COMSAE LEVEL 2 111 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ What does identity mean as a psychosocial need?
Answer: Having a sense of self and feeling worthy.
◉ How can love and kindness affect a patient's identity and well-
being?
Answer: Being treated with love and kindness can help the patient
feel worthy and improve well-being.
◉ What are spiritual needs?
Answer: Support of a person's spiritual beliefs and reinforcement of
faith.
◉ What are the two main types of communication barriers?
Answer: Nonphysical and physical barriers.
◉ What are examples of nonphysical communication barriers?
Answer: Language, cultural, and physiological barriers.
,◉ What are examples of physical communication barriers?
Answer: Deafness, blindness, and speech problems.
◉ What does immunocompromised mean?
Answer: Having a decreased ability to fight infections.
◉ What conditions may cause a patient to be immunocompromised?
Answer: Conditions such as autoimmune disease or other disorders
that decrease the body's ability to fight infection.
◉ How should care be approached for an intellectually disabled
patient?
Answer: Allow additional time, communicate appropriately, and
minimize unnecessary waiting when possible.
◉ What are the trauma center levels?
Answer: Levels 1 through 5, based on the resources and level of
trauma care available.
◉ What is a Level 1 Trauma Center?
Answer: A facility meeting comprehensive requirements to treat life-
threatening injuries.
,◉ What is a Level 2 Trauma Center?
Answer: A facility capable of treating seriously injured or ill patients
but without all resources available at a Level 1 center.
◉ What is a Level 3 Trauma Center?
Answer: A community or rural hospital providing immediate
treatment and stabilization until transfer to a Level 1 or Level 2
center if necessary.
◉ What is a Level 4 Trauma Center?
Answer: A facility available in some states that stabilizes patients
until they can be transferred to a higher-level trauma center.
◉ What is a Level 5 Trauma Center?
Answer: A facility capable of initial evaluation and diagnosis before
the patient is transported to a higher level of care.
◉ Who is considered an older adult?
Answer: A person age 65 or older.
◉ What special considerations are important for older adult surgical
patients?
Answer: Keep the room warmer and move/position the patient
carefully.
, ◉ Why are some patients treated in isolation?
Answer: To reduce transmission of microorganisms to other patients
and healthcare workers.
◉ What age range is considered pediatric?
Answer: Birth through 18 years.
◉ What are special considerations for pediatric patients?
Answer: Keep the room warm, allow comfort items such as stuffed
animals when appropriate, and work to reduce anxiety.
◉ What does IDDM stand for?
Answer: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
◉ What happens in Type 1 diabetes?
Answer: The pancreas produces little or no insulin.
◉ What treatment is required for Type 1 diabetes?
Answer: Regular daily insulin.
◉ What happens in Type 2 diabetes?
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ What does identity mean as a psychosocial need?
Answer: Having a sense of self and feeling worthy.
◉ How can love and kindness affect a patient's identity and well-
being?
Answer: Being treated with love and kindness can help the patient
feel worthy and improve well-being.
◉ What are spiritual needs?
Answer: Support of a person's spiritual beliefs and reinforcement of
faith.
◉ What are the two main types of communication barriers?
Answer: Nonphysical and physical barriers.
◉ What are examples of nonphysical communication barriers?
Answer: Language, cultural, and physiological barriers.
,◉ What are examples of physical communication barriers?
Answer: Deafness, blindness, and speech problems.
◉ What does immunocompromised mean?
Answer: Having a decreased ability to fight infections.
◉ What conditions may cause a patient to be immunocompromised?
Answer: Conditions such as autoimmune disease or other disorders
that decrease the body's ability to fight infection.
◉ How should care be approached for an intellectually disabled
patient?
Answer: Allow additional time, communicate appropriately, and
minimize unnecessary waiting when possible.
◉ What are the trauma center levels?
Answer: Levels 1 through 5, based on the resources and level of
trauma care available.
◉ What is a Level 1 Trauma Center?
Answer: A facility meeting comprehensive requirements to treat life-
threatening injuries.
,◉ What is a Level 2 Trauma Center?
Answer: A facility capable of treating seriously injured or ill patients
but without all resources available at a Level 1 center.
◉ What is a Level 3 Trauma Center?
Answer: A community or rural hospital providing immediate
treatment and stabilization until transfer to a Level 1 or Level 2
center if necessary.
◉ What is a Level 4 Trauma Center?
Answer: A facility available in some states that stabilizes patients
until they can be transferred to a higher-level trauma center.
◉ What is a Level 5 Trauma Center?
Answer: A facility capable of initial evaluation and diagnosis before
the patient is transported to a higher level of care.
◉ Who is considered an older adult?
Answer: A person age 65 or older.
◉ What special considerations are important for older adult surgical
patients?
Answer: Keep the room warmer and move/position the patient
carefully.
, ◉ Why are some patients treated in isolation?
Answer: To reduce transmission of microorganisms to other patients
and healthcare workers.
◉ What age range is considered pediatric?
Answer: Birth through 18 years.
◉ What are special considerations for pediatric patients?
Answer: Keep the room warm, allow comfort items such as stuffed
animals when appropriate, and work to reduce anxiety.
◉ What does IDDM stand for?
Answer: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.
◉ What happens in Type 1 diabetes?
Answer: The pancreas produces little or no insulin.
◉ What treatment is required for Type 1 diabetes?
Answer: Regular daily insulin.
◉ What happens in Type 2 diabetes?
