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A nurse who is assessing victims of an automobile collision has already placed a towel secured with a
belt on a bleeding leg wound. What action should the nurse take when the towel becomes saturated?
a. Do nothing.
b. Remove the towel and use the belt as a tourniquet.
Reinforce the towel with the victims jacket
c. Reinforce the towel with the victims jacket
d. Remove the towel and place the victim's jacket over the wound and secure it.
❖ c. Reinforce the towel with the victims jacket
An accident victim comes to the emergency department with an open chest wound. What should the
nurse apply to the wound?
a. Occlusive dressing taped on four sides
b. Tight Ace wrap
c. No dressing of any sort
d. Vented dressing, taped on three sides
❖ d. Vented dressing, taped on three sides
Vented dressing, taped on three sides
A homeless person is brought to the emergency department after having been found asleep on a park
bench under a layer of snow. He has a rectal temperature of 95° F. Which additional symptoms should
the nurse anticipate?
a. Decreased irregular heart and respiratory rates and decreased blood pressure
b. Diminished breath sounds and inadequate chest expansion
c. Shivering, decreased heart rate, and increased blood pressure (BP)
, d. Confusion, increased hunger, and hypertension
❖ Decreased irregular heart and respiratory rates and decreased blood pressure
A mother brings in her 2-year-old who has ingested gasoline one hour earlier. What should the nurse
implement following the initial assessment?
a. Turn the patient on his or her stomach to induce vomiting.
b. Prepare to administer Milk of Magnesia.
c. Prepare to administer bowel lavage and cathartics
d. Prepare to administer syrup of ipecac.
❖ c. Prepare to administer bowel lavage and cathartics
While at the local pool on an extremely hot day, a nurse is called on to care for a woman who has
evidently developed heat exhaustion. What is the initial nursing care for this patient?
a. Give her several glasses of ice water.
b. Move the patient to an air-conditioned room or shaded area.
c. Cover her with a wet towel.
d. Obtain vital signs.
❖ b. Move the patient to an air-conditioned room or shaded area.
A patient comes to the emergency department with an evisceration after a knife attack. What is the
best nursing intervention related to the exposed bowel?
a. Gently replace the bowel into the abdominal cavity.
b. Place a sterile wrapped sandbag on the abdomen to prevent further evisceration.
c. Place the patient in a high Fowler position to allow the bowel to drop back into the abdominal
cavity.
d. Cover the bowel with a moist saline dressing
❖ d. Cover the bowel with a moist saline dressing
A patient visits the industrial nurse after an accident on the factory floor, which has amputated three
toes. What is the most effective nursing intervention for the amputated toes?
First Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster Management
Questions and Answers | Questions And Answers 100%
Verified Pass Guaranteed | Graded A+ | 2025-2026
_____________________________________________________________________________________
A nurse who is assessing victims of an automobile collision has already placed a towel secured with a
belt on a bleeding leg wound. What action should the nurse take when the towel becomes saturated?
a. Do nothing.
b. Remove the towel and use the belt as a tourniquet.
Reinforce the towel with the victims jacket
c. Reinforce the towel with the victims jacket
d. Remove the towel and place the victim's jacket over the wound and secure it.
❖ c. Reinforce the towel with the victims jacket
An accident victim comes to the emergency department with an open chest wound. What should the
nurse apply to the wound?
a. Occlusive dressing taped on four sides
b. Tight Ace wrap
c. No dressing of any sort
d. Vented dressing, taped on three sides
❖ d. Vented dressing, taped on three sides
Vented dressing, taped on three sides
A homeless person is brought to the emergency department after having been found asleep on a park
bench under a layer of snow. He has a rectal temperature of 95° F. Which additional symptoms should
the nurse anticipate?
a. Decreased irregular heart and respiratory rates and decreased blood pressure
b. Diminished breath sounds and inadequate chest expansion
c. Shivering, decreased heart rate, and increased blood pressure (BP)
, d. Confusion, increased hunger, and hypertension
❖ Decreased irregular heart and respiratory rates and decreased blood pressure
A mother brings in her 2-year-old who has ingested gasoline one hour earlier. What should the nurse
implement following the initial assessment?
a. Turn the patient on his or her stomach to induce vomiting.
b. Prepare to administer Milk of Magnesia.
c. Prepare to administer bowel lavage and cathartics
d. Prepare to administer syrup of ipecac.
❖ c. Prepare to administer bowel lavage and cathartics
While at the local pool on an extremely hot day, a nurse is called on to care for a woman who has
evidently developed heat exhaustion. What is the initial nursing care for this patient?
a. Give her several glasses of ice water.
b. Move the patient to an air-conditioned room or shaded area.
c. Cover her with a wet towel.
d. Obtain vital signs.
❖ b. Move the patient to an air-conditioned room or shaded area.
A patient comes to the emergency department with an evisceration after a knife attack. What is the
best nursing intervention related to the exposed bowel?
a. Gently replace the bowel into the abdominal cavity.
b. Place a sterile wrapped sandbag on the abdomen to prevent further evisceration.
c. Place the patient in a high Fowler position to allow the bowel to drop back into the abdominal
cavity.
d. Cover the bowel with a moist saline dressing
❖ d. Cover the bowel with a moist saline dressing
A patient visits the industrial nurse after an accident on the factory floor, which has amputated three
toes. What is the most effective nursing intervention for the amputated toes?
