Relias ED RN A Final Exam Questions and 100 % Correct Answers

Patients in emergency nursing Life-threatening Potentially life-threatening Urgent problems enter hospital through emergency department (ED) Annual visits to ED - how many visit ED annually - # increasing why (6) Over 136 million people visit EDs annually. This number is increasing bc (1) the inability to see a primary care provider (2) an aging population (3) shorter hospital stays resulting in frequent readmissions (4) acute mental health crises (5) ED closures (6) lack of or inadequate health insurance or a primary care provider Triage - means - process of - represents - does what to patients "To sort" Process of rapidly determining patient acuity Represents a critical assessment skill Categorizes patients so most critical are treated first After initial focused assessment to determine actual or potential threats to life... - what kind of approach - what is used for all trauma patients - what is used for nontrauma patients ...proceed with more detailed assessment systematic approach to this assessment decreases the time needed to identify potential threats to life and limits the risk of overlooking a life-threatening condition. A primary and secondary survey is the approach used for all trauma patients. For nontrauma patients, the primary survey is followed by a focused assessment Primary Survey: ABCDEFGH Alertness and airway