TRAUMA NURSING COMPREHENSIVE
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QUESTIONS AND FULL SOLUTIONS
●● What is the number one safety concern for nurses in an emergency
setting?
Answer: Falls.
●● What is the primary role of a SANE nurse?
Answer: To provide care for sexual assault victims (excluding children).
●● What is the core principle of triage in emergency nursing?
Answer: Sorting or classifying patients so that those with the highest
acuity needs receive the quickest interventions.
●● What are the three main categories of triage acuity?
Answer: Emergent, Urgent, and Nonurgent.
●● What does the 'Emergent' triage category represent?
Answer: An immediate threat to life or limb, such as chest pain,
hemorrhage, or respiratory distress.
, ●● What is the ESI (Emergency Severity Index)?
Answer: An algorithm that categorizes patients into five groups based on
clinical acuity, from level 1 (emergent) to level 5 (nonurgent).
●● What protocol should be followed regarding tubes and lines if a
patient dies in the ED under suspicious circumstances?
Answer: Do not pull tubes or lines if the death is suspicious for homicide
or abuse.
●● What is the standard primary survey sequence in emergency nursing?
Answer: A (Airway/cervical spine), B (Breathing), C (Circulation), D
(Disability), E (Exposure).
●● What is the exception to the standard primary survey sequence?
Answer: In the presence of excessive bleeding, use the CAB
(Circulation, Airway, Breathing) sequence.
●● What does the AVPU scale measure?
Answer: Level of consciousness (Alert, responsive to Voice, responsive
to Pain, Unresponsive).
●● Why can the epidermis regenerate after a burn injury?
Answer: Because epidermal cells surrounding sweat glands, oil glands,
and hair follicles extend into the dermal tissue and regrow.
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND FULL SOLUTIONS
●● What is the number one safety concern for nurses in an emergency
setting?
Answer: Falls.
●● What is the primary role of a SANE nurse?
Answer: To provide care for sexual assault victims (excluding children).
●● What is the core principle of triage in emergency nursing?
Answer: Sorting or classifying patients so that those with the highest
acuity needs receive the quickest interventions.
●● What are the three main categories of triage acuity?
Answer: Emergent, Urgent, and Nonurgent.
●● What does the 'Emergent' triage category represent?
Answer: An immediate threat to life or limb, such as chest pain,
hemorrhage, or respiratory distress.
, ●● What is the ESI (Emergency Severity Index)?
Answer: An algorithm that categorizes patients into five groups based on
clinical acuity, from level 1 (emergent) to level 5 (nonurgent).
●● What protocol should be followed regarding tubes and lines if a
patient dies in the ED under suspicious circumstances?
Answer: Do not pull tubes or lines if the death is suspicious for homicide
or abuse.
●● What is the standard primary survey sequence in emergency nursing?
Answer: A (Airway/cervical spine), B (Breathing), C (Circulation), D
(Disability), E (Exposure).
●● What is the exception to the standard primary survey sequence?
Answer: In the presence of excessive bleeding, use the CAB
(Circulation, Airway, Breathing) sequence.
●● What does the AVPU scale measure?
Answer: Level of consciousness (Alert, responsive to Voice, responsive
to Pain, Unresponsive).
●● Why can the epidermis regenerate after a burn injury?
Answer: Because epidermal cells surrounding sweat glands, oil glands,
and hair follicles extend into the dermal tissue and regrow.
