Exam 82: Management of Clients in the Emergency Department

When a client is brought to the ED with chemical injury to the left eye, the nurse would irrigate the eye with normal saline, a minimum of

A 7-year-old child is brought to the emergency department complaining of arm pain after falling off a swing at school. The child rates the pain as an 8 on a scale of 1-10. The best response by the nurse to this information is to

A client is brought to the emergency department complaining of severe chest pain. The triage nurse assigns this client the triage category of

The ED triage nurse identifies the client who can have treatment delayed for a few hours as the client with a

A nurse is preparing to administer 150 mg of intravenous phenytoin to a client with seizure activity. After diluting the medication with the supplied diluent, the nurse will infuse the medication over a period of

A client is brought to the ED with a suspected neck injury. The nurse should

When a client is admitted to the ED with respiratory distress and rapid-sequence induction (RSI) is needed to intubate the client, the nurse should first

The nurse clarifies that the law specifies that an ED client cannot be transferred to another facility until the client is stable. "Stable" is interpreted to mean that the client

The nurse explains to the family of a client with a spinal cord injury that IV methylprednisolone will reduce

A client with a chest injury develops respiratory distress, distended jugular neck veins, and tracheal deviation. The nurse anticipates the client will receive immediate

The nurse is caring for a client brought to the ED after suffering amputation of a toe. The nurse should take care to avoid

A client has died from very disfiguring injuries received in an automobile accident. When the family arrives moments later, the nurse relays the news to the family and then should (Select all that apply)

The nurse is caring for a 100-kg client who sustained a burn injury over 50% of total body surface area (TBSA). How much fluid should this client receive in the first 8 hours?

A teenage girl brings her newborn baby wrapped in a bloody T-shirt into the ED and says she intends to leave the baby there. The nurse should

A client is brought to the emergency department (ED) in critical condition after a car crash. The client's family is distraught. To best help this family, the ED nurse should first

An unconscious client is brought to the emergency department (ED) by ambulance following a car accident. Without a family member to give informed consent, the nurse should

For children who need crystalloid fluid resuscitation, the formula is altered to

After stabilizing a trauma victim's airway, breathing, and circulation, the next item for the ED nurse to assess is

A young man is admitted to the ED after sustaining a gunshot wound and dies within a short time. To prepare the body before the family's viewing, the nurse should

A client admitted to the ED exhibits raccoon eyes and Battle's sign. The nurse interprets that these manifestations are compatible with