A Nurse Is Working in the Emergency Department (ED)

question 21

Multiple Choice

A nurse is working in the emergency department (ED) .Which of the following situations would cause the nurse to suspect bioterrorism?

• A)When two people out of twenty who ate at a restaurant come to the ED with nausea and vomiting
• B)When a worker in a lab comes to the ED complaining of a severe headache
• C)When thirteen people, aged 24 to 33, come to the ED with ascending flaccid muscle paralysis
• D)When five people come to the ED with an upper respiratory infection

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