Exam 16: First Aid, emergency Care, and Disaster Management

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The nurse intervenes for a patient with a perforation of the right eye by which of the following? (Place the interventions in the appropriate sequence.) A) Cover the right eye with an eye shield. B) Place the patient in a Fowler position. C) Clean around the right eye. D) Cover the left eye with a light occlusive dressing. E) Darken the room.

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Question 1

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B,C,A,D,E
The Fowler position will decrease the risk of loss of more fluid from the eye.The area around the eye should be cleaned,and the eye covered with an eye shield.The left eye should be covered to prevent sympathetic movement in the right eye.The room should be darkened to reduce pupillary response to light.

A homeless person is brought to the emergency department after having been found asleep on a park bench under a layer of snow.He has a rectal temperature of 95° F.The nurse anticipates which of the following additional symptoms?

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Question 2

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Assessment of a burn victim leads the nurse to suspect an inhalation injury.The observation that would indicate such an injury would be ____________________.

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Question 3

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Blackened areas around mouth and nose and singed hairs in the nose
Blackened areas or soot around the mouth and nose,or both,as well as singed nose hairs,are indicators of an inhalation injury.

As an immediate treatment for epistaxis,the nurse should give the following instructions:

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Question 4

The nurse comes upon a traffic accident.One passenger is lying on the ground by an open door.The nurse stops and begins immediate nursing interventions by proceeding with assessing for:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 5

A nurse comes upon a traffic accident where injured,unconscious people are lying on the highway.The nurse is aware that first-aid interventions are sanctioned by the:

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Question 6

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.The nurse anticipates that the causative organism for these symptoms is:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 7

The patient visits the industrial nurse after an accident on the factory floor,which has amputated three toes.Effective nursing intervention for the amputated toes would be:

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Question 8

When the nurse notes paradoxical respiration in a patient in the emergency department who fell off some scaffolding,the nurse applies ____________________ to the ribs.

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Question 9

The nurse giving discharge instructions to the patient who is severely allergic to insect stings would caution the patient to:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 10

A hospital visitor cuts herself on the arm and is bleeding profusely.The nurse's immediate treatment for this condition is to:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 11

The nurse reviews the changes in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)techniques as recommended by the American Heart Association (AHA),which include:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 12

The nurse in the emergency department knows that tissue damage has probably occurred in the person with hypothermia when a rectal temperature of ____________________ is assessed.

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Question 13

On the initial assessment of a patient with carbon monoxide poisoning,the emergency department nurse would anticipate that:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 14

The nurse is called on to assist a neighbor who needs first aid.The nurse knows that legal responsibility for this action would be that the nurse:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 15

When the accident victim comes to the emergency department with an open chest wound,the nurse should apply to the wound:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 16

The patient is admitted to the emergency department after having been bitten on the hand by a black widow spider.The nursing intervention that is indicated is to:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 17

When the child is brought to the emergency department with several deep dog bites on his legs,the nurse will,after cleaning the wounds,be primarily concerned with ascertaining the:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 18

The patient comes to the emergency department with an evisceration after a knife attack.The best nursing intervention related to the exposed bowel is to:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 19

Standing in a fast-food line,the person in front,while munching on a cookie,begins to cough heavily,takes deep inspirations,and waves his arms around wildly.The nurse should immediately:

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Exam 16: First Aid, emergency Care, and Disaster Management

A homeless person is brought to the emergency department after having been found asleep on a park bench under a layer of snow.He has a rectal temperature of 95° F.The nurse anticipates which of the following additional symptoms?

Assessment of a burn victim leads the nurse to suspect an inhalation injury.The observation that would indicate such an injury would be ____________________.

As an immediate treatment for epistaxis,the nurse should give the following instructions:

The nurse comes upon a traffic accident.One passenger is lying on the ground by an open door.The nurse stops and begins immediate nursing interventions by proceeding with assessing for:

A nurse comes upon a traffic accident where injured,unconscious people are lying on the highway.The nurse is aware that first-aid interventions are sanctioned by the:

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.The nurse anticipates that the causative organism for these symptoms is:

The patient visits the industrial nurse after an accident on the factory floor,which has amputated three toes.Effective nursing intervention for the amputated toes would be:

When the nurse notes paradoxical respiration in a patient in the emergency department who fell off some scaffolding,the nurse applies ____________________ to the ribs.

The nurse giving discharge instructions to the patient who is severely allergic to insect stings would caution the patient to:

A hospital visitor cuts herself on the arm and is bleeding profusely.The nurse's immediate treatment for this condition is to:

The nurse reviews the changes in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)techniques as recommended by the American Heart Association (AHA),which include:

The nurse in the emergency department knows that tissue damage has probably occurred in the person with hypothermia when a rectal temperature of ____________________ is assessed.

On the initial assessment of a patient with carbon monoxide poisoning,the emergency department nurse would anticipate that:

The nurse is called on to assist a neighbor who needs first aid.The nurse knows that legal responsibility for this action would be that the nurse:

When the accident victim comes to the emergency department with an open chest wound,the nurse should apply to the wound:

The patient is admitted to the emergency department after having been bitten on the hand by a black widow spider.The nursing intervention that is indicated is to:

When the child is brought to the emergency department with several deep dog bites on his legs,the nurse will,after cleaning the wounds,be primarily concerned with ascertaining the:

The patient comes to the emergency department with an evisceration after a knife attack.The best nursing intervention related to the exposed bowel is to:

Standing in a fast-food line,the person in front,while munching on a cookie,begins to cough heavily,takes deep inspirations,and waves his arms around wildly.The nurse should immediately:

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