hospitals.

briseldagonzales · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1,3,5
Rationale: The Strategic National Stockpile is managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The push package can reach any community within 12 hours of an attack, and the vendor-managed inventory (VMI) package can reach any community within 24 to 36 hours. Local hospitals are discouraged from stockpiling antibiotics due to finite expiration dates on the antibiotics. The Strategic National Stockpile is located at various sites throughout the country.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1,2,4
Rationale: The key roles of nurses in meeting the challenge of a potential bioterrorist event include education (knowledge), resources (health and law enforcement contacts), and diagnosis and treatment (signs and symptoms of chemical and biological agents). Stockpiling of medications is discouraged. In a bioterrorist attack, a nurse from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would have a broader role than assisting local hospitals with triage.