BNA Exam 2 – Study Guide and Practice Questions Review Material
coma - correct answer ✔✔state of being unaware of one's setting and being unable to react or
respond to people, places, or things
dementia - correct answer ✔✔the loss of cognitive function and social function caused by
changed in the brain; those with dementia are often "paper-eaters"
disaster - correct answer ✔✔a sudden catastrophic event in which people are injured and killed
and property is destroyed
hazardous substance - correct answer ✔✔any chemical in the workplace that can cause harm
paralysis - correct answer ✔✔loss of muscle function, sensation, or both
poison - correct answer ✔✔any substance harmful to the body when ingested, inhaled,
injected, or absorbed through the skin
suffocation - correct answer ✔✔when breathing stops form the lack of oxygen
workplace violence - correct answer ✔✔violent acts (including assault or threat of assault)
directed towards persons at work or while on duty
accident risk factors - correct answer ✔✔age, awareness of surroundings, agitated/aggressive
behaviors, hearing loss, vision loss, impaired smell/touch, impaired mobility, & drugs
alert/color-coded wristbands according to the book - correct answer ✔✔red=allergy alert,
yellow=fall risk, purple=do not resuscitate (DNR)
,when checking an ID band... - correct answer ✔✔-use 2 identifiers
-if no response, ask another nurse
-don't check wheelchair for ID (could be anyone's wheelchair)
-call person by name
preventing burns - correct answer ✔✔-Assist w eating/drinking as needed
-Be careful when carrying hot food/fluids
-Keep hot food and fluids away from counter & table edges
-Don't pour hot liquids near a person
-Turn on cold water first, then hot; turn off hot first, then cold
-Measure temperatures
-Check for hot spots in bath water
-No sleeping with heating pad/electric blanket
-Follow safety guidelines when applying heat & cold
-provide safety measures for those who smoke
FBAO - correct answer ✔✔foreign-body airway obstruction (when foreign bodies obstruct the
airway; air cannot pass through airways to lungs)
mild airway obstruction - correct answer ✔✔some air moves in and out of lungs, person is
conscious, can often speak, often forceful coughing can remove the object
severe airway obstruction - correct answer ✔✔difficulty breathing; air not moving in/out of
lungs, may appear bluish, clutches at throat, abdominal thrusts are used to relieve
universal sign of choking - correct answer ✔✔conscious person clutching at their throat
, chest thrusts vs. abdominal thrusts - correct answer ✔✔chest thrusts are used for obese
persons or pregnant women, abdominal thrusts are used for everyone else to relieve severe
airway obstruction
MSDS - correct answer ✔✔Material Safety Data Sheet, every hazardous substance has one of
these and it gives detailed information about the substance (explains where, how to care
for/use/keep product)
when to check an MSDS... - correct answer ✔✔-before using a hazardous substance
-cleaning up a leak or spill
-disposing of the substance
code red - correct answer ✔✔fire
code black - correct answer ✔✔tornado
code blue - correct answer ✔✔elopement (escape)
3 things needed for a fire - correct answer ✔✔spark/flame, material that will burn, oxygen
RACE (what to do during a fire) - correct answer ✔✔R rescue (rescue those in immed. danger,
numbers count)
A alarm (sound nearest fire alarm, notify operator)
C confine (close doors and windows to confine fire, turn off oxygen/electrical items used in
general area of fire)
E extinguish (use a fire extinguisher on a small fire that has not spread to a larger area)
coma - correct answer ✔✔state of being unaware of one's setting and being unable to react or
respond to people, places, or things
dementia - correct answer ✔✔the loss of cognitive function and social function caused by
changed in the brain; those with dementia are often "paper-eaters"
disaster - correct answer ✔✔a sudden catastrophic event in which people are injured and killed
and property is destroyed
hazardous substance - correct answer ✔✔any chemical in the workplace that can cause harm
paralysis - correct answer ✔✔loss of muscle function, sensation, or both
poison - correct answer ✔✔any substance harmful to the body when ingested, inhaled,
injected, or absorbed through the skin
suffocation - correct answer ✔✔when breathing stops form the lack of oxygen
workplace violence - correct answer ✔✔violent acts (including assault or threat of assault)
directed towards persons at work or while on duty
accident risk factors - correct answer ✔✔age, awareness of surroundings, agitated/aggressive
behaviors, hearing loss, vision loss, impaired smell/touch, impaired mobility, & drugs
alert/color-coded wristbands according to the book - correct answer ✔✔red=allergy alert,
yellow=fall risk, purple=do not resuscitate (DNR)
,when checking an ID band... - correct answer ✔✔-use 2 identifiers
-if no response, ask another nurse
-don't check wheelchair for ID (could be anyone's wheelchair)
-call person by name
preventing burns - correct answer ✔✔-Assist w eating/drinking as needed
-Be careful when carrying hot food/fluids
-Keep hot food and fluids away from counter & table edges
-Don't pour hot liquids near a person
-Turn on cold water first, then hot; turn off hot first, then cold
-Measure temperatures
-Check for hot spots in bath water
-No sleeping with heating pad/electric blanket
-Follow safety guidelines when applying heat & cold
-provide safety measures for those who smoke
FBAO - correct answer ✔✔foreign-body airway obstruction (when foreign bodies obstruct the
airway; air cannot pass through airways to lungs)
mild airway obstruction - correct answer ✔✔some air moves in and out of lungs, person is
conscious, can often speak, often forceful coughing can remove the object
severe airway obstruction - correct answer ✔✔difficulty breathing; air not moving in/out of
lungs, may appear bluish, clutches at throat, abdominal thrusts are used to relieve
universal sign of choking - correct answer ✔✔conscious person clutching at their throat
, chest thrusts vs. abdominal thrusts - correct answer ✔✔chest thrusts are used for obese
persons or pregnant women, abdominal thrusts are used for everyone else to relieve severe
airway obstruction
MSDS - correct answer ✔✔Material Safety Data Sheet, every hazardous substance has one of
these and it gives detailed information about the substance (explains where, how to care
for/use/keep product)
when to check an MSDS... - correct answer ✔✔-before using a hazardous substance
-cleaning up a leak or spill
-disposing of the substance
code red - correct answer ✔✔fire
code black - correct answer ✔✔tornado
code blue - correct answer ✔✔elopement (escape)
3 things needed for a fire - correct answer ✔✔spark/flame, material that will burn, oxygen
RACE (what to do during a fire) - correct answer ✔✔R rescue (rescue those in immed. danger,
numbers count)
A alarm (sound nearest fire alarm, notify operator)
C confine (close doors and windows to confine fire, turn off oxygen/electrical items used in
general area of fire)
E extinguish (use a fire extinguisher on a small fire that has not spread to a larger area)
