Triage Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HESI Diagnostic Exam- Integration (Answered)-During a one-to-one session with the nurse, a female admitted for chronic depression and attempted suicide discloses experiences of sexual promiscuity and prostitution. When the nurse asks the client if she was ever sexually abused as a child, the client says, "I don't remember, but my mother ran my father off when I was five." The nurse should recognize that the client may be using which defense mechanism? A. Denial B. Repression C. Regressio...

1. A nurse in the ED is performing triage for a group of clients following a MVC. Which of the following clients should the nurse request the provider assess first? -A client who has a closed leg fracture and reports peripheral paresthesia -A client who reports a sprained ankle and has a laceration over the medial ankle -A client who has arm contusions and manifests asymmetrical thoracic move- ment -A client who has abrasions to the face and is requesting medication for severe pain ANS A cl...

A 42-year-old man is trapped from the waist down beneath his overturned tractor for several hours before medical assistance arrives. He is awake and alert until just before arriving in the emergency department. He is now unconscious and responds only to painful stimuli by moaning. His pupils are 3 mm in diameter and symmetrically reactive to light. Prehospital personnel indicate that they have not seen the patient move either of his lower extremities. On examination in the emergency depart...

Focus on Delegating Prioritizing Triage Disaster – Questions/Answers

MDC4 Final Exam WITH CORRECT ANSWERS What does triaging do? - CORRECT ANSWERS *acts as gatekeeper* helps prioritize patient care based on illness and severity level According to triage, what patients would be seen firtst - CORRECT ANSWERS highest acuity patients will receive quickest intervention (Most ill/severe will get seen first) What is a good model for triaging patients? - CORRECT ANSWERS ABCs Is hospital triaging the same as mass casualty triaging? - CORRECT ANSWER...

NCLEX Emergency/Burns/Triage questions with Complete Solutions

EMER 107 – pcp Exam Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Levels of care in Canada - ANSWER-CCP, ACP, PCP, EMS Scope of practice - ANSWER-the level you are licensed in your province and what you are allowed to do What is a mutual and a tiered response system? - ANSWER-Mutual: EMS, fire dept., police etc... (activated simultaneously in time sensitive calls Tiered: response systems that can provide initial medical care to patient until transporting EMS arrives. What is NOCP? - ANSWER-Nat...

1. Preparation and Triage 2. Primary Survery (ABCDE) with resuscitation adjuncts (F,G) 3. Reevaluation (consideration of transfer) 4. Secondary Survey (HI) with reevaluation adjuncts 5. Reevaluation and post resuscitation care 6. Definitive care of transfer to an appropriate trauma nurse <-Initial Assessment 1. A- airway and Alertness with simultaneous cervical spinal stabilization 2. B- breathing and Ventilation 3. circulation and control of hemorrhage 4. D - disability (neurologic...

ENA: Triage Questions with Correct Answers

NGN NCLEX RN ACTUAL EXAM 2023/2024 TESTBANK / CONSISTS LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS. lOMoAR cPSD| femoral-popliteal bypassgraft procedure. Which of the following assessments requires immediate notification of the health care provider? • Left foot is cool to the touch • Absent lef t pedal pulse using Doppler analysis • Inability to palpate the left pedal pulse • Acute pain in the left lower leg Although the inability to palpate the left pedal pulse, a cool extrem...