NUR 258 EXAM 3 questions with correct
answers
Emergency management - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔urgent +
critical needs
what is an emergency? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔whatever the
patient/family considers it to be
why do people go to the ER with non emergent issues? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔one place where pt without health insurance or the
money to pay out of pocket for an office visit
ER nurse responsibilites - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-specialized
training + education
-experience + expertise
-thrives in crisis situations
-able to continuously assess + monitor
-able to prioritize
-works interdependently with ED provider
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,-good at team work
what is the patient population in the ER? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔newborn
teenage
middle age
elderly
documentation of consent + privacy - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔consent MUST be obtained as long as patient is conscious +
cognitively aware
federal law states that you use provide privacy per HIPPA
how to assess and unconscious patient? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔assess , document , have a second nurse wittness
Transfer of patient - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-patient consent if
able
-accepting facility + provider
-appropriate method of transportation
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,limiting exposure to health risks - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
standard precautions for all patients
-HEPA filter masks for airborne illness
ER nursing Covid 19 considerations - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
strict standard precautions
-universal screening measures
-hand hygiene + social distancing
-PPE
-N95 respirators
causes of violence in the ER - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-crowded
conditions
-long wait times
-emotional volatility
-fear + anger
-under the influence (Drugs + alcohol)
-mental health issues
-verbal + physical threats
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, preventing violence in the ER - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-keep
objects out of pts reach
-avoid opportunities for pt to grab staff
-mask pts to prevent spitting
-safety courses
-never put pt between u and the door
safety aspects of the ER - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔security + off
duty police present
If there is gunfire in the ER , what should you do? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔protecting yourself is the priority
Use of restraints in the ER - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-strict
documentation (reason for restraint)
-maintain dignity of pts
-monitor for safety (adequate circulation )
Care of incarcerated pts in the ER - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
guard at bedside
-handcuffed to bedframe
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answers
Emergency management - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔urgent +
critical needs
what is an emergency? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔whatever the
patient/family considers it to be
why do people go to the ER with non emergent issues? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔one place where pt without health insurance or the
money to pay out of pocket for an office visit
ER nurse responsibilites - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-specialized
training + education
-experience + expertise
-thrives in crisis situations
-able to continuously assess + monitor
-able to prioritize
-works interdependently with ED provider
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129
,-good at team work
what is the patient population in the ER? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔newborn
teenage
middle age
elderly
documentation of consent + privacy - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔consent MUST be obtained as long as patient is conscious +
cognitively aware
federal law states that you use provide privacy per HIPPA
how to assess and unconscious patient? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔assess , document , have a second nurse wittness
Transfer of patient - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-patient consent if
able
-accepting facility + provider
-appropriate method of transportation
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,limiting exposure to health risks - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
standard precautions for all patients
-HEPA filter masks for airborne illness
ER nursing Covid 19 considerations - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
strict standard precautions
-universal screening measures
-hand hygiene + social distancing
-PPE
-N95 respirators
causes of violence in the ER - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-crowded
conditions
-long wait times
-emotional volatility
-fear + anger
-under the influence (Drugs + alcohol)
-mental health issues
-verbal + physical threats
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, preventing violence in the ER - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-keep
objects out of pts reach
-avoid opportunities for pt to grab staff
-mask pts to prevent spitting
-safety courses
-never put pt between u and the door
safety aspects of the ER - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔security + off
duty police present
If there is gunfire in the ER , what should you do? - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔protecting yourself is the priority
Use of restraints in the ER - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-strict
documentation (reason for restraint)
-maintain dignity of pts
-monitor for safety (adequate circulation )
Care of incarcerated pts in the ER - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
guard at bedside
-handcuffed to bedframe
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