ATI RN
Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management Questions
Question 1 of 5
Match each description to the proper trace element: Works closely with vitamin E as an antioxidant
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Selenium works with vitamin E as an antioxidant.
Question 2 of 5
Match the following ethnic groups with the disease for which it would be most appropriate to institute a screening program: Ashkenazic Jews
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Tay-Sachs is highly prevalent in Ashkenazi Jews.
Question 3 of 5
For each situation below, choose the approximate risk of transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV): Risk to a woman of a single episode of penile-vaginal intercourse with an infected (HIV-positive) man not using a condom
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Risk is about 1 in 500 per act without a condom with an HIV-positive partner.
Question 4 of 5
For each situation below, choose the approximate risk of transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV): Risk to a recipient of a unit of blood from an HIV-positive donor
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Blood transfusion from an HIV-positive donor has a near 90% transmission risk.
Question 5 of 5
For each disease, choose the most effective or principal means of control: Typhoid fever
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Sanitation (clean water, food safety) is the primary control for typhoid.