Exam 13: Nursing Care of Patients With Emergent Conditions and Disasterbioterrorism Response

The nurse is working at a sporting event when a football player is injured. What action by the nurse requires correction?

The nurse is receiving a victim of a traumatic amputation in the emergency department. What should the nurse do with the amputated limb? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is preparing to administer morphine 6 mg IV to a patient with a gunshot wound. The available dose is morphine 10 mg/mL. How many mL will the nurse administer? Enter the numeral only.

The nurse is caring for a patient who experienced a near-drowning. Which factors lead to a better outcome? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following is a cause of an open penetrating injury?

The nurse in the emergency department is caring for a patient with a partial-thickness thermal burn. Which treatment should the nurse expect to be prescribed for this patient?

A patient tells the nurse she stepped on a nail when working on the yard. Which question is most important for the nurse to ask?

The nurse is preparing to administer 1 L of D5 normal saline to run over 4 hours with a drip set of 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the drop rate for the IV fluid. Round to the nearest whole number. Enter the numeral only.

The health care provider (HCP) tells the nurse that a patient has blood leaking into the intrapleural space and has caused collapse of the lung. The nurse suspects which diagnosis?

A patient who has ingested a corrosive product is vomiting. For which potential complication should the nurse prepare to provide care to this client?

The nurse is reviewing laboratory values for a patient with heat exhaustion. Which result would be of most concern to the nurse?

Place in order, from 1 to 5, the primary survey a nurse conducts when a patient arrives to the emergency department. ___ A) Exposure ___ B) Breathing ___ C) Disability ___ D) Airway ___ E) Circulation

The nurse is performing a Glasgow coma scale (GCS) assessment for a patient with a head injury. The patient opens eyes to pain, best verbal response is incomprehensible sounds, and best motor response is withdrawal from pain. What is the patient's total GCS score? 1.15

The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with botulism. Which interventions should the nurse plan to implement? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a patient with frostbite to the foot. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

The nurse is caring for a group of patients. Which patient should the nurse see first?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has an injury of L2 to L4 vertebrae. The nurse should anticipate the patient's inability to do what?

The nurse in an emergency department is helping triage victims of an explosion. Rank, in order from 1 to 5, the following patients according to their need for priority treatment according to disaster response protocols and best chance of survival. A) _____ A 15-year-old with a laceration to the foot that is bleeding slightly B) _____ A 36-year-old who has no pulse or respirations and has an open head injury C) _____ A 70-year-old with shortness of breath but no detectable cardiac arrhythmias D) _____ A 5-year-old with a suspected fracture of the humerus E) _____ A 58-year-old woman with a distended abdomen who reports severe abdominal pain

The nurse is teaching a group of oilfield workers about care for a snake bite. Which statement indicates an understanding of the teaching?

The nurse is caring for a patient with hypovolemic shock with a possible cause of internal hemorrhage. Which order should the nurse prepare to implement first?