National Nurses United

For continuing education credit of 2.0 hours, please complete the following test, including the registration form at the bottom, and return to: CNA/NNOC/Nursing Practice, 2000 Franklin St., Oakland, CA 94612. We must receive the complete home study no later than March 31st, 2010 in order for you to receive your continuing education credit. Test Questions 1. A combination of infection control strategies is necessary to decrease transmission of influenza in all healthcare settings. 6. During times of high census RNs must hold employers accountable for enforcing safe staffing ratios and standards. RNs must notify supervisory personnel when unsafe working conditions exist. ❏ True ❏ True 2. All RNs must advocate for laboratory confirmation of diagnosis because the symptoms may or may not be influenza, H1N1 or other form. ❏ True ❏ False   3. Because emergency departments are understaffed and busy there is no need for ER MDs and/or RNs to track and report suspected swine flu cases to the state or county notification network. Only intensive care units need to test for and report suspected cases. ❏ True ❏ False   4. Because novel H1N1 is a new virus, many people have little or no immunity against it, and illness may be more severe and widespread as a result. ❏ True ❏ False   5. Citizens, including registered nurses, must hold government accountable for reinvesting tax dollars into the public health system. ❏ True ❏ False   ❏ False   ❏ False   7. H1N1 (Swine) influenza does not transmit easily from one person to another. ❏ True ❏ False   8. It is not necessary to dispose of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such as gowns, gloves, eye protection and fit-tested disposable N95 respirator. This equipment may be donned or re-used. ❏ True ❏ False   Continuing Education Test Influenza Pandemics: the Critical Advocacy Role of the Registered Nurse 9. It is OK for RNs and other workers to come to work still coughing and sneezing when feeling well enough. ❏ True ❏ False   10. The typical incubation period for influenza is one to four days so a patient admitted for an accident or other illness could develop symptoms after hospitalization; therefore all patients must be assessed for signs and symptoms of abrupt onset of fever, myalgia, headache, malaise, nonproductive cough, sore throat, and rhinitis and respiratory droplet precautions initiated. ❏ True ❏ False   Name:___________________________________________________________________________________ Address:_________________________________________________________________________________ City:__________________________________________ State:______________ Zip:____________________ Day phone with message machine:__________________________ Email:________________________________ RN license #:______________________________________ Job Classification___________________________ JANUARY | FEBRUARY 2010 W W W. N A T I O N A L N U R S E S U N I T E D . O R G N AT I O N A L N U R S E 35

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