Question 1

A nurse follows the protocol of SAMPLE when speaking to a victim of a fall in the parking lot of the hospital.What does the P stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pills taken today 
B)  Personal physician 
C)  Past illnesses 
D)  Preference for emergency transportation 
A)  Pills taken today 
B)  Personal physician 
C)  Past illnesses 
D)  Preference for emergency transportation

Question 2

Six hours after a beach picnic on a hot afternoon, a young man enters the emergency department with nausea and vomiting, headache, and diarrhea.On interview, the patient says that he ate potato salad and tuna fish sandwiches.What should the nurse suspect is the causative organism for these symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clostridium botulinum 
B)  Clostridium perfringens 
C)  Salmonella 
D)  Staphylococcus aureus 
A)  Clostridium botulinum 
B)  Clostridium perfringens 
C)  Salmonella 
D)  Staphylococcus aureus

Question 3

A hospital visitor cuts herself on the arm and is bleeding profusely.What should be the immediate treatment by the nurse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Call any physician and immediately send the visitor to the emergency department. 
B)  Apply direct pressure to the arm with sterile dressing. 
C)  Take the visitor's blood pressure and pulse. 
D)  Immobilize the injured arm and send the visitor immediately to the emergency department. 
A)  Call any physician and immediately send the visitor to the emergency department. 
B)  Apply direct pressure to the arm with sterile dressing. 
C)  Take the visitor's blood pressure and pulse. 
D)  Immobilize the injured arm and send the visitor immediately to the emergency department.

Question 4

What should the emergency department nurse anticipate on the initial assessment of a patient with carbon monoxide poisoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blood pressure will be low. 
B)  Oxygen saturation will be low. 
C)  Mucous membranes will be blue. 
D)  Respirations will be less than 10 breaths/min. 
A)  Blood pressure will be low. 
B)  Oxygen saturation will be low. 
C)  Mucous membranes will be blue. 
D)  Respirations will be less than 10 breaths/min.

Question 5

A nurse has assessed the patient with a left-sided head injury and records this information: decreasing level of consciousness; slow pupillary response on the right side; blood pressure, 167/80 mm Hg; previous blood pressure, 160/72 mm Hg; and gradually decreasing respiratory and pulse rates.The nurse is aware that these assessments are indicators of increased ______.(Use the full name, not the acronym.)

Accepted Answer

intracrani

Question 6

What instructions should the nurse provide for immediate treatment for epistaxis?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Stand still, lean your head back so that the blood won't get all over everything, and pinch your nose shut for at least 10 minutes." 
B)  "Stand still, lean your head forward, and pinch your nose tightly for at least 10 minutes." 
C)  "Sit down on a solid surface, lean your head forward to let the blood run out, and then pinch your nose closed for at least 30 minutes." 
D)  "Sit down on a solid surface, lean your head forward so you don't choke on the blood, and pinch your nose shut for at least 10 minutes." 
A)  "Stand still, lean your head back so that the blood won't get all over everything, and pinch your nose shut for at least 10 minutes." 
B)  "Stand still, lean your head forward, and pinch your nose tightly for at least 10 minutes." 
C)  "Sit down on a solid surface, lean your head forward to let the blood run out, and then pinch your nose closed for at least 30 minutes." 
D)  "Sit down on a solid surface, lean your head forward so you don't choke on the blood, and pinch your nose shut for at least 10 minutes."

Exam 63: First Aid, Emergency Care, and Disaster Management

A nurse follows the protocol of SAMPLE when speaking to a victim of a fall in the parking lot of the hospital.What does the P stand for?

A hospital visitor cuts herself on the arm and is bleeding profusely.What should be the immediate treatment by the nurse?

What should the emergency department nurse anticipate on the initial assessment of a patient with carbon monoxide poisoning?

What instructions should the nurse provide for immediate treatment for epistaxis?

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The Patient With Cancer

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Delirium and Dementia

Incontinence

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Surgery

The Patient With an Ostomy

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Neurologic Disorders

Cerebrovascular Accident

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Respiratory System Introduction

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Hematologic System Introduction

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