Exam 16: Care of Patients Experiencing Urgent Alterations in Health

A patient is admitted to the hospital after receiving a blow to the head. The patient begins to show signs of shock. How should the patient be positioned?

When a patient suddenly experiences respiratory difficulty in the cafeteria, the nurse begins assessment for foreign body airway obstruction. What is the most appropriate question to ask the victim?

When assessing the adult victim for pulselessness, the CPR rescuer should palpate the most reliable and accessible pulse. Which pulse will be palpated?

When two nurses perform two-person CPR, there should be _____ slow breaths for every _____ compressions.

While on break in the hospital cafeteria a nurse witnesses her pregnant co-worker start to choke. The co-worker is conscious, but unable to breathe. Where should the nurse administer thrusts?

A patient arrives in the emergency department with a sucking wound to the left chest. What is the first action the nurse should take?

When administering first aid in emergency situations, the nurse must first survey victims for severity of injuries. What term correctly describes this process?

A farm worker who has been kicked in the stomach by a mule passes a foul, black, tarry stool. What is this called?

The nurse is assisting a victim of an accident who requires bandaging of the right lower extremity. What should the nurse do when applying the bandage?

A machinist visits the industrial nurse's clinic with a deep laceration of the thigh. What should be the nurse's first action?

A patient has been stung by a bee and is brought to the emergency department. The nurse observes the sting site and identifies that the stinger is still in the skin. What action should the nurse take?

A nurse assesses an accident victim who has bright red blood spurting from a laceration on his right forearm. Where will the nurse apply pressure after applying direct pressure and elevating the limb?

The patient with heat stroke has been undressed and treated with cold packs and a fan. The patient's temperature is now down to 101.2° F. The patient starts to shiver. What action should the emergency department nurse take?

A patient who had taken a poisonous substance is brought to the emergency department. What is the first action the nurse should take?

When performing CPR on an infant, the breastbone is depressed approximately ____ to ____ inch(es).

A burn patient is brought into the emergency department with the following burns: half of the front torso, entire left arm, and front of left leg. The nurse should record that the patient has a ______% burn.

The patient is brought to the emergency department after having fractured an arm 12 hours ago. The arm is very edematous from the fingers to the elbow, and the patient cannot move it. What should be the initial action of the nurse?