Exam 20: Trauma and Surgical Management

It is important to prevent hypothermia in the trauma patient because hypothermia is associated with which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following statements apply to trauma patients and their potential complications? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is having difficulty inserting a large caliber intravenous catheter to facilitate fluid resuscitation to a hypotensive trauma patient.The nurse recommends which of the following emergency procedures to facilitate rapid fluid administration?

Treatment and/or prevention of rhabdomyolysis in at-risk patients includes aggressive fluid resuscitation to achieve urine output of:

An 18-year-old unrestrained passenger who sustained multiple traumatic injuries from a motor vehicle crash has a blood pressure of 80/60 mm Hg at the scene.This patient should be treated at which level trauma center?

When providing information on trauma prevention,it is important to realize that individuals age 35 to 54 years are most likely to experience which type of trauma incident?

Which of the following findings require immediate nursing interventions in a patient with a traumatic brain injury? (Select all that apply.)

During the assessment of a patient after a high-speed motor vehicle crash,which of the following findings would increase the nurse's suspicion of a pulmonary contusion? (Select all that apply.)

A 24-year-old unrestrained driver who sustained multiple traumatic injuries from a motor vehicle crash has a blood pressure of 80/60 mm Hg at the scene.The primary survey of this patient upon arrival to the ED

Which of the following statements about mass casualty triage during a disaster is true?

Which of the following best defines the term traumatic injury?

The trauma nurse understands which information related to the older trauma patient? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse has admitted a patient to the ED following a fall from a first-floor hotel balcony.The patient smells of alcohol and begins to vomit in the ED.Which of the following interventions is most appropriate?

Range-of-motion exercises,early ambulation,and adequate hydration are interventions to prevent

A community-based external disaster is initiated after a tornado moved through the city.A nurse from the medical records review department arrives at the emergency department asking how to assist.The best response by a nurse working for the trauma center would be to

Which of the following patients would require greater amounts of fluid resuscitation to prevent acute kidney injury associated with rhabdomyolysis? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following interventions would not be appropriate for a patient who is admitted with a suspected basilar skull fracture?

A patient has been admitted to the emergency department with a massive hemothorax.What action by the nurse takes priority?

In the trauma patient,symptoms of decreased cardiac output are most commonly caused by

Which of the following injuries would result in a greater likelihood of internal organ damage and risk for infection?