NUR 417 EXAM 2 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
TEST PAPER 2026 COMPLETE STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ EMTALA is a _____ law that guarantees _____ for _____ regardless of
_____ Answer: federal;
access to emergency medical services;
anyone in the US;
ability to pay
◉ EMTALA requires hospitals with _____ to provide _____ to ____ and
prohibits the _____ Answer: emergency departments;
medical examination/treatment;
anyone who requests;
refusal to do so
,◉ what are the 3 distinct elements of EMTALA? Answer: provide all
patients with medical screening examination
stabilize any patients with emergency medial conditions
transfer or accept appropriate patients
◉ EMTALA applies to... Answer: all Medicare-participating hospitals
with emergency departments
◉ EMTALA also applies to people regardless of... Answer: insurance
status
immigration status
citizenship
◉ what is triage? Answer: process of rapidly determining patient
acuity
◉ what are the components of primary survey? Answer: <C>
A
B
, C
D
E
F
G
◉ A = Answer: alertness (A1)
airway (A2)
◉ how is alertness (A1) assessed? Answer: AVPU
◉ what is AVPU? Answer: A = alert
V = responsive to voice
P = responsive to pain
U = unresponsive
◉ B = Answer: breathing
◉ C = Answer: circulation
<catastrophic hemorrhage>
TEST PAPER 2026 COMPLETE STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ EMTALA is a _____ law that guarantees _____ for _____ regardless of
_____ Answer: federal;
access to emergency medical services;
anyone in the US;
ability to pay
◉ EMTALA requires hospitals with _____ to provide _____ to ____ and
prohibits the _____ Answer: emergency departments;
medical examination/treatment;
anyone who requests;
refusal to do so
,◉ what are the 3 distinct elements of EMTALA? Answer: provide all
patients with medical screening examination
stabilize any patients with emergency medial conditions
transfer or accept appropriate patients
◉ EMTALA applies to... Answer: all Medicare-participating hospitals
with emergency departments
◉ EMTALA also applies to people regardless of... Answer: insurance
status
immigration status
citizenship
◉ what is triage? Answer: process of rapidly determining patient
acuity
◉ what are the components of primary survey? Answer: <C>
A
B
, C
D
E
F
G
◉ A = Answer: alertness (A1)
airway (A2)
◉ how is alertness (A1) assessed? Answer: AVPU
◉ what is AVPU? Answer: A = alert
V = responsive to voice
P = responsive to pain
U = unresponsive
◉ B = Answer: breathing
◉ C = Answer: circulation
<catastrophic hemorrhage>
