NHS 111 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |
VERIFIED (PART 1)
What do you do when there are 3 not sure answers? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Clinical transfer.
When do you ask the pregnancy question in Pathways? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ abdo pain ages 11-55.
Give the ages for neonate, infant, toddler, child and adult - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Neo - <1hr, infant - 1hr-12m, toddler - 1-5yr, child - 5-
16yr, adult - 16+yr.
What is the number 1 priority of an assessment? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ See whether life threatening
,What does "ABC" stand for when you're doing the patient assessment? -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ airway, breathing, circulation
Describe the ABCs - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A - clear airway
through which air containing O2 can enter
B - air entering lungs allow O2 in to blood
C - pumping heart and enough blood to carry O2 to body
Give some examples of when something would be blocking airway
passage - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ choking, asthma attack,
unconscious (tongue flop back)
Define unconscious - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A person who
cannot be woken or is very difficult to wake
What is shock? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Cardiovascular failure
resulting in insufficient supply of oxygenated blood throughout the body
as a result of severe injury or illness.
Give some symptoms of shock - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ weak and
unable to stand, collapsed or unconscious, cold clammy skin, sweating
when NS stimulates sweat glands, pale inside mouth
,Causes of shock - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ excessive bleeding,
heart attack, severe infections, low blood sugar, loss of fluids
For every minute CPR is delayed what % decrease in life expectancy -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 10%
What is agonal breathing? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ gasping or
snoring noises
What are spasms? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ involuntary muscle
contractions - can mistake for consciousness
What are the 4 stages in the chain of survival - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ 1 - early recognition and call for help, 2 - early
bystander CPR, 3 - early defibrillation, 4 - advanced life support and
post resus care
What are the main causes of illness - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ viral
and bacterial
What is haemophillia and what does it cause - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ a faulty gene disorder - blood clotting disorder
Define a penetrating and a blunt injury - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
penetrating - visible bleeding, increased risk of infection
, blunt - internal damage, no blood
What component is used in blood clotting - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Platelets
Describe the process of blood clotting - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
platelets, chemical proteins causes platelets to be sticky so they combine
with other substances to form a clot - turns to a scab to stop stuff
entering
What is given to those who's blood clots easily - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ anti-coagulants
What is caused when tissues are injured - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
inflammation
what causes swelling? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ chemicals are
released by damaged tissue causing blood vessels to leak fluid causing
swelling
what is histamine? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ a compound that is
released by cells in response to injury and in allergic and inflammatory
reactions, causing contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of
capillaries.