A small commuter plane lost an engine and crashed into a shopping mall. The estimated number of injured people from this accident is 500. Which classification of incident should the nurse use when determining the care needed for these victims?
1. mass-casualty incident
2. multiple-casualty incident
3. accidental natural disaster
4. intentional human-generated disaster
Question 2The nurse decides to include the CAGE questionnaire and B-DAST screening tool when assessing an adolescent admitted with panic and agitation. For which substances is this nurse most likely planning to assess in this patient?
Select all that apply.
1. PCP
2. LSD
3. crack
4. heroin
5. alcohol
Question 3A school bus transporting a local university's basketball team has just crashed in the rain on the side of the road. The bus was transporting approximately 60 people. Which classification should the nurse use to describe the situation?
1. multiple-casualty incident
2. natural disaster
3. human-generated disaster
4. mass-casualty incident
Question 4During an assessment a patient with multiple substance addictions asks why the need for drugs and alcohol is so great. What should the nurse include when responding to this patient?
Select all that apply.
1. Substance abuse is sign of weakness and boredom with life.
2. Alcohol reinforces the transmission of opioids in the system.
3. There is a human tendency to seek pleasure and avoid stress and pain.
4. It really depends upon genetic makeup and if your parents used drugs.
5. One substance in the brain, dopamine, is responsible for drug-seeking behavior.
Question 5The nurse is concerned that a patient being seen in the mental health clinic for psychosis is at risk for substance abuse. What assessment findings support this nurse's concern?
Select all that apply.
1. age 19
2. male gender
3. younger siblings in high school
4. mother in rehabilitation for heroin
5. recently terminated from employer
Question 6The nurse is determining a patient's degree of dependence on a substance. Which screening tools should the nurse use to help with this assessment?
Select all that apply.
1. Michigan Alcohol Screening Test
2. CAGE questionnaire
3. Brief Drug Abuse Screening Test
4. Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment of Alcohol-Revised
5. Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
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