NSG 526 EXAM 3 |COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH 100% RATED EXPERT SOLUTIONS
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1. what are the 4 categories for triaging?: immediate (red tag)- life-threatening injuries with a good prognosis once
treated
delayed (yellow)- injuries requiring treatment within hours minimal
(green tag)- injuries requiring treatment within a few days
expectant (black tag)- extensive injuries, poor prognosis regardless of treatment
2. What is the color and definition for immediate triage?: Immediate (red tag)- life-threatening injuries with good
prognosis once treated; survivable with minimal intervention.
Examples - Sucking chest wound, airway obstruction secondary to mechanical cause, shock, hemothorax, tension
pneumothorax, asphyxia, unstable chest and abdominal wounds, incomplete amputations, open fractures of long bones,
and 2nd/3rd-degree burns of 15%-40% total body surface area.
3. What is the color and definition for delayed triage?: Delayed (yellow)- injuries requiring treatment within hours;
Injuries are life-threatening but survivable with minimal intervention. Individuals in this group can progress rapidly
to expectant if treatment is delayed.
Stable abdominal wounds without evidence of significant hemorrhage; soft tissue injuries; maxillofacial wounds
without airway compromise; vascular injuries with adequate collateral circulation; genitourinary tract disruption;
fractures requiring open reduction, débridement, and external fixation; most eye and CNS injuries
4. What is the color and definition for minimal triage?: Minimal (green tag)- injuries
requiring treatment within a few days; Injuries are minor, and treatment can be delayed hours to days. Individuals in
this group should be moved away from the main triage area.
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, Upper extremity fractures, minor burns, sprains, small lacerations without significant bleeding, behavioral disorders, or
psychological disturbances.
5. What is the color and definition for expectant triage?: Expectant (black tag)- extensive
injuries, poor prognosis regardless of treatment; Injuries are extensive and chances of survival are unlikely even with
definitive care.
PENETRATING HEAD INJURY Separate and provide comfort surface area, seizures or vomiting within 24hr after
radiation exposure, profound shock with multiple injuries, agonal respirations; no pulse, no BP, pupils fixed and
dilated
6. Characteristics of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) (Cluster B).: Unstable,
intense relationships; identity disturbances; impulsivity; self-mutilation; rapid mood shifts; chronic emptiness; an
intense fear of abandonment; splitting; and anger. Inability to tolerate perceived rejection.
broken relationship or losing a job
7. How do we help a patient who is self-harming or self-mutilation?: The patient may do this to "feel something" since
they may feel "numb," or it can also be an attention-seeking behavior.
The PMHNP should assist the patient in identifying or helping the person find a safe, healthy, positive coping strategy.
8. Define maturational crisis: young adulthood to middle adulthood
9. Best way to approach a child as a therapist in the beginning of therapy.: nondirective play
10. therapy to used to address anxiety, phobia, and trauma in kids: Flooding -
Flooding is a behavioral intervention in which the patient is exposed to their anxiety-provoking stimuli. The patient
directly confronts the feared situation without a gradual build up. The goal is that the patient's fear will subside after a
time.
Afraid of snakes, put in a room full of snakes
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|2026 LATEST UPDATED
1. what are the 4 categories for triaging?: immediate (red tag)- life-threatening injuries with a good prognosis once
treated
delayed (yellow)- injuries requiring treatment within hours minimal
(green tag)- injuries requiring treatment within a few days
expectant (black tag)- extensive injuries, poor prognosis regardless of treatment
2. What is the color and definition for immediate triage?: Immediate (red tag)- life-threatening injuries with good
prognosis once treated; survivable with minimal intervention.
Examples - Sucking chest wound, airway obstruction secondary to mechanical cause, shock, hemothorax, tension
pneumothorax, asphyxia, unstable chest and abdominal wounds, incomplete amputations, open fractures of long bones,
and 2nd/3rd-degree burns of 15%-40% total body surface area.
3. What is the color and definition for delayed triage?: Delayed (yellow)- injuries requiring treatment within hours;
Injuries are life-threatening but survivable with minimal intervention. Individuals in this group can progress rapidly
to expectant if treatment is delayed.
Stable abdominal wounds without evidence of significant hemorrhage; soft tissue injuries; maxillofacial wounds
without airway compromise; vascular injuries with adequate collateral circulation; genitourinary tract disruption;
fractures requiring open reduction, débridement, and external fixation; most eye and CNS injuries
4. What is the color and definition for minimal triage?: Minimal (green tag)- injuries
requiring treatment within a few days; Injuries are minor, and treatment can be delayed hours to days. Individuals in
this group should be moved away from the main triage area.
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, Upper extremity fractures, minor burns, sprains, small lacerations without significant bleeding, behavioral disorders, or
psychological disturbances.
5. What is the color and definition for expectant triage?: Expectant (black tag)- extensive
injuries, poor prognosis regardless of treatment; Injuries are extensive and chances of survival are unlikely even with
definitive care.
PENETRATING HEAD INJURY Separate and provide comfort surface area, seizures or vomiting within 24hr after
radiation exposure, profound shock with multiple injuries, agonal respirations; no pulse, no BP, pupils fixed and
dilated
6. Characteristics of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) (Cluster B).: Unstable,
intense relationships; identity disturbances; impulsivity; self-mutilation; rapid mood shifts; chronic emptiness; an
intense fear of abandonment; splitting; and anger. Inability to tolerate perceived rejection.
broken relationship or losing a job
7. How do we help a patient who is self-harming or self-mutilation?: The patient may do this to "feel something" since
they may feel "numb," or it can also be an attention-seeking behavior.
The PMHNP should assist the patient in identifying or helping the person find a safe, healthy, positive coping strategy.
8. Define maturational crisis: young adulthood to middle adulthood
9. Best way to approach a child as a therapist in the beginning of therapy.: nondirective play
10. therapy to used to address anxiety, phobia, and trauma in kids: Flooding -
Flooding is a behavioral intervention in which the patient is exposed to their anxiety-provoking stimuli. The patient
directly confronts the feared situation without a gradual build up. The goal is that the patient's fear will subside after a
time.
Afraid of snakes, put in a room full of snakes
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