NUR 254 TRIAGE/DISASTER QUIZZES
WITH ACTUAL ANSWERS 2025 - 2026
The,nurse,has,arrived,to,the,site,of,a,bombing,and,needs,to,assign,triage,color,codes,to,victims.,Which,of,t
he,following,would,be,green,tagged?,SATA
1.,23,year,old,who,has,a,penetrating,injury,to,the,abdomen
2.,43,year,old,with,cuts,and,bruises,on,both,arms
3.,21,year,old,with,a,sprained,ankle,and,bruising,on,the,thighs
4.,32,year,old,who,is,unresponsive
5.,54,year,old,who,is,pinned,under,a,large,chunk,of,cement,,,ANS,-,2,,3
The,nurse,is,triaging,at,a,field,hospital,set,up,following,an,earthquake,in,a,large,city.,Which,patients,will,be
,black-tagged?,SATA
1.,33,year,old,who,was,found,unresponsive,under,a,vehicle,and,needs,CPR
2.,45,year,old,with,a,broken,arm,and,a,head,wound,,A&Ox4
3.,23,year,old,with,3rd,degree,burns,to,both,legs
4.,67,year,old,who,was,brought,in,with,no,pulse,and,extreme,blood,loss
5.,19,year,old,with,a,severed,femoral,artery,and,BP,of,70/60,,,ANS,-,1,,4,,5
Which,triaged,patients,can,wait,to,be,seen,for,a,few,hours?
1.,black,tagged
2.,red,tagged
3.,yellow,tagged
4.,green,tagged,,,ANS,-,3
The,nurse,is,triaging,patients,following,a,building,collapse.,One,patient,needs,CPR,,one,patient,has,a,pneu
mothorax,,another,patient,has,a,compound,leg,fracture,,and,another,patient,is,putting,pressure,on,a,blee
ding,wound,on,their,arm.,Which,patient,would,be,considered,a,red,tag?
1.,CPR
2.,pneumothorax
, 3.,leg,fracture
4.,arm,wound,,,ANS,-,2
The,nurse,has,just,arrived,to,the,field,hospital,after,a,Cat,5,hurricane,has,passed,through.,She,takes,over,a,
tent,and,reviews,the,patients,inside.,There,is,one,black,tag,with,a,thready,pulse,and,massive,internal,blee
ding,,a,red,tag,who,needs,five,units,of,blood,and,the,wound,has,been,sutured,closed,,a,yellow,tag,who,ne
eds,their,arm,to,be,splinted,,and,a,green,tag,who,has,duct-
taped,a,popsicle,stick,to,his,broken,finger,and,is,helping,with,the,recovery,efforts.,Who,would,be,seen,firs
t?
1.,black,tag
2.,red,tag
3.,yellow,tag
4.,green,tag,,,ANS,-,2
The,wife,of,a,black,tagged,patient,arrives,to,the,triage,tent,and,says,"why,is,no,one,helping,my,husband,,h
e,is,dying,and,you,aren't,doing,anything,for,him.",What,is,the,nurse's,best,reply?
1.,I'm,sorry,but,I,can't,discuss,treatment,options,right,now
2.,Your,husband,will,be,seen,right,after,we,finish,with,this,patient
3.,we,do,not,have,the,resources,to,help,your,husband,,he,is,too,badly,injured
4.,your,husband,is,getting,a,blood,transfusion,right,now,and,we,will,reassess,him,in,an,hour,,,ANS,-,3
The,nurse,is,volunteering,overseas,to,help,malnourished,children,get,their,childhood,vaccines.,On,the,thir
d,day,of,her,visit,,she,notices,a,sudden,uptick,in,the,number,of,adults,with,fevers,,headache,,and,fatigue,w
ho,are,asking,for,help.,A,few,of,them,have,small,papules,on,their,faces.,The,next,day,,about,a,dozen,peopl
e,arrive,to,the,clinic,with,large,numbers,of,papules,and,increasingly,severe,symptoms.,The,nurse,suspects,
that,this,is,an,outbreak,of:
1.,SARS
2.,smallpox
3.,anthrax,poisoning
4.,sarin,,,ANS,-,2
A,nurse,is,in,the,midst,of,a,smallpox,outbreak,and,has,been,told,to,arrange,for,isolation,measures.,Which,
of,the,following,would,the,nurse,try,to,implement,to,control,the,spread?,SATA
WITH ACTUAL ANSWERS 2025 - 2026
The,nurse,has,arrived,to,the,site,of,a,bombing,and,needs,to,assign,triage,color,codes,to,victims.,Which,of,t
he,following,would,be,green,tagged?,SATA
1.,23,year,old,who,has,a,penetrating,injury,to,the,abdomen
2.,43,year,old,with,cuts,and,bruises,on,both,arms
3.,21,year,old,with,a,sprained,ankle,and,bruising,on,the,thighs
4.,32,year,old,who,is,unresponsive
5.,54,year,old,who,is,pinned,under,a,large,chunk,of,cement,,,ANS,-,2,,3
The,nurse,is,triaging,at,a,field,hospital,set,up,following,an,earthquake,in,a,large,city.,Which,patients,will,be
,black-tagged?,SATA
1.,33,year,old,who,was,found,unresponsive,under,a,vehicle,and,needs,CPR
2.,45,year,old,with,a,broken,arm,and,a,head,wound,,A&Ox4
3.,23,year,old,with,3rd,degree,burns,to,both,legs
4.,67,year,old,who,was,brought,in,with,no,pulse,and,extreme,blood,loss
5.,19,year,old,with,a,severed,femoral,artery,and,BP,of,70/60,,,ANS,-,1,,4,,5
Which,triaged,patients,can,wait,to,be,seen,for,a,few,hours?
1.,black,tagged
2.,red,tagged
3.,yellow,tagged
4.,green,tagged,,,ANS,-,3
The,nurse,is,triaging,patients,following,a,building,collapse.,One,patient,needs,CPR,,one,patient,has,a,pneu
mothorax,,another,patient,has,a,compound,leg,fracture,,and,another,patient,is,putting,pressure,on,a,blee
ding,wound,on,their,arm.,Which,patient,would,be,considered,a,red,tag?
1.,CPR
2.,pneumothorax
, 3.,leg,fracture
4.,arm,wound,,,ANS,-,2
The,nurse,has,just,arrived,to,the,field,hospital,after,a,Cat,5,hurricane,has,passed,through.,She,takes,over,a,
tent,and,reviews,the,patients,inside.,There,is,one,black,tag,with,a,thready,pulse,and,massive,internal,blee
ding,,a,red,tag,who,needs,five,units,of,blood,and,the,wound,has,been,sutured,closed,,a,yellow,tag,who,ne
eds,their,arm,to,be,splinted,,and,a,green,tag,who,has,duct-
taped,a,popsicle,stick,to,his,broken,finger,and,is,helping,with,the,recovery,efforts.,Who,would,be,seen,firs
t?
1.,black,tag
2.,red,tag
3.,yellow,tag
4.,green,tag,,,ANS,-,2
The,wife,of,a,black,tagged,patient,arrives,to,the,triage,tent,and,says,"why,is,no,one,helping,my,husband,,h
e,is,dying,and,you,aren't,doing,anything,for,him.",What,is,the,nurse's,best,reply?
1.,I'm,sorry,but,I,can't,discuss,treatment,options,right,now
2.,Your,husband,will,be,seen,right,after,we,finish,with,this,patient
3.,we,do,not,have,the,resources,to,help,your,husband,,he,is,too,badly,injured
4.,your,husband,is,getting,a,blood,transfusion,right,now,and,we,will,reassess,him,in,an,hour,,,ANS,-,3
The,nurse,is,volunteering,overseas,to,help,malnourished,children,get,their,childhood,vaccines.,On,the,thir
d,day,of,her,visit,,she,notices,a,sudden,uptick,in,the,number,of,adults,with,fevers,,headache,,and,fatigue,w
ho,are,asking,for,help.,A,few,of,them,have,small,papules,on,their,faces.,The,next,day,,about,a,dozen,peopl
e,arrive,to,the,clinic,with,large,numbers,of,papules,and,increasingly,severe,symptoms.,The,nurse,suspects,
that,this,is,an,outbreak,of:
1.,SARS
2.,smallpox
3.,anthrax,poisoning
4.,sarin,,,ANS,-,2
A,nurse,is,in,the,midst,of,a,smallpox,outbreak,and,has,been,told,to,arrange,for,isolation,measures.,Which,
of,the,following,would,the,nurse,try,to,implement,to,control,the,spread?,SATA
