Certification for Emergency Nursing

ventilation correct answers movement of air in and out of the lungs Diffusion correct answers the process by which molecules of gas move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration (alveolar and capillary). if ventilation & perfusion match you get diffusion. If they don...

Which of the following statements made by a patient would lead the nurse to conclude that the patient understands risk factors for pulmonary embolism? While on a long flight, I should get up and walk to stretch my legs every hour. Resuming my birth control pills will lower my risk of cancer and ...

A 1-year-old presents unconscious and is being ventilated with a bag-mask device. Ventilation has become progressively more difficult. Which of the following is the PRIORITY intervention? correct answers Place padding under the shoulders. A patient arrives to the emergency department intubated an...

Normal BP for newborn or preterm infant correct answers MAP= gestational age Normal systolic pressure in children correct answers 70 + 2(age) for ages 1-10yrs Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT) correct answers A structured assessment tool that allows you to rapidly form a general impression o...

Who is the ANA? correct answers the american nurses association What is the ANA definition of emergency nursing? correct answers the care of individuals across the lifespan with perceived or actual physical or emotional alterations of health that are undiagnosed or require further interventions. ...

The ANA defines emergency nursing as correct answers "the care of individuals across the lifespan with perceived or actual physical or emotional alterations of health that are undiagnosed or require further interventions. Emergency nursing care is episodic, primary, typically short-term and occurs ...

Peds Assessment Triangle correct answers Apperance, WOB, and circulation No touch 3 S's correct answers Sick: nothing abmornal Sicker: acute disruption Sickest: 2 or more disruptions Urgent vs. Emergent correct answers U: need care within 24 hrs E: threats to life, limb, or eyesight 4 ...

Difference between bacterial and viral conjunctivitis. correct answers Bacterial will cause purulent eye drainage, a viral infection will not. What class of medication is Diltiazem? correct answers Calcium channel blocker. ______________ infections usually begin in the oral mucosa and are very...

One day following posterior spinal fusion surgery a 35 year old female suddenly exhibits restlessness, labored breathing and acute chest pain. Her heart rate is 122/min., she is afebrile, and exhibits slightly diminished breath sounds on the right side. The findings described above should lead th...