EMERGENCY NURSING FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|| GRADED
A+|| LATEST UPDATE 2026
patient's with what come to the ER? -CORRECTANSWER Life-threatening
Potentially life-threatening
Urgent problems enter hospital through emergency department (ED)
why is the # of people visiting ER's increasing? -CORRECTANSWER (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.
These factors result in chronic overcrowding and long wait times
,Triage -CORRECTANSWER "To sort"
Process of rapidly determining patient acuity
Represents a critical assessment skill
Categorizes patients so most critical are treated first
what type of approach in the ER?
-trauma
-non-trauma -CORRECTANSWER After initial focused assessment to determine actual
or potential threats to life, proceed with more detailed assessment
A 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.
ABCDEFGH -CORRECTANSWER Alertness and airway
Breathing
Circulation
Disability
, Exposure and environmental control
Facilitate adjuncts and family
Get resuscitation adjuncts
History and head-to-toe assessment
What does the primary survey focus on? (7) -CORRECTANSWER Airway, breathing,
circulation (ABC)
Disability, exposure, facilitation of adjuncts and family, get resuscitation adjuncts
Primary survey for Uncontrolled external hemorrhage -CORRECTANSWER
Reprioritized to <C>ABC
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.
what happens if you identify a life threatening condition related to an ABC's? -
CORRECTANSWER If life-threatening conditions related to ABCs are identified during
primary survey, interventions are started immediately and before proceeding to the next
step of survey
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|| GRADED
A+|| LATEST UPDATE 2026
patient's with what come to the ER? -CORRECTANSWER Life-threatening
Potentially life-threatening
Urgent problems enter hospital through emergency department (ED)
why is the # of people visiting ER's increasing? -CORRECTANSWER (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.
These factors result in chronic overcrowding and long wait times
,Triage -CORRECTANSWER "To sort"
Process of rapidly determining patient acuity
Represents a critical assessment skill
Categorizes patients so most critical are treated first
what type of approach in the ER?
-trauma
-non-trauma -CORRECTANSWER After initial focused assessment to determine actual
or potential threats to life, proceed with more detailed assessment
A 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.
ABCDEFGH -CORRECTANSWER Alertness and airway
Breathing
Circulation
Disability
, Exposure and environmental control
Facilitate adjuncts and family
Get resuscitation adjuncts
History and head-to-toe assessment
What does the primary survey focus on? (7) -CORRECTANSWER Airway, breathing,
circulation (ABC)
Disability, exposure, facilitation of adjuncts and family, get resuscitation adjuncts
Primary survey for Uncontrolled external hemorrhage -CORRECTANSWER
Reprioritized to <C>ABC
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.
what happens if you identify a life threatening condition related to an ABC's? -
CORRECTANSWER If life-threatening conditions related to ABCs are identified during
primary survey, interventions are started immediately and before proceeding to the next
step of survey
