Disaster nursing- NCLEX
Disaster nursing- NCLEX
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1. The answer is C: Red. The red tag You're working as a triage nurse during a disaster
indicates the patient must be seen situation. Based on the triage color code tags placed
first because they have life-threat- on each of the wounded, which tag color represents
ening injuries, but could survive if the wounded who have the highest priority of being
treated quickly. The patient is still treated first?
alive but there is a severe alter- A. Green
ation in their breathing, circulation, B. Yellow
or mental status that requires im- C. Red
mediate medical attention. D. Black
2. The answer is C: Green tags are for A catastrophic disaster has occurred 5 miles from the
patients who have MINOR injuries. hospital you are working in. The hospital's disaster
If the patient can walk around they plan is activated and the wounded are brought to the
are tagged as green. Sometimes hospital. You're helping triage the survivors. One of
they are referred to as the "walking the wounded is able to walk around and has minor
wounded" lacerations on the arms, hands, chest, and legs. You
would place what color tag on this survivor?
A. Red
B. Yellow
C. Green
D. Black
3. The answer is A. This statement is Which statement below is INCORRECT about the yellow
INCORRECT. It should say: A sur- triage tag color in regards to a disaster situation?
vivor with this tag color is seen after A. A survivor with this tag color is seen after patients
patients with the RED (not green) with the green tag color.
tag color. B. A survivor with this tag color can have treatment
delayed for an hour or less.
C. A survivor with this tag color has serious injuries that
could eventually lead to the compromise of breathing,
circulation, or mental status, especially if treatment is
delayed more than an hour or so.
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D. A survivor with this tag color has second priority for
treatment of injuries.
4. The answer is B: Red. or the next 7 questions, use the START method for
adults to help triage the wounded that have been
involved in a disaster situation. Each question will give
you details on what you have assessed and you will
need to use those details to help you assign a color
tag to the individual: The wounded victim is unable
to walk, has respiratory rate of 40, capillary refill is
6 seconds, and can't follow simple commands. The
wounded victim is assigned what tag color?
A. Green
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Black
5. The answer is D: Black. The black While triaging the wounded from a disaster, you note
tag is placed on the wounded that that one of the wounded is not breathing, radial pulse
are dying or have expired. The in- is absent, capillary refill >2 seconds, and does not re-
juries are so severe that death is spond to your commands. What color tag is assigned?
imminent. There is severe alteration A. Green
or absence of breathing, circulation, B. Red
and neuro status. C. Yellow
D. Black
6. The answer is B: Red. The wounded victim is unable to walk, has respiratory
rate of 12, capillary refill is 8 seconds, and is unrespon-
sive. The wounded victim is assigned what tag color?
A. Green
B. Red
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Disaster nursing- NCLEX
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1. The answer is C: Red. The red tag You're working as a triage nurse during a disaster
indicates the patient must be seen situation. Based on the triage color code tags placed
first because they have life-threat- on each of the wounded, which tag color represents
ening injuries, but could survive if the wounded who have the highest priority of being
treated quickly. The patient is still treated first?
alive but there is a severe alter- A. Green
ation in their breathing, circulation, B. Yellow
or mental status that requires im- C. Red
mediate medical attention. D. Black
2. The answer is C: Green tags are for A catastrophic disaster has occurred 5 miles from the
patients who have MINOR injuries. hospital you are working in. The hospital's disaster
If the patient can walk around they plan is activated and the wounded are brought to the
are tagged as green. Sometimes hospital. You're helping triage the survivors. One of
they are referred to as the "walking the wounded is able to walk around and has minor
wounded" lacerations on the arms, hands, chest, and legs. You
would place what color tag on this survivor?
A. Red
B. Yellow
C. Green
D. Black
3. The answer is A. This statement is Which statement below is INCORRECT about the yellow
INCORRECT. It should say: A sur- triage tag color in regards to a disaster situation?
vivor with this tag color is seen after A. A survivor with this tag color is seen after patients
patients with the RED (not green) with the green tag color.
tag color. B. A survivor with this tag color can have treatment
delayed for an hour or less.
C. A survivor with this tag color has serious injuries that
could eventually lead to the compromise of breathing,
circulation, or mental status, especially if treatment is
delayed more than an hour or so.
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D. A survivor with this tag color has second priority for
treatment of injuries.
4. The answer is B: Red. or the next 7 questions, use the START method for
adults to help triage the wounded that have been
involved in a disaster situation. Each question will give
you details on what you have assessed and you will
need to use those details to help you assign a color
tag to the individual: The wounded victim is unable
to walk, has respiratory rate of 40, capillary refill is
6 seconds, and can't follow simple commands. The
wounded victim is assigned what tag color?
A. Green
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Black
5. The answer is D: Black. The black While triaging the wounded from a disaster, you note
tag is placed on the wounded that that one of the wounded is not breathing, radial pulse
are dying or have expired. The in- is absent, capillary refill >2 seconds, and does not re-
juries are so severe that death is spond to your commands. What color tag is assigned?
imminent. There is severe alteration A. Green
or absence of breathing, circulation, B. Red
and neuro status. C. Yellow
D. Black
6. The answer is B: Red. The wounded victim is unable to walk, has respiratory
rate of 12, capillary refill is 8 seconds, and is unrespon-
sive. The wounded victim is assigned what tag color?
A. Green
B. Red
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