NUR 417 Exam 3 2025/2026. 114 Questions And Answers

NUR 417 Exam 3
what is EMTALA? *** Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act



EMTALA is a _____ law that guarantees _____ for _____ regardless of _____ *** federal;



access to emergency medical services;



anyone in the US;



ability to pay



EMTALA requires hospitals with _____ to provide _____ to ____ and prohibits the _____ *** emergency
departments;



medical examination/treatment;



anyone who requests;



refusal to do so



what are the 3 distinct elements of EMTALA? *** provide all patients with medical screening
examination



stabilize any patients with emergency medial conditions



transfer or accept appropriate patients

,EMTALA applies to... *** all Medicare-participating hospitals with emergency departments



EMTALA also applies to people regardless of... *** insurance status



immigration status



citizenship



what is triage? *** process of rapidly determining patient acuity



what are the components of primary survey? *** <C>

A

B

C

D

E

F

G



A = *** alertness (A1)



airway (A2)



how is alertness (A1) assessed? *** AVPU

, what is AVPU? *** A = alert

V = responsive to voice

P = responsive to pain

U = unresponsive



B = *** breathing



C = *** circulation



<catastrophic hemorrhage>



if catastrophic hemorrhage is occurring, it must be controlled _____ by _____ followed by _____ ***
first;



applying direct pressure with sterile dressing;



pressure dressing to any obvious bleeding sites



D = *** disability



how is disability assessed? *** LOC via GCS



PERRLA



E = *** exposure