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NURSE WISEMAN 2026/2027 MEDICINE
,ATI NURS 480 Adult med-surge;
Chapter 3: Emergency Nursing
Principles and Management (WEEK 1)
Nurse Practitioners Review Exam
(Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100%
Verified Questions & Answers |
Grade A+
A Goal of Healthy People 2030 is to ____________
emergency department visits with a longer wait time than
recommend for a client to see a provider in the
emergency care setting. - ✅✅decrease
Emergency nursing principles: - ✅✅triage, primary
survey (ABCDE principles), secondary survey
Triage - ✅✅Process used to determine the priority of
treatment for patients according to the severity of a
patient's condition and likelihood of benefit from the
treatment
Triage is known as setting priorities. Time and experience
are required for the nurse to become an effective
, member of the triage team. The nurse, provider, and
other members of the health care team work together in
the triage area to determine the needs of the client.
Emergency Departments can use either a three or five
level system such as the (Emergency Severity Index (ESI)
or the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS)) to triage
and categorize clients' conditions.
ABCDE principles - ✅✅*A*irway: open airway?
*B*reathing: chest rise and fall, RR
*C*irculation: heartbeat, pulse, cap refill, BP, stop any
bleeding
*D*isability: level of conciousness
*E*xposure: prevent hypothermia; warm blankets, fluids
primary survey - ✅✅an examination of the patient to
determine the presence of any life-threatening
emergencies; the initial assessment of airway, breathing,
and circulation on a patient--- Initial assessment to
identify life-threatening conditions.
- should be completed systematically so life-threatening
conditions are not missed.