Emergency & Trauma Nursing NCLEX Exam Questions AND
Correct Answers
1. You're working as a triage nurse during a disaster situation.
Based on the triage color code tags placed on each of the
wounded, which tag color represents the wounded who have
the highest priority of being treated first?
A. Green
B. Yellow
C. Red
D. Black - ✔✔C. Red
The answer is C: Red. The red tag indicates the patient must
be seen first because they have life-threatening injuries, but
could survive if treated quickly. The patient is still alive but
there is a severe alteration in their breathing, circulation, or
mental status that requires immediate medical attention.
10. The wounded victim is able to walk and obey commands.
The wounded victim is assigned what tag color?
A. Green
B. Red
C. Yellow
,D. Black - ✔✔A. Green
2. A catastrophic disaster has occurred 5 miles from the
hospital you are working in. The hospital's disaster plan is
activated and the wounded are brought to the hospital.
You're helping triage the survivors. One of the wounded is
able to walk around and has minor lacerations on the arms,
hands, chest, and legs. You would place what color tag on this
survivor?
A. Red
B. Yellow
C. Green
D. Black - ✔✔C. Green
The answer is C: Green tags are for patients who have MINOR
injuries. If the patient can walk around they are tagged as
green. Sometimes they are referred to as the "walking
wounded".
3. Which statement below is INCORRECT about the yellow
triage tag color in regards to a disaster situation?
A. A survivor with this tag color is seen after patients with the
green tag color.
, B. A survivor with this tag color can have treatment delayed
for an hour or less.
C. A survivor with this tag color has serious injuries that could
eventually lead to the compromise of breathing, circulation,
or mental status, especially if treatment is delayed more than
an hour or so.
D. A survivor with this tag color has second priority for
treatment of injuries. - ✔✔A. A survivor with this tag color is
seen after patients with the green tag color.
4.The wounded victim is unable to walk, has respiratory rate
of 40, capillary refill is 6 seconds, and can't follow simple
commands. The wounded victim is assigned what tag color?
A. Green
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Black - ✔✔B. Red
5. While triaging the wounded from a disaster, you note that
one of the wounded is not breathing, radial pulse is absent,
capillary refill >2 seconds, and does not respond to your
commands. What color tag is assigned?
A. Green
Correct Answers
1. You're working as a triage nurse during a disaster situation.
Based on the triage color code tags placed on each of the
wounded, which tag color represents the wounded who have
the highest priority of being treated first?
A. Green
B. Yellow
C. Red
D. Black - ✔✔C. Red
The answer is C: Red. The red tag indicates the patient must
be seen first because they have life-threatening injuries, but
could survive if treated quickly. The patient is still alive but
there is a severe alteration in their breathing, circulation, or
mental status that requires immediate medical attention.
10. The wounded victim is able to walk and obey commands.
The wounded victim is assigned what tag color?
A. Green
B. Red
C. Yellow
,D. Black - ✔✔A. Green
2. A catastrophic disaster has occurred 5 miles from the
hospital you are working in. The hospital's disaster plan is
activated and the wounded are brought to the hospital.
You're helping triage the survivors. One of the wounded is
able to walk around and has minor lacerations on the arms,
hands, chest, and legs. You would place what color tag on this
survivor?
A. Red
B. Yellow
C. Green
D. Black - ✔✔C. Green
The answer is C: Green tags are for patients who have MINOR
injuries. If the patient can walk around they are tagged as
green. Sometimes they are referred to as the "walking
wounded".
3. Which statement below is INCORRECT about the yellow
triage tag color in regards to a disaster situation?
A. A survivor with this tag color is seen after patients with the
green tag color.
, B. A survivor with this tag color can have treatment delayed
for an hour or less.
C. A survivor with this tag color has serious injuries that could
eventually lead to the compromise of breathing, circulation,
or mental status, especially if treatment is delayed more than
an hour or so.
D. A survivor with this tag color has second priority for
treatment of injuries. - ✔✔A. A survivor with this tag color is
seen after patients with the green tag color.
4.The wounded victim is unable to walk, has respiratory rate
of 40, capillary refill is 6 seconds, and can't follow simple
commands. The wounded victim is assigned what tag color?
A. Green
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Black - ✔✔B. Red
5. While triaging the wounded from a disaster, you note that
one of the wounded is not breathing, radial pulse is absent,
capillary refill >2 seconds, and does not respond to your
commands. What color tag is assigned?
A. Green
