Exam 70: Emergency, Trauma, and Environmental Injuries

The first step in the management of a patient being treated for hyperthermia includes which nursing action?

In administering calcium gluconate 10% intravenously to a patient who suffered a black widow spider bite, the nurse correlates the rationale for this medication to which mechanism of action?

The nurse correlates which factors related to month of the year and location to the increased risk of snakebites?

In caring for a patient being rewarmed for treatment of hypothermia, the nurse correlates which laboratory value to "afterdrop"?

Which interventions does the nurse implement when providing care to a patient who is at risk for hypothermia? Select all that apply.

The nurse is providing care to a trauma patient. What is the correct order of steps the nurse will implement when providing care to this patient? Enter the number of each step in the proper sequence; do not use punctuation or spaces. A) Clear the airway. B) Provide supplemental oxygen. C) Perform chest compressions. D) Protect the cervical spine.

The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestations in the patient who overdoses on beta blockers?

The nurse prepares to administer which medication to treat a patient with acetaminophen overdose?

The nurse conducts a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) assessment for a patient who presents in the emergency department after a motor vehicle crash (MVC). The patient opens the eyes spontaneously, is confused, and withdrawals from pain. Which score does the nurse document for this patient?

In providing care to a patient who sustained lower rib fractures, the nurse assesses the patient for which complication of this injury?

Which nursing action is appropriate when conducting a secondary survey during the emergency assessment?

The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestations in the patient diagnosed with heat stroke?

Which nursing actions are appropriate during the primary survey of the emergency assessment process? Select all that apply.

In preparing an educational program regarding drug overdoses, what information does the nurse include? Select all that apply.

In reviewing arterial blood gas (ABG) results in the patient with a salicylate overdose and a respiratory rate of 36, the nurse correlates which ABG value to this patient's clinical presentation?

What would the nurse working in the emergency department identify as clinical priorities for the treatment of a patient with a gunshot wound? Select all that apply.

Which are the top priorities when conducting a primary patient survey during the emergency assessment? Select all that apply.

The nurse correlates damage to which cardiac chamber in the patient with trauma to the sternum?

In attempting resuscitation in a patient who is hypothermic, to what temperature does the patient need to be rewarmed for treatment to be effective?

The nurse recognizes that the highest suicide rate in the United States is in which population?