NURS 480 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Why are snakebites medical emergencies? - ✔✔Venom can cause tissue damage,
systemic toxicity, shock, and death.
✔✔What interventions are contraindicated after snakebite during the first 6 to 8 hours? -
✔✔Ice, tourniquets, heparin, and corticosteroids.
✔✔When is antivenom most effective? - ✔✔Within 4 to 12 hours after the bite.
✔✔What is poisoning? - ✔✔Exposure to a toxic agent that can harm the body.
✔✔What are possible sources of poisoning? - ✔✔Medications, illicit drugs, toxic
ingestion, pollutants, snake bites, and spider bites.
✔✔What is the first priority in poisoning care? - ✔✔Support airway, breathing, and
circulation.
✔✔Who should be contacted for poisoning management? - ✔✔Poison Control Center.
✔✔What medication can reverse opioid overdose? - ✔✔Naloxone.
✔✔What medication may be given for seizures related to poisoning? - ✔✔Diazepam.
✔✔What GI treatment may be used for some ingestions? - ✔✔Activated charcoal.
✔✔When is gastric lavage most useful? - ✔✔Within 1 hour of ingestion, if appropriate.
✔✔What should be monitored after a toxic bite? - ✔✔Circulation, blood pressure, EKG,
tissue edema, ABGs, glucose, and coagulation profile.
, ✔✔What is violence in the emergency care context? - ✔✔Acting out fear or anger to
cause harm to someone or something.
✔✔Why are EDs high-risk areas for workplace violence? - ✔✔Patients and families may
be stressed, intoxicated, fearful, or experiencing crisis.
✔✔What are examples of biologic terrorism agents? - ✔✔Anthrax and smallpox.
✔✔What is penetrating trauma? - ✔✔An injury where an object pierces the skin and
enters the body.
✔✔What are examples of penetrating trauma? - ✔✔Gunshot wounds and stab wounds.
✔✔What is a mass casualty incident? - ✔✔An event that overwhelms the community's
ability to respond with current resources.
✔✔What color tag is used for minor injuries in mass casualty triage? - ✔✔Green.
✔✔What color tag is used for serious but delayed care in mass casualty triage? -
✔✔Yellow.
✔✔What color tag is used for immediate life-threatening but survivable injuries? -
✔✔Red.
✔✔What color tag is used for deceased or expected-to-die patients? - ✔✔Black.
✔✔What is the purpose of the rapid response team? - ✔✔To respond to early clinical
deterioration before cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, or stroke occurs.
✔✔Who may be part of a rapid response team? - ✔✔ICU nurse, respiratory therapist,
critical care physician, hospitalist, charge nurse, and primary nurse.
✔✔What communication tool is used during rapid response? - ✔✔SBAR.
✔✔What does SBAR stand for? - ✔✔Situation, Background, Assessment,
Recommendation.
✔✔What is cardiac arrest? - ✔✔Sudden cessation of cardiac function.
✔✔What rhythms commonly cause cardiac arrest? - ✔✔Ventricular fibrillation, pulseless
ventricular tachycardia, PEA, and asystole.
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Why are snakebites medical emergencies? - ✔✔Venom can cause tissue damage,
systemic toxicity, shock, and death.
✔✔What interventions are contraindicated after snakebite during the first 6 to 8 hours? -
✔✔Ice, tourniquets, heparin, and corticosteroids.
✔✔When is antivenom most effective? - ✔✔Within 4 to 12 hours after the bite.
✔✔What is poisoning? - ✔✔Exposure to a toxic agent that can harm the body.
✔✔What are possible sources of poisoning? - ✔✔Medications, illicit drugs, toxic
ingestion, pollutants, snake bites, and spider bites.
✔✔What is the first priority in poisoning care? - ✔✔Support airway, breathing, and
circulation.
✔✔Who should be contacted for poisoning management? - ✔✔Poison Control Center.
✔✔What medication can reverse opioid overdose? - ✔✔Naloxone.
✔✔What medication may be given for seizures related to poisoning? - ✔✔Diazepam.
✔✔What GI treatment may be used for some ingestions? - ✔✔Activated charcoal.
✔✔When is gastric lavage most useful? - ✔✔Within 1 hour of ingestion, if appropriate.
✔✔What should be monitored after a toxic bite? - ✔✔Circulation, blood pressure, EKG,
tissue edema, ABGs, glucose, and coagulation profile.
, ✔✔What is violence in the emergency care context? - ✔✔Acting out fear or anger to
cause harm to someone or something.
✔✔Why are EDs high-risk areas for workplace violence? - ✔✔Patients and families may
be stressed, intoxicated, fearful, or experiencing crisis.
✔✔What are examples of biologic terrorism agents? - ✔✔Anthrax and smallpox.
✔✔What is penetrating trauma? - ✔✔An injury where an object pierces the skin and
enters the body.
✔✔What are examples of penetrating trauma? - ✔✔Gunshot wounds and stab wounds.
✔✔What is a mass casualty incident? - ✔✔An event that overwhelms the community's
ability to respond with current resources.
✔✔What color tag is used for minor injuries in mass casualty triage? - ✔✔Green.
✔✔What color tag is used for serious but delayed care in mass casualty triage? -
✔✔Yellow.
✔✔What color tag is used for immediate life-threatening but survivable injuries? -
✔✔Red.
✔✔What color tag is used for deceased or expected-to-die patients? - ✔✔Black.
✔✔What is the purpose of the rapid response team? - ✔✔To respond to early clinical
deterioration before cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, or stroke occurs.
✔✔Who may be part of a rapid response team? - ✔✔ICU nurse, respiratory therapist,
critical care physician, hospitalist, charge nurse, and primary nurse.
✔✔What communication tool is used during rapid response? - ✔✔SBAR.
✔✔What does SBAR stand for? - ✔✔Situation, Background, Assessment,
Recommendation.
✔✔What is cardiac arrest? - ✔✔Sudden cessation of cardiac function.
✔✔What rhythms commonly cause cardiac arrest? - ✔✔Ventricular fibrillation, pulseless
ventricular tachycardia, PEA, and asystole.
