An industrial health nurse is caring for a client who states,"I have been under a lot of stress lately."

When the nurse suggests stress-management techniques, the client calmly states that he has a pistol in

his car and intends to take his life in the parking lot after work that day. Which of the following actions

should the nurse take?

A. Have the industrial facility's security ofcerssearch the client’s car and remove the pistol

B. Call emergency medicalservices to transport the client to a proper treatment facility

C. Contact the client’sfamily member to pick him up from work and take him for treatment

D. Explore the client’sreasons forsuicide

A charge nurse in an emergency department is notified by the county’s emergency medical services of

a multiple casualty crash involving a truck carrying radioactive waste. Which of the following actions

should the nurse take first?

A. Designate a decontamination area to accommodate clients who are irradiated.

B. Notify the admissions office to clear as many critical care beds as possible.

C. Clear the department of all non-urgent clients and move those awaiting admission to a holding area.

D. Determine the number of casualties the emergency department can

A public health nurse is caring for an older adult client who has chronic airflow limitation disease andis a

former cigarette smoker. The client’s medications include ipratropium bromide and albuterol inhalers,

and she has a new prescription for home oxygen to use as needed. Primary prevention for this client

should include which of the following?

A. Periodic pulmonary function tests

B. Review of appropriate use of oxygen in the home

C. Yearly mammography examinations

D. Annual influenza immunizations

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a prescription for ciprofloxacin following exposure to

anthrax. Which of the following statements by the client indicates that further teaching isrequired?

A. "I will limit my intake of coffee, tea, and carbonated beverages."

B. "I will wear a large-brim hat and long sleevesif I am out in the sun."

C. "I will take the ciprofloxacin with an antacid if I get an upsetstomach."

D. "I will avoid taking ciprofloxacin along with dairy products."

A public health nurse is assisting community leaders to develop a disaster response plan in the eventof

an outbreak of a serious communicable disease. When teaching the community leaders about infectious

disease, the nurse should explain that a vector is which of the following?

A. A mode of transmission for the disease