Emergency and Disaster Nursing 2024 Study Guide Questions and Correct Answers

Exposure/ Environmental control assessment Ans--▪Remove clothing/ don't interfere with forensics ▪Warming blankets and fluids ETC ▪Do not remove impaled objects What is triage? Ans--The process of rapidly determining patient acuity Identifies and categorized patients so that the most critical are treated first What is Emergency Severity Index (ESI) Ans--▪5-level triage system ▪Incorporates concepts of illness severity and resource utilization to determine who should be treated first ESI Stability of vitals Levels Ans--ESI 1: Unstable ESI 2: Threatened ESI 3- 5: Stable ESI Life Threat or Organ Threat Levels Ans--ESI 1: Obvious ESI 2: Likely but not always obvious ESI 3: Unlikely but possible ESI 4- 5: No ESI How soon patient should be seen by HCP Levels Ans--ESI 1: Immediately ESI 2: within 10 minutes ESI 3: Up to 1 hour ESI 4-5: could be delayed ESI Expected Resource Intensity Levels Ans--ESI 1: High resource intensity, staff at bedside continuously, often mobilization of team respons