Davis Advantage for Medical-Surgical Nursing
Making Connections to Practice 3rd Edition By
Janice Hoffman, Nancy Sullivan
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In a disaster, which hospital department is responsible for the secondary triage
of patients?
Emergency department
The nurse responds to a mass casualty event and implements Simple Triage and
Rapid Treatment (START) to triage patients. Which patient does the nurse tag as
green?
The patient who is walking, has abrasions, and follows commands appropriately
When conducting triage assessments using Simple Triage and Rapid Treatments
(START), how long does the nurse assess a patient before moving to the next
one?
60 seconds or less
The nurse is conducting triage under mass casualty conditions and assigns which
tag to the patient who is experiencing hypovolemic shock as a result of a
penetrating wound?
Red
, Which patient injury would receive a black tag by the triage nurse during a mass
casualty incident?
Full-thickness body burns
Based upon Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (START), the nurse tags the
patient with which injury as yellow during the triage process?
Open femur fracture
What is the priority intervention when treating patients during a mass casualty
event using Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (START)?
Applying direct pressure to control bleeding
What is the goal of triage>
Maximize the number of survivors
Which public health risk became a major focus for hospitals after the September
11th, 2001 terrorist attacks?
Anthrax exposure
The nurse works in an emergency department in a city that experiences an
earthquake prepares to care for patients with which type of injury?
Crush injuries
What is the priority in the preparedness of healthcare professionals in any type
of disaster plan?
Identification of hazards
Making Connections to Practice 3rd Edition By
Janice Hoffman, Nancy Sullivan
___________________________________________________________________
In a disaster, which hospital department is responsible for the secondary triage
of patients?
Emergency department
The nurse responds to a mass casualty event and implements Simple Triage and
Rapid Treatment (START) to triage patients. Which patient does the nurse tag as
green?
The patient who is walking, has abrasions, and follows commands appropriately
When conducting triage assessments using Simple Triage and Rapid Treatments
(START), how long does the nurse assess a patient before moving to the next
one?
60 seconds or less
The nurse is conducting triage under mass casualty conditions and assigns which
tag to the patient who is experiencing hypovolemic shock as a result of a
penetrating wound?
Red
, Which patient injury would receive a black tag by the triage nurse during a mass
casualty incident?
Full-thickness body burns
Based upon Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (START), the nurse tags the
patient with which injury as yellow during the triage process?
Open femur fracture
What is the priority intervention when treating patients during a mass casualty
event using Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (START)?
Applying direct pressure to control bleeding
What is the goal of triage>
Maximize the number of survivors
Which public health risk became a major focus for hospitals after the September
11th, 2001 terrorist attacks?
Anthrax exposure
The nurse works in an emergency department in a city that experiences an
earthquake prepares to care for patients with which type of injury?
Crush injuries
What is the priority in the preparedness of healthcare professionals in any type
of disaster plan?
Identification of hazards
