MSN 377 Exam II () Questions and Verified
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Exam Breakdown - CORRECT ANSWER -Cardio-diagnostics 3
Valve disorders (tx, diagnosis, s/s) 10
Endocarditis/RHD 10
Cardiomyopathy/myocarditis 2
Pericarditis/tamponade 6
Valve repair/replacement 2
Hemodynamics 11
Shock states 8
Cirrhosis 12
Pancreatitis 8
Math 2
,Emergency Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER -Millions of people visit the ED each year - inability to
see HCP, aging population, shorter hospital LOS, acute mental health crises, ED closures,
overcrowding
Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) - CORRECT ANSWER -Advancing emergency nursing
practice
Provides standards of care
Provides a certification (CEN)
Care of the Emergency Patient - CORRECT ANSWER -Triage - to sort
The process of rapidly determining patient aunty
Identifies and categorizes patients so that the most critical are treated first
Emergency severity index (ESI)
-5 level triage system
-incorporates concepts of illness severity and resource utilization o determine who should be
treated first
Stability of Vital Functions (ABCs) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Life Threat or Organ Threat - CORRECT ANSWER -
Expected Resource Intensity - CORRECT ANSWER -
Primary Survey - CORRECT ANSWER -Focused on ABCs
Disability
Exposure
Facilitation fo adjuncts and family
,Other resuscitation aids
Possibly <C> ABC
Alertness and airways
Breathing
Circulation
Disability
Exposure to environmental control
Facilitate adjusts and family
Get resuscitation adjusts
Secondary Survey - CORRECT ANSWER -Hx and H2T - head, chest, neck, face, abdomen, flanks,
pelvis, perineum, extremities
Inspect posterior surfaces
Acute Care and Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER -Ongoing monitoring
Accompany the patient to testing, the OR, ICU/telemetry units/general medical-surgical unit,
and transfer to another facility
Cardiac Arrest and Therapeutic Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER -Therapeutic hypothermia for
24hrs after the return fo spontaneous circulation (ROSC) decreases mortality and improves
neurologic outcomes
Also called Targeted Temperature Management
Therapeutic Hypothermia (Targeted Temperature Management): Phases - CORRECT ANSWER -
Induction
, -Cool to a temperature of 89.6-93.2 with saline and cooling devices
-Requires intubation, mechanical ventilation, and invasive monitoring
Maintenance
Rewarming
-slowly to prevent increase in ICP
Death in the ED - CORRECT ANSWER -Provide comfort to the surviving loved ones
Provide privacy and arrange chaplain if appropriate
Contact medical examiner
Potential organ donor candidate
Age of Terrorism - CORRECT ANSWER -Involves over actions such as the dispersing of nuclear,
biologic, or chemical agents as weapons for the express purpose of causing harm
Ongoing concern
Prompt recognition and identification
Age of Terrorism: Biologic Agents - CORRECT ANSWER -Anthrax -> vaccine, antibiotics
Smallpox -> vaccine
Botulism -> antitoxin
Plague -> antibiotics
Tularemia
Hemorrhagic fever
Age of Terrorism: Chemical Agents - CORRECT ANSWER -Sarin
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Exam Breakdown - CORRECT ANSWER -Cardio-diagnostics 3
Valve disorders (tx, diagnosis, s/s) 10
Endocarditis/RHD 10
Cardiomyopathy/myocarditis 2
Pericarditis/tamponade 6
Valve repair/replacement 2
Hemodynamics 11
Shock states 8
Cirrhosis 12
Pancreatitis 8
Math 2
,Emergency Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER -Millions of people visit the ED each year - inability to
see HCP, aging population, shorter hospital LOS, acute mental health crises, ED closures,
overcrowding
Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) - CORRECT ANSWER -Advancing emergency nursing
practice
Provides standards of care
Provides a certification (CEN)
Care of the Emergency Patient - CORRECT ANSWER -Triage - to sort
The process of rapidly determining patient aunty
Identifies and categorizes patients so that the most critical are treated first
Emergency severity index (ESI)
-5 level triage system
-incorporates concepts of illness severity and resource utilization o determine who should be
treated first
Stability of Vital Functions (ABCs) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Life Threat or Organ Threat - CORRECT ANSWER -
Expected Resource Intensity - CORRECT ANSWER -
Primary Survey - CORRECT ANSWER -Focused on ABCs
Disability
Exposure
Facilitation fo adjuncts and family
,Other resuscitation aids
Possibly <C> ABC
Alertness and airways
Breathing
Circulation
Disability
Exposure to environmental control
Facilitate adjusts and family
Get resuscitation adjusts
Secondary Survey - CORRECT ANSWER -Hx and H2T - head, chest, neck, face, abdomen, flanks,
pelvis, perineum, extremities
Inspect posterior surfaces
Acute Care and Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER -Ongoing monitoring
Accompany the patient to testing, the OR, ICU/telemetry units/general medical-surgical unit,
and transfer to another facility
Cardiac Arrest and Therapeutic Hypothermia - CORRECT ANSWER -Therapeutic hypothermia for
24hrs after the return fo spontaneous circulation (ROSC) decreases mortality and improves
neurologic outcomes
Also called Targeted Temperature Management
Therapeutic Hypothermia (Targeted Temperature Management): Phases - CORRECT ANSWER -
Induction
, -Cool to a temperature of 89.6-93.2 with saline and cooling devices
-Requires intubation, mechanical ventilation, and invasive monitoring
Maintenance
Rewarming
-slowly to prevent increase in ICP
Death in the ED - CORRECT ANSWER -Provide comfort to the surviving loved ones
Provide privacy and arrange chaplain if appropriate
Contact medical examiner
Potential organ donor candidate
Age of Terrorism - CORRECT ANSWER -Involves over actions such as the dispersing of nuclear,
biologic, or chemical agents as weapons for the express purpose of causing harm
Ongoing concern
Prompt recognition and identification
Age of Terrorism: Biologic Agents - CORRECT ANSWER -Anthrax -> vaccine, antibiotics
Smallpox -> vaccine
Botulism -> antitoxin
Plague -> antibiotics
Tularemia
Hemorrhagic fever
Age of Terrorism: Chemical Agents - CORRECT ANSWER -Sarin
