MDC4 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
1. What does triaging *acts as gatekeeper*
do? helps prioritize patient care based on illness and severity level
2. According to triage, highest acuity patients will receive quickest intervention
what patients
would be seen firtst (Most ill/severe will get seen first)
3. What is a good ABCs
model for triaging
patients?
4. Is hospital triaging NO
the same as mass
casualty triaging?
5. Which triage situa- mass casualties
tion uses tags?
6. what are the cate- - emergent
gories of triage? - urgent
- nonurgent
- primary survey
7. what classifies a pa- - life threatening injuries
tient as emergent - needs immediate treatment
according to triage
8. what patient con- - respiratory distress
ditions warrant an - chest pain with diaphoresis
emergent status of - stroke
triage - active hemorrhage
- unstable vitals
, MDC4 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
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9. what classifies a pa- patient should be treated quickly but there is not and immediate threat to life
tient as urgent ac-
cording to triage
10. what patient con- - severe abdominal pain
ditions warrant an - renal colic
urgent status for - displaced multiple fractures
triage - new onset of respiratory infection (pneumonia)
11. what classifies a pa- patient can wait several hours without a risk to life
tient as nonurgent
according to triage
12. what patient con- - skin rash
ditions warrant a - strains/sprains
nonurgent status - colds
for triage - simple fracture
13. what is a primary ABCDE
survey that should
be performed while
triaging?
14. what does ABCDE A: Airway/cervical spine
stand for in triaging B: Breathing
patients C: Circulation
D: Disability
E: Exposure
15. what does the "A" airway, cervical spine
refer to in ABCDE
- patent airway
- immobilize spine
, MDC4 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
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**do NOT move patient
16. what does the "B" breathing
refer to in ABCDE
- assess sounds
- assess chest wall movement
17. what does the "C" circulation
refer to in ABCDE
- vitals (BP and pulse)
- maintain vascular access
- stop any bleeding
18. what does the "D" disability
refer to in ABCDE *LOC
19. what does the "E" exposure
refer to in ABCDE
- get clothes off
- use blankets to prevent hypothermia
20. what is the one ex- in excessive bleeding, you would prioritize "C" before "AB"
ception to ABCDE?
21. what is a secondary comprehensive head to toe assessment
survey?
22. if warranted during - insert NG tube
the secondary sur- - insert catheter
vey, what would a - prep for diagnostics
nurse likely do?
23.
, MDC4 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
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what does drown- leads to loss of surfactant in lungs which causes alveolar collapse and pul-
ing lead to? monary edema
24. is dehydration YES
common in heat ex-
haustion?
25. what can major di- severe dehydration and hyponatremia
aphoresis cause?
26. if heat exhaus- heat stroke
tion goes untreat-
ed, what can it
cause?
27. what are the s/s of -dehydration
heat exhaustion -decrease in blood volume
-decrease in BP
-tachycardia
28. what is the first stop their physical activity and transfer to a cool place
intervention for a
person expected to
have heat exhaus-
tion?
29. what is the quick- - remove clothing
est way to reduce - remove bed linen
someone's temper-
ature?
30. - cold pack on the neck, chest, abdomen, and groin
- soak in cool water
Answers
1. What does triaging *acts as gatekeeper*
do? helps prioritize patient care based on illness and severity level
2. According to triage, highest acuity patients will receive quickest intervention
what patients
would be seen firtst (Most ill/severe will get seen first)
3. What is a good ABCs
model for triaging
patients?
4. Is hospital triaging NO
the same as mass
casualty triaging?
5. Which triage situa- mass casualties
tion uses tags?
6. what are the cate- - emergent
gories of triage? - urgent
- nonurgent
- primary survey
7. what classifies a pa- - life threatening injuries
tient as emergent - needs immediate treatment
according to triage
8. what patient con- - respiratory distress
ditions warrant an - chest pain with diaphoresis
emergent status of - stroke
triage - active hemorrhage
- unstable vitals
, MDC4 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
9. what classifies a pa- patient should be treated quickly but there is not and immediate threat to life
tient as urgent ac-
cording to triage
10. what patient con- - severe abdominal pain
ditions warrant an - renal colic
urgent status for - displaced multiple fractures
triage - new onset of respiratory infection (pneumonia)
11. what classifies a pa- patient can wait several hours without a risk to life
tient as nonurgent
according to triage
12. what patient con- - skin rash
ditions warrant a - strains/sprains
nonurgent status - colds
for triage - simple fracture
13. what is a primary ABCDE
survey that should
be performed while
triaging?
14. what does ABCDE A: Airway/cervical spine
stand for in triaging B: Breathing
patients C: Circulation
D: Disability
E: Exposure
15. what does the "A" airway, cervical spine
refer to in ABCDE
- patent airway
- immobilize spine
, MDC4 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
**do NOT move patient
16. what does the "B" breathing
refer to in ABCDE
- assess sounds
- assess chest wall movement
17. what does the "C" circulation
refer to in ABCDE
- vitals (BP and pulse)
- maintain vascular access
- stop any bleeding
18. what does the "D" disability
refer to in ABCDE *LOC
19. what does the "E" exposure
refer to in ABCDE
- get clothes off
- use blankets to prevent hypothermia
20. what is the one ex- in excessive bleeding, you would prioritize "C" before "AB"
ception to ABCDE?
21. what is a secondary comprehensive head to toe assessment
survey?
22. if warranted during - insert NG tube
the secondary sur- - insert catheter
vey, what would a - prep for diagnostics
nurse likely do?
23.
, MDC4 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
what does drown- leads to loss of surfactant in lungs which causes alveolar collapse and pul-
ing lead to? monary edema
24. is dehydration YES
common in heat ex-
haustion?
25. what can major di- severe dehydration and hyponatremia
aphoresis cause?
26. if heat exhaus- heat stroke
tion goes untreat-
ed, what can it
cause?
27. what are the s/s of -dehydration
heat exhaustion -decrease in blood volume
-decrease in BP
-tachycardia
28. what is the first stop their physical activity and transfer to a cool place
intervention for a
person expected to
have heat exhaus-
tion?
29. what is the quick- - remove clothing
est way to reduce - remove bed linen
someone's temper-
ature?
30. - cold pack on the neck, chest, abdomen, and groin
- soak in cool water
