MDC 4 MODULE 9 EMERGENCY
NURSING (EXAM 3) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS|| GRADED A+|| LATEST
UPDATE 2026
1. A nurse on the medical-surgical unit is caring for a group of clients. The nurse should
notify the rapid response team for which of the following clients?
a. Client who has an ulceration of the right heel whose blood glucose is 300 mg/dL
b. Client who reports right calf pain and SOB
c. Client who has blood on a pressure dressing in the femoral area following a cardiac
catheterization
d. Client who has dark red coloration of the left toes and absent pedal pulse -
CORRECTANSWER B
2. A nurse is caring for a client who has ingested a toxic agent. Which of the following
actions should the nurse plan to take? (Select all that apply)
A. Induce vomiting
B. Instill activated charcoal
,C. Perform a gastric lavage with aspiration
D. Administer syrup of ipecac
E. Infuse IV fluids -CORRECTANSWER B, C, E
3. A nurse in the ED is assessing a client who is unresponsive. The client's partner
states, "He was pulling weeds in the yard and slumped to the ground." Which of the
following techniques would the nurse use to open the client's airway?
A. Head-tilt, chin-lift
B. Modified jaw thrust
C. Hyperextension of the head
D. Flexion of the head -CORRECTANSWER A
4. A nurse in the ED is caring for a client who fell through the ice on a pond and is
unresponsive and breathing slowly. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? (Select all that apply)
A. Remove wet clothing
B. Maintain normal room temperature
C. Apply warm blankets
D. Infuse warmed IV fluids -CORRECTANSWER A, C, D
, 5. A nurse is reviewing the common emergency management protocol for clients who
have asystole. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take during this
cardiac emergency?
A. Perform defibrillation
B. Prepare for transcutaneous pacing
C. Administer IV epinephrine
D. Elevate the client's lower extremities -CORRECTANSWER C
6. Assign a color to the following victim on the scene of a disaster: 14-year-old male
with a broken arm walking around the scene.
Red
Yellow
Green
Black -CORRECTANSWER C
Assign a color to the following victim on the scene of a disaster: 42-year-old woman with
no obvious injuries and without a carotid pulse.
Red
Yellow
Green
NURSING (EXAM 3) QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS|| GRADED A+|| LATEST
UPDATE 2026
1. A nurse on the medical-surgical unit is caring for a group of clients. The nurse should
notify the rapid response team for which of the following clients?
a. Client who has an ulceration of the right heel whose blood glucose is 300 mg/dL
b. Client who reports right calf pain and SOB
c. Client who has blood on a pressure dressing in the femoral area following a cardiac
catheterization
d. Client who has dark red coloration of the left toes and absent pedal pulse -
CORRECTANSWER B
2. A nurse is caring for a client who has ingested a toxic agent. Which of the following
actions should the nurse plan to take? (Select all that apply)
A. Induce vomiting
B. Instill activated charcoal
,C. Perform a gastric lavage with aspiration
D. Administer syrup of ipecac
E. Infuse IV fluids -CORRECTANSWER B, C, E
3. A nurse in the ED is assessing a client who is unresponsive. The client's partner
states, "He was pulling weeds in the yard and slumped to the ground." Which of the
following techniques would the nurse use to open the client's airway?
A. Head-tilt, chin-lift
B. Modified jaw thrust
C. Hyperextension of the head
D. Flexion of the head -CORRECTANSWER A
4. A nurse in the ED is caring for a client who fell through the ice on a pond and is
unresponsive and breathing slowly. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? (Select all that apply)
A. Remove wet clothing
B. Maintain normal room temperature
C. Apply warm blankets
D. Infuse warmed IV fluids -CORRECTANSWER A, C, D
, 5. A nurse is reviewing the common emergency management protocol for clients who
have asystole. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take during this
cardiac emergency?
A. Perform defibrillation
B. Prepare for transcutaneous pacing
C. Administer IV epinephrine
D. Elevate the client's lower extremities -CORRECTANSWER C
6. Assign a color to the following victim on the scene of a disaster: 14-year-old male
with a broken arm walking around the scene.
Red
Yellow
Green
Black -CORRECTANSWER C
Assign a color to the following victim on the scene of a disaster: 42-year-old woman with
no obvious injuries and without a carotid pulse.
Red
Yellow
Green
