Exam 45: Care of Patients With Trauma or Shock

A neighbor is found slumped over the lawn mower and is unconscious.Arrange the interventions made by the first responder in appropriate order. -Step: 4

A victim of a knife fight is found lying in a parking lot with a loop of bowel protruding from an abdominal wound.The first responder should:

An 80-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department by her daughter,who found the woman unconscious in her garage sitting in her car.A significant assessment of this patient as to cause of her condition would be:

The nurse counsels a group of young track athletes that to prevent heatstroke they should: (Select all that apply.)

A diving accident occurs at the community pool and the victim is conscious and in pain.Which intervention is most appropriate pending the arrival of emergency medical personnel?

The nurse is reviewing the physician's notes on a patient's chart.The nurse notes that the patient demonstrated Cullen's sign.The nurse correctly recognizes that this patient most likely had which manifestation?

A student nurse is assisting with the care of a 50-year-old man who is being treated in the emergency department for hypothermia.The student asks the charge nurse why the patient is having his heart monitored.The nurse's best explanation would be that the heart is being monitored because serious arrhythmias can be caused by:

A deliveryman comes to the emergency department with dog bites on his legs.He states that the dog ran away after the attack and could not be identified.After treatment of the bites,the patient should immediately:

The nurse explains that the older adult is prone to hypothermia because the older adult: (Select all that apply.)

Matching The nurse differentiates the types of treatment that are appropriate for each type of shock.Match the type of shock with the type of treatment associated with it.(Use each option one time only.) -Administration of inodilators

The first responder to an automobile accident finds a victim with a sucking chest wound.The responder should:

The nurse is caring for a conscious patient who has symptoms consistent with hypoglycemia.After a serum glucose reading supports this diagnosis,which substance is preferred to initially increase the patient's glucose level?

The nurse is teaching a CPR class.During the class the nurse correctly includes which statement when discussing the Good Samaritan Law?

When all five of the contestants in a custard pie-eating contest arrive at the emergency department with vomiting and diarrhea,the nurse suspects that these signs are related to the contamination of the pies by _______________.

Matching The nurse differentiates the types of treatment that are appropriate for each type of shock.Match the type of shock with the type of treatment associated with it.(Use each option one time only.) -Administration of glucose orally or IV

A neighbor is found slumped over the lawn mower and is unconscious.Arrange the interventions made by the first responder in appropriate order. -Step: 2

Matching The nurse differentiates the types of treatment that are appropriate for each type of shock.Match the type of shock with the type of treatment associated with it.(Use each option one time only.) -Administration of fluids

The home health nurse in Wyoming gives instruction to an 80-year-old patient in the prevention of hypothermia when outdoors for long periods of time,which includes: (Select all that apply.)