(Final Exam) Emergency Nursing questions |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
with answers |\
Patients in emergency nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Life-
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threatening |\
Potentially life-threatening |\ |\
Urgent problems enter hospital through emergency department
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(ED)
Annual visits to ED |\ |\ |\
- how many visit ED annually
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- # increasing why (6) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Over 136 million
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people visit EDs annually. |\ |\ |\ |\
This number is increasing bc
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(1) the inability to see a primary care provider
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(2) an aging population
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(3) shorter hospital stays resulting in frequent readmissions
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(4) acute mental health crises
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(5) ED closures
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(6) lack of or inadequate health insurance or a primary care
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provider
Triage
,- means
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- process of
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- represents
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- does what to patients - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"To sort"
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Process of rapidly determining patient acuity
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Represents a critical assessment skill |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Categorizes patients so most critical are treated first |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
After initial focused assessment to determine actual or potential
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threats to life... |\ |\
- what kind of approach
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- what is used for all trauma patients
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- what is used for nontrauma patients - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔...proceed with more detailed assessment |\ |\ |\ |\
systematic approach to this assessment decreases the time
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needed to identify potential threats to life and limits the risk of
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overlooking a life-threatening condition. |\ |\ |\ |\
A primary and secondary survey is the approach used for all
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trauma patients. |\ |\
, For nontrauma patients, the primary survey is followed by a
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focused assessment |\
Primary Survey: ABCDEFGH - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Alertness
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and airway |\
Breathing
Circulation (becomes #1 if there is uncontrolled hemorrage)
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Disability
Exposure and environmental control |\ |\ |\
Facilitate adjuncts and family |\ |\ |\
Get resuscitation adjuncts
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History and head-to-toe assessment |\ |\ |\
If uncontrolled external hemorrhage is noted - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔usual ABC assessment format may be reprioritized to <C>ABC
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for hemorrhage control.
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The <C> stands for catastrophic hemorrhage and, if present,
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needs to be controlled first. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Apply direct pressure with a sterile dressing followed by a pressure
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dressing to any obvious bleeding sites.
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Primary survey |\ |\
- aim|\
with answers |\
Patients in emergency nursing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"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 - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔...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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Alertness
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and airway |\
Breathing
Circulation (becomes #1 if there is uncontrolled hemorrage)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Disability
Exposure and environmental control |\ |\ |\
Facilitate adjuncts and family |\ |\ |\
Get resuscitation adjuncts
|\ |\
History and head-to-toe assessment |\ |\ |\
If uncontrolled external hemorrhage is noted - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔usual ABC assessment format may be reprioritized to <C>ABC
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
for hemorrhage control.
|\ |\ |\
The <C> stands for catastrophic hemorrhage and, if present,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
needs to be controlled first. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Apply direct pressure with a sterile dressing followed by a pressure
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
dressing to any obvious bleeding sites.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Primary survey |\ |\
- aim|\
