NSE 203 Final Exam Study Guide
– Practice Questions with
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clinical deterioration not promptly recognized can Answer ✔✔increase pt
morbidity & mortality
barrier to recognizing & responding to clinical deterioration stems from ... Answer
✔✔practice variations among HCP
consequences of not recognizing patient deterioration - Answer ✔✔
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔increased mortality, resuscitation, implementation of higher
lvl of care & prolonged hospital admission
What is part of an ABCDE assessment? Answer ✔✔1) airway
2) breathing
3) circulation
4) disability
5) environment & exposure
,priority things to look for in pt airway? Answer ✔✔- any blocked or threatened
airways
- pt LOC
- abnormal respiratory assessment findings (ex; stridor)
if you suspect neurological trauma when assessing airway you ... Answer ✔✔start
w/ triple airway maneuver!!
Triple airway manoeuvre Answer ✔✔chin lift, jaw thrust, patient oxygen what
does vital sign instability & visible patient deterioration tend to occur? Answer
✔✔in most pts from 6-24 hrs before cardiac arrest
clinical deterioration Answer ✔✔patient compromising *hemodynamic stability,
marked by physiological decompensation* accompanied by subjective or objective
findings.
dynamic state Answer ✔✔variations in physiological parameters
decompensation Answer ✔✔inability to maintain homeostatic fxn physiologically
or psychologically
what are indicators of clinical deterioration Answer ✔✔- sudden and/or unstable
changes in vital signs (RR, BP, HR, O2)
- for expert nurses, their intuition helps them determine if a patient looks right
- skin color changes
- decreased LOC
, assessments to recognize deterioration Answer ✔✔ABCDE
NEWS2
FAST
signs during primary survey that are *significantly associated w/ death* ... Answer
✔✔- partial airway obstruction
- poor peripheral circulation
- greater than expected drain fluid loss
- decreased UO
- decreased GCS
- abnormal RR
- new pain
- low O2sat & low BP
- alteration in mentation
NEWS2 aka Answer ✔✔national early warning score
purpose of NEWS2 Answer ✔✔- improve detection of & response to clinical
deterioration in patients w/ acute illness
- provide *standardized approach* to care of deteriorating patient
- clear communication
- identify a *score* for urgent clinical response
– Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update
clinical deterioration not promptly recognized can Answer ✔✔increase pt
morbidity & mortality
barrier to recognizing & responding to clinical deterioration stems from ... Answer
✔✔practice variations among HCP
consequences of not recognizing patient deterioration - Answer ✔✔
<<<<<💕💕💕✔✔increased mortality, resuscitation, implementation of higher
lvl of care & prolonged hospital admission
What is part of an ABCDE assessment? Answer ✔✔1) airway
2) breathing
3) circulation
4) disability
5) environment & exposure
,priority things to look for in pt airway? Answer ✔✔- any blocked or threatened
airways
- pt LOC
- abnormal respiratory assessment findings (ex; stridor)
if you suspect neurological trauma when assessing airway you ... Answer ✔✔start
w/ triple airway maneuver!!
Triple airway manoeuvre Answer ✔✔chin lift, jaw thrust, patient oxygen what
does vital sign instability & visible patient deterioration tend to occur? Answer
✔✔in most pts from 6-24 hrs before cardiac arrest
clinical deterioration Answer ✔✔patient compromising *hemodynamic stability,
marked by physiological decompensation* accompanied by subjective or objective
findings.
dynamic state Answer ✔✔variations in physiological parameters
decompensation Answer ✔✔inability to maintain homeostatic fxn physiologically
or psychologically
what are indicators of clinical deterioration Answer ✔✔- sudden and/or unstable
changes in vital signs (RR, BP, HR, O2)
- for expert nurses, their intuition helps them determine if a patient looks right
- skin color changes
- decreased LOC
, assessments to recognize deterioration Answer ✔✔ABCDE
NEWS2
FAST
signs during primary survey that are *significantly associated w/ death* ... Answer
✔✔- partial airway obstruction
- poor peripheral circulation
- greater than expected drain fluid loss
- decreased UO
- decreased GCS
- abnormal RR
- new pain
- low O2sat & low BP
- alteration in mentation
NEWS2 aka Answer ✔✔national early warning score
purpose of NEWS2 Answer ✔✔- improve detection of & response to clinical
deterioration in patients w/ acute illness
- provide *standardized approach* to care of deteriorating patient
- clear communication
- identify a *score* for urgent clinical response
