EMERGENCY NURSING COMPLETE STUDY
SHEET 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
‣ What is the first priority for all patients? . Answer: safety
‣ Anxiety reducing Interventions for Patient and Family in ED . Answer: -
Allow family to stay with patient, if possible,to alleviate anxiety.
-Provide explanations and information.
-Additional interventions are provideddepending on the stage of crisis.
‣ A in ABCDE (Primary Survey) . Answer: Airway; establish airway.
‣ B in ABCDE (Primary Survey) . Answer: Breathing; Provide adequate
ventilation.
‣ C in ABCDE (Primary Survey) . Answer: Circulation:
Elevate and restore cardiac output.
Control hemorrhage (pulse pressure points)
Prevent and treat Shock.
Check children's circulation by blanching the arm.
‣ D in ABCDE (Primary Survey) . Answer: Disability.
Determine neurological status.
AVPU mnemonic (Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive)
‣ E in ABCDE (Primary Survey) . Answer: Exposure.
Undress to assess wounds or areas of injury.
‣ Abrasion . Answer: A wearing away or rubbing away by friction; denuded
skin.
‣ Avulsion . Answer: tearing away of tissue from supporting structures.
‣ Cut . Answer: Incision of the skin with well-defined edges, usually longer
than deep.
, ‣ Ecchymosis/contusion . Answer: blood trapped under the surface of the
skin.
‣ Hematoma . Answer: tumor-like mass of blood trapped under the skin.
‣ Laceration . Answer: Skin tear with irregular edges and vein bridging.
‣ Patterned wound . Answer: wound representing the outline of the object
(e.g., steering wheel) causing the wound
‣ Patient with Multiple Trauma: Priorities of Care . Answer: -Requires a
team approach.
-Determine extent of injuries and establish priorities of treatment.
-Assume cervical spine injury.
-Injuries interfering with vital physiologic function
have highest priority.
‣ Intra-Abdominal Injuries . Answer: Blunt trauma or penetration injuries
that can cause massive life-threatening blood loss into abdominal cavity.
‣ Intra-Abdominal Injury: Spleen . Answer: Kehr's Sign: left shoulder pain.
‣ Intra-Abdominal Injury: Liver . Answer: Pain manifests in the right
shoulder.
‣ Intra-Abdominal Injury: Intraperitoneal & Retroperitoneal . Answer: -
Bruising on the flanks; Grey-Turner Sign.
‣ Intra-Abdominal Injury: Stab wound . Answer: Confirm wound extent via
sonography;
Sonography combines X-ray & contrast to identify cavities/tracts.
‣ Intra-abdominal Injuries: ED Treatment . Answer: Assessment &
Diagnostics should include:
-Patient History
-Abdominal assessment and assess other body systems for injuries that
frequently accompany abdominal injuries.
-Laboratory studies
-CT scan
SHEET 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
‣ What is the first priority for all patients? . Answer: safety
‣ Anxiety reducing Interventions for Patient and Family in ED . Answer: -
Allow family to stay with patient, if possible,to alleviate anxiety.
-Provide explanations and information.
-Additional interventions are provideddepending on the stage of crisis.
‣ A in ABCDE (Primary Survey) . Answer: Airway; establish airway.
‣ B in ABCDE (Primary Survey) . Answer: Breathing; Provide adequate
ventilation.
‣ C in ABCDE (Primary Survey) . Answer: Circulation:
Elevate and restore cardiac output.
Control hemorrhage (pulse pressure points)
Prevent and treat Shock.
Check children's circulation by blanching the arm.
‣ D in ABCDE (Primary Survey) . Answer: Disability.
Determine neurological status.
AVPU mnemonic (Alert, Verbal, Pain, Unresponsive)
‣ E in ABCDE (Primary Survey) . Answer: Exposure.
Undress to assess wounds or areas of injury.
‣ Abrasion . Answer: A wearing away or rubbing away by friction; denuded
skin.
‣ Avulsion . Answer: tearing away of tissue from supporting structures.
‣ Cut . Answer: Incision of the skin with well-defined edges, usually longer
than deep.
, ‣ Ecchymosis/contusion . Answer: blood trapped under the surface of the
skin.
‣ Hematoma . Answer: tumor-like mass of blood trapped under the skin.
‣ Laceration . Answer: Skin tear with irregular edges and vein bridging.
‣ Patterned wound . Answer: wound representing the outline of the object
(e.g., steering wheel) causing the wound
‣ Patient with Multiple Trauma: Priorities of Care . Answer: -Requires a
team approach.
-Determine extent of injuries and establish priorities of treatment.
-Assume cervical spine injury.
-Injuries interfering with vital physiologic function
have highest priority.
‣ Intra-Abdominal Injuries . Answer: Blunt trauma or penetration injuries
that can cause massive life-threatening blood loss into abdominal cavity.
‣ Intra-Abdominal Injury: Spleen . Answer: Kehr's Sign: left shoulder pain.
‣ Intra-Abdominal Injury: Liver . Answer: Pain manifests in the right
shoulder.
‣ Intra-Abdominal Injury: Intraperitoneal & Retroperitoneal . Answer: -
Bruising on the flanks; Grey-Turner Sign.
‣ Intra-Abdominal Injury: Stab wound . Answer: Confirm wound extent via
sonography;
Sonography combines X-ray & contrast to identify cavities/tracts.
‣ Intra-abdominal Injuries: ED Treatment . Answer: Assessment &
Diagnostics should include:
-Patient History
-Abdominal assessment and assess other body systems for injuries that
frequently accompany abdominal injuries.
-Laboratory studies
-CT scan
