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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 my risk of another clot.
If I drink plenty of water while driving on a long trip, this
shouldn't happen again.
Switching from my regular cigarettes to the electronic ones
can reduce my risk. - Correct Answer ✅While on a long
flight, I should get up and walk to stretch my legs every hour.
An emergency nurse is providing discharge instructions for a
patient with pelvic inflammatory disease. Which statement
made by the patient indicates an understanding of these
instructions?
Getting pregnant shouldn't be a problem once the infection
goes away.
I'll take the medicine for nausea when I feel sick to my
stomach.
I will be at increased risk for ectopic pregnancy.
I will follow up with my doctor tomorrow. - Correct Answer
✅I will be at increased risk for ectopic pregnancy.
A 16-year-old presents with severe left upper quadrant
abdominal pain after an over-the-handlebars bicycle collision.
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Vital signs are BP 100/60 mm Hg, HR 100 beats/min, RR 30
breaths/min, T 37.0 C (98.6 F), SpO2 89% without
supplemental oxygen. There is bruising over the left upper
quadrant of the abdomen. Auscultation reveals diminished
breath sounds on the left accompanied by gurgling. Based on
this history and assessment, the nurse suspects which injury?
Small bowel rupture
Ruptured diaphragm
Flail chest
Hepatic injury - Correct Answer ✅Ruptured diaphragm
A patient presents with chest pain. The nurse performs a 12-
lead electrocardiogram that reveals an abnormal Q wave.
What does the nurse suspect?
A current injury
An old infarction
An acute infarction
Ischemia - Correct Answer ✅An old infarction
A patient is brought to the ED by emergency medical services
with increased aggression and making clear homicidal
threats. What immediate action will the nurse expect to
promote staff and patient safety?
Administration of antipsychotics
One-to-one observation
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Place in a seclusion room
Application of restraints - Correct Answer ✅Place in a
seclusion room
A 28-year-old female presents with shortness of breath,
dizziness, and diaphoresis. Her vital signs are BP 118/74 mm
Hg, HR 122 beats/min, RR 26 breaths/min, T 37.7 C (99.9 F),
SpO2 92% without supplemental oxygen. Her health history
includes fractures of the left tibia and fibula following an MVC
3 weeks ago. Surgical fixation was required. Her only current
medications are an oral contraceptive and intermittent
ibuprofen for pain. Assessment of the casted left leg reveals
that the toes are swollen. With this information, which
diagnostic testing will the nurse expect as the highest
priority?
Sputum cultures
Chest radiograph
Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography
Radiograph of the left leg - Correct Answer ✅Computed
tomographic pulmonary angiography
A family of 10 presents to the ED with complaints of fever,
muscle pain, and unexplained bruising ongoing for 7 days.
After completing the screening, the nurse notes that the
family recently traveled to Sierra Leone. What is the highest
priority intervention the triage nurse needs to perform?
Notify infection prevention
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Leave the family in the waiting room
Evacuate the waiting room
Inform those waiting that Ebola has been detected - Correct
Answer ✅Notify infection prevention
A patient presents to the ED with complaints of fatigue and
insomnia. Assessment findings reveal the patient is awake,
alert, and oriented, has a round moon face, buffalo hump
back, hirsutism and prominent striae on the trunk. Vital signs
are normal. Which of the following scenarios is most
consistent with this patient's presentation?
A high school wrestler who admits to taking his grandfather's
furosemide before a meet
A patient with insulin-dependent diabetes who took insulin,
without eating breakfast.
A patient with severe chronic asthma who has been on
prednisone for several years
A patient who underwent a thyroidectomy several years ago
who recently ran out of medication - Correct Answer ✅A
patient with severe chronic asthma who has been on
prednisone for several years
A patient who was brought to the ED by ambulance following
a motor vehicle collision, in which the driver hit a tree, has BP
92/48 mm Hg, HR 128 beats/min, RR 34 breaths/min, SpO2
91% with supplemental oxygen via a nonrebreather. He has
labored breathing, cyanosis, absent breath sounds on the
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