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Emergency
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Terms in this set (25)
During the primary assessment of a victim of a motor B
vehicle collision, the nurse determines that the
patient is breathing and has an unobstructed airway. Even with a patent airway, patients can have other problems that
Which action should the nurse take next? compromise ventilation, so the next action is
a. Palpate extremities for bilateral pulses. to assess the patients breathing. The other actions are also part of the initial
b. Observe the patients respiratory effort. survey but assessment of breathing
c. Check the patients level of consciousness. should be done immediately after assessing for airway patency.
d. Examine the patient for any external bleeding.
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During the primary survey of a patient with severe D
leg trauma, the nurse observes that the patients left
pedal pulse is absent and the leg is swollen. Which The assessment data indicate that the patient may have arterial trauma and
action will the nurse take next? hemorrhage. When a possibly life-
a. Send blood to the lab for a complete blood count. threatening injury is found during the primary survey, the nurse should
b. Assess further for a cause of the decreased immediately start interventions before
circulation. proceeding with the survey. Although a complete blood count is indicated,
c. Finish the airway, breathing, circulation, disability administration of IV fluids should be started first. Completion of the
survey. primary survey and further assessment should be completed after the IV
d. Start normal saline fluid infusion with a large-bore fluids are initiated.
IV line.
After the return of spontaneous circulation following A
the resuscitation of a patient who had a cardiac
arrest, therapeutic hypothermia is ordered. Which When therapeutic hypothermia is used postresuscitation, external cooling
action will the nurse include in the plan of care? devices or cold normal saline
a. Apply external cooling device. infusions are used to rapidly lower body temperature to 89.6 F to 93.2 F (32
b. Check mental status every 15 minutes. C to 34 C). Because hypothermia
c. Avoid the use of sedative medications. will decrease brain activity, assessing mental status every 15 minutes is not
d. Rewarm if temperature is <91 F (32.8 C). needed at this stage. Sedative
medications are administered during therapeutic hypothermia.
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Emergency
and Key
and Disaster
Concepts.pdf
Nursing Study Guide with Practice Questions
Emergency
and Key
and Disaster
Concepts.pdf
Nursing Study Guide with Practice Questions and Key Concepts.pdf
Emergency and Disaster
Nursing Study Guide with
Practice Questions and Key
Concepts
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and Disaster Nursing Study Guide with Practice Questions
Emergency
and Key
and Disaster
Concepts.pdf
Nursing Study Guide with Practice Questions
Emergency
and Key
and Disaster
Concepts.pdf
Nursing Study Guide with Practice Questions and Key Concepts.pdf
,Test Bank_ Emergency and Disaster Nursing.pdf Test Bank_ Emergency and Disaster Nursing.pdf Test Bank_ Emergency and Disaster Nursing.pdf
Terms in this set (25)
During the primary assessment of a victim of a motor B
vehicle collision, the nurse determines that the
patient is breathing and has an unobstructed airway. Even with a patent airway, patients can have other problems that
Which action should the nurse take next? compromise ventilation, so the next action is
a. Palpate extremities for bilateral pulses. to assess the patients breathing. The other actions are also part of the initial
b. Observe the patients respiratory effort. survey but assessment of breathing
c. Check the patients level of consciousness. should be done immediately after assessing for airway patency.
d. Examine the patient for any external bleeding.
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, Test Bank_ Emergency and Disaster Nursing.pdf Test Bank_ Emergency and Disaster Nursing.pdf Test Bank_ Emergency and Disaster Nursing.pdf
During the primary survey of a patient with severe D
leg trauma, the nurse observes that the patients left
pedal pulse is absent and the leg is swollen. Which The assessment data indicate that the patient may have arterial trauma and
action will the nurse take next? hemorrhage. When a possibly life-
a. Send blood to the lab for a complete blood count. threatening injury is found during the primary survey, the nurse should
b. Assess further for a cause of the decreased immediately start interventions before
circulation. proceeding with the survey. Although a complete blood count is indicated,
c. Finish the airway, breathing, circulation, disability administration of IV fluids should be started first. Completion of the
survey. primary survey and further assessment should be completed after the IV
d. Start normal saline fluid infusion with a large-bore fluids are initiated.
IV line.
After the return of spontaneous circulation following A
the resuscitation of a patient who had a cardiac
arrest, therapeutic hypothermia is ordered. Which When therapeutic hypothermia is used postresuscitation, external cooling
action will the nurse include in the plan of care? devices or cold normal saline
a. Apply external cooling device. infusions are used to rapidly lower body temperature to 89.6 F to 93.2 F (32
b. Check mental status every 15 minutes. C to 34 C). Because hypothermia
c. Avoid the use of sedative medications. will decrease brain activity, assessing mental status every 15 minutes is not
d. Rewarm if temperature is <91 F (32.8 C). needed at this stage. Sedative
medications are administered during therapeutic hypothermia.
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