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NHS 111 Exam W2 questions with accurate detailed answers
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What do you do when there are 3 not sure answers? - ✔✔Clinical transfer
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When do you ask the pregnancy question in Pathways? - ✔✔abdo pain ages 11-55
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Give the ages for neonate, infant, toddler, child and adult - ✔✔Neo - <1hr, infant - 1hr-12m,
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toddler - 1-5yr, child - 5-16yr, adult - 16+yr
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What is the number 1 priority of an assessment? - ✔✔See whether life threatening
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What does "ABC" stand for when you're doing the patient assessment? - ✔✔airway,
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breathing, circulation ||
Describe the ABCs - ✔✔A - clear airway through which air containing O2 can enter
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B - air entering lungs allow O2 in to blood
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C - pumping heart and enough blood to carry O2 to body
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Give some examples of when something would be blocking airway passage - ✔✔choking,
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asthma attack, unconscious (tongue flop back)
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Define unconscious - ✔✔A person who stops breathing - no chest movement, no sounds,
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pale skin ||
What is shock? - ✔✔A life-threatening medical condition whereby the body suffers from
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insufficient blood flow throughout the body as a result of severe injury or illness
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Give some symptoms of shock - ✔✔weak and unable to stand, collapsed or unconscious,
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cold clammy skin, sweating when NS stimulates sweat glands, pale inside mouth
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Causes of shock - ✔✔excessive bleeding, heart attack, severe infections, low blood sugar,
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loss of fluids
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For every minute CPR is delayed what % decrease in life expectancy - ✔✔10%
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What is agonal breathing? - ✔✔gasping or snoring noises
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What are spasms? - ✔✔involuntary muscle contractions - can mistake for consciousness
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What are the 4 stages in the chain of survival - ✔✔1 - early recognition and call for help, 2 -
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early bystander CPR, 3 - early defibrillation, 4 - advanced life support and post resus care
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What are the main causes of illness - ✔✔viral and bacterial
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What is haemophillia and what does it cause - ✔✔a faulty gene disorder - blood clotting
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disorder
Define a penetrating and a blunt injury - ✔✔penetrating - visible bleeding, increased risk of
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infection
blunt - internal damage, no blood
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What component is used in blood clotting - ✔✔Platelets
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Describe the process of blood clotting - ✔✔platelets, chemical proteins causes platelets to be
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sticky so they combine with other substances to form a clot - turns to a scab to stop stuff
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entering
What is given to those who's blood clots easily - ✔✔anti-coagulants
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What is caused when tissues are injured - ✔✔inflammation
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what causes swelling? - ✔✔chemicals are released by damaged tissue causing blood vessels
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to leak fluid causing swelling
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what is histamine? - ✔✔a compound that is released by cells in response to injury and in
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allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of
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capillaries.
When does a fever occur? - ✔✔when the body's thermostat inside the brain raises above 37
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degrees
what is a rigor? - ✔✔Sudden feeling of cold along with chills and sweating, but high
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temperature remains ||
What do antibiotic treat? - ✔✔bacterial infections - not human cells or viruses
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What must you ensure with antibiotics - ✔✔finish the full course as it may lead to
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resistance
What is shaken baby syndrome? - ✔✔A serious brain injury resulting from forcefully
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shaking an infant or toddler. || || || ||
NHS 111 Exam W2 questions with accurate detailed answers
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What do you do when there are 3 not sure answers? - ✔✔Clinical transfer
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When do you ask the pregnancy question in Pathways? - ✔✔abdo pain ages 11-55
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Give the ages for neonate, infant, toddler, child and adult - ✔✔Neo - <1hr, infant - 1hr-12m,
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toddler - 1-5yr, child - 5-16yr, adult - 16+yr
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What is the number 1 priority of an assessment? - ✔✔See whether life threatening
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What does "ABC" stand for when you're doing the patient assessment? - ✔✔airway,
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breathing, circulation ||
Describe the ABCs - ✔✔A - clear airway through which air containing O2 can enter
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B - air entering lungs allow O2 in to blood
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C - pumping heart and enough blood to carry O2 to body
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Give some examples of when something would be blocking airway passage - ✔✔choking,
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asthma attack, unconscious (tongue flop back)
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Define unconscious - ✔✔A person who stops breathing - no chest movement, no sounds,
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pale skin ||
What is shock? - ✔✔A life-threatening medical condition whereby the body suffers from
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insufficient blood flow throughout the body as a result of severe injury or illness
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Give some symptoms of shock - ✔✔weak and unable to stand, collapsed or unconscious,
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cold clammy skin, sweating when NS stimulates sweat glands, pale inside mouth
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Causes of shock - ✔✔excessive bleeding, heart attack, severe infections, low blood sugar,
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loss of fluids
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For every minute CPR is delayed what % decrease in life expectancy - ✔✔10%
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What is agonal breathing? - ✔✔gasping or snoring noises
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What are spasms? - ✔✔involuntary muscle contractions - can mistake for consciousness
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What are the 4 stages in the chain of survival - ✔✔1 - early recognition and call for help, 2 -
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early bystander CPR, 3 - early defibrillation, 4 - advanced life support and post resus care
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What are the main causes of illness - ✔✔viral and bacterial
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What is haemophillia and what does it cause - ✔✔a faulty gene disorder - blood clotting
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disorder
Define a penetrating and a blunt injury - ✔✔penetrating - visible bleeding, increased risk of
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infection
blunt - internal damage, no blood
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What component is used in blood clotting - ✔✔Platelets
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Describe the process of blood clotting - ✔✔platelets, chemical proteins causes platelets to be
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sticky so they combine with other substances to form a clot - turns to a scab to stop stuff
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entering
What is given to those who's blood clots easily - ✔✔anti-coagulants
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What is caused when tissues are injured - ✔✔inflammation
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what causes swelling? - ✔✔chemicals are released by damaged tissue causing blood vessels
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to leak fluid causing swelling
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what is histamine? - ✔✔a compound that is released by cells in response to injury and in
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allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing contraction of smooth muscle and dilation of
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capillaries.
When does a fever occur? - ✔✔when the body's thermostat inside the brain raises above 37
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degrees
what is a rigor? - ✔✔Sudden feeling of cold along with chills and sweating, but high
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temperature remains ||
What do antibiotic treat? - ✔✔bacterial infections - not human cells or viruses
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What must you ensure with antibiotics - ✔✔finish the full course as it may lead to
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resistance
What is shaken baby syndrome? - ✔✔A serious brain injury resulting from forcefully
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shaking an infant or toddler. || || || ||
