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?

CPR has been initiated at an accident site.When can CPR be terminated?

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

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

CPR has been initiated on an adult patient.How will the nurse confirm the effectiveness of CPR?

The patient with heatstroke has been undressed and treated with cold packs and a fan.The patient's temperature is now down to 101.2°F (38.4°C).The patient starts to shiver.What action should the emergency department nurse take?

The nurse is attempting to control bleeding in a patient with a profusely bleeding scalp wound.What is the most effective initial treatment of this bleeding?

When two nurses perform two-person CPR,there should be two slow breaths for every 30 ___________________.

The patient is admitted to the emergency department,having suffered frostbite to the hands,which are grayish-white in color.What action should the nurse implement when attempting to warm the hands?

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

The nurse is assessing a patient who is severely bleeding and at risk for hypovolemic shock.What can the nurse anticipate?

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

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

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?

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?

The nurse determines clinical death and initiates CPR immediately.How long is resuscitation considered possible?