EMERGENCY NURSING ORIENTATION 3
LEARNING WORKBOOK 2026 TRIAGE TRAUMA
AND EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT SKILLS
◉ A patient in the emergency department is diagnosed with acute
respiratory distress syndrome. Why does this patient need
immediate endotracheal intubation?
Answer: Alveolar shunting
◉ Which patient needs a long expiratory time to be set for
mechanical ventilation
Answer: A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
◉ Which measurement indicates hypoperfusion in a patient with
sepsis?
Answer: An elevated serum lactate level
◉ The nurse is calculating the patient's cerebral perfusion pressure.
The cerebral perfusion pressure should minimally be maintained at
which target level?
Answer: 60 to 70 mm Hg
, ◉ A nurse is being oriented to the emergency department. Which
statement by the nurse demonstrates a correct understanding of the
dicrotic notch on an arterial waveform?
Answer: A dicrotic notch separates the systolic and diastolic phases
on the arterial waveform
◉ For a patient receiving a neuromuscular blocker, which mode of
mechanical ventilation is indicated
Answer: Assist control
◉ What is the function of the thermistor lumen of a pulmonary
artery catheter?
Answer: It measures cardiac output.
◉ For a mechanically ventilated patient, which nursing intervention
decreases the risk of developing ventilator-associated pneumonia?
Answer: Regular oral care
◉ A patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome is likely to
need which ventilatory adjunct?
Answer: Inverse ratio ventilation
◉ Which ventilator setting can inactivate the surfactant in a
patient's lungs?
LEARNING WORKBOOK 2026 TRIAGE TRAUMA
AND EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT SKILLS
◉ A patient in the emergency department is diagnosed with acute
respiratory distress syndrome. Why does this patient need
immediate endotracheal intubation?
Answer: Alveolar shunting
◉ Which patient needs a long expiratory time to be set for
mechanical ventilation
Answer: A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
◉ Which measurement indicates hypoperfusion in a patient with
sepsis?
Answer: An elevated serum lactate level
◉ The nurse is calculating the patient's cerebral perfusion pressure.
The cerebral perfusion pressure should minimally be maintained at
which target level?
Answer: 60 to 70 mm Hg
, ◉ A nurse is being oriented to the emergency department. Which
statement by the nurse demonstrates a correct understanding of the
dicrotic notch on an arterial waveform?
Answer: A dicrotic notch separates the systolic and diastolic phases
on the arterial waveform
◉ For a patient receiving a neuromuscular blocker, which mode of
mechanical ventilation is indicated
Answer: Assist control
◉ What is the function of the thermistor lumen of a pulmonary
artery catheter?
Answer: It measures cardiac output.
◉ For a mechanically ventilated patient, which nursing intervention
decreases the risk of developing ventilator-associated pneumonia?
Answer: Regular oral care
◉ A patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome is likely to
need which ventilatory adjunct?
Answer: Inverse ratio ventilation
◉ Which ventilator setting can inactivate the surfactant in a
patient's lungs?
