Exam 8: Concepts of Emergency and Trauma Nursing

A nurse is caring for clients in a busy emergency department.Which actions should the nurse take to ensure client and staff safety? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is triaging clients in the emergency department (ED).Which client should the nurse prioritize to receive care first?

An emergency room nurse is triaging victims of a multi-casualty event.Which client should receive care first?

A nurse is triaging clients in the emergency department.Which client should be considered "urgent"?

A nurse is triaging clients in the emergency department.Which client should the nurse classify as "nonurgent?"

While triaging clients in a crowded emergency department,a nurse assesses a client who presents with symptoms of tuberculosis.Which action should the nurse take first?

An emergency department nurse is caring for a client who is homeless.Which action should the nurse take to gain the client's trust?

An emergency room nurse assesses a client who has been raped.With which health care team member should the nurse collaborate when planning this client's care?

An emergency department nurse is caring for a client who has died from a suspected homicide.Which action should the nurse take?

An emergency room nurse is caring for a trauma client.Which interventions should the nurse perform during the primary survey? (Select all that apply.)

The emergency department team is performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a client when the client's spouse arrives at the emergency department.Which action should the nurse take first?

A trauma client with multiple open wounds is brought to the emergency department in cardiac arrest.Which action should the nurse take prior to providing advanced cardiac life support?

An emergency department (ED)nurse is preparing to transfer a client to the trauma intensive care unit.Which information should the nurse include in the nurse-to-nurse hand-off report? (Select all that apply.)

An emergency department (ED)case manager is consulted for a client who is homeless.Which intervention should the case manager provide?

A nurse is evaluating levels and functions of trauma centers.Which function is appropriately paired with the level of the trauma center?

The complex care provided during an emergency requires interdisciplinary collaboration.Which interdisciplinary team members are paired with the correct responsibilities? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse prepares to discharge an older adult client home from the emergency department (ED).Which actions should the nurse take to prevent future ED visits? (Select all that apply.)

Emergency medical technicians arrive at the emergency department with an unresponsive client who has an oxygen mask in place.Which action should the nurse take first?