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NursingSurgical NursingMedical Surgical NursingPractice Set 37
NursingSurgical NursingMedical Surgical NursingPractice Set 37Nursing Management Emergency Care Situations
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- Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice in CanadaCultural Competence and Health Equity in Nursing CareHealth History and Physical ExaminationPatient and Caregiver TeachingChronic IllnessCommunity-Based Nursing and Home CareOlder AdultsStress and Stress ManagementSleep and Sleep DisordersPainSubstance UseComplementary and Alternative TherapiesPalliative Care at the End of LifeInflammation and Wound HealingGeneticsAltered Immune Response and TransplantationInfection and Human Immunodeficiency Virus InfectionCancerFluidNursing Management Preoperative CareNursing Management Intraoperative CareNursing Management Postoperative CareNursing Assessment Visual and Auditory SystemsNursing Management Visual and Auditory ProblemsNursing Assessment Integumentary SystemNursing Management Integumentary ProblemsNursing Management BurnsNursing Assessment Respiratory SystemNursing Management Upper Respiratory ProblemsNursing Management Lower Respiratory ProblemsNursing Management Obstructive Pulmonary DiseasesNursing Assessment Hematological SystemNursing Management Hematological ProblemsNursing Assessment Cardiovascular SystemNursing Management HypertensionNursing Management Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary SyndromeNursing Management Heart FailureNursing Management DysrhythmiasNursing Management Inflammatory and Structural Heart DisordersNursing Management Vascular DisordersNursing Assessment Gastro-intestinal SystemNursing Management Nutritional ProblemsNursing Management ObesityNursing Management Upper Gastro-intestinal ProblemsNursing Management Lower Gastro-intestinal ProblemsNursing Management LiverNursing Assessment Urinary SystemNursing Management Renal and Urologic ProblemsNursing Management Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney DiseaseNursing Assessment Endocrine SystemNursing Management Endocrine ProblemsNursing Management Diabetes MellitusNursing Assessment Reproductive SystemNursing Management Breast DisordersNursing Management Sexually Transmitted InfectionsNursing Management Female Reproductive ProblemsNursing Management Male Reproductive ProblemsNursing Assessment Nervous SystemNursing Management Acute Intracranial ProblemsNursing Management StrokeNursing Management Chronic Neurological ProblemsNursing Management DeliriumNursing Management Peripheral Nerve and Spinal Cord ProblemsNursing Assessment Musculo-skeletal SystemNursing Management Musculo-skeletal Trauma and Orthopedic SurgeryNursing Management Musculo-skeletal ProblemsNursing Management Arthritis and Connective Tissue DiseasesNursing Management Critical Care EnvironmentNursing Management ShockNursing Management Respiratory Failure and Acute Respiratory Distress SyndromeNursing Management Emergency Care SituationsEmergency Management and Disaster Planning
Question 1
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The nurse is conducting a primary assessment of a trauma victim and determines that the client is breathing and has an unobstructed airway. Which of the following actions should the nurse take next?
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Observe the client's respiratory effort.
Check the client's level of consciousness.
Palpate extremities for capillary refill time.
Examine the client for any external bleeding.
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Question 2
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The nurse is conducting a primary survey of a client with multiple traumatic injuries and observes that the client's right pedal pulses are absent and the leg is swollen. Which of the following actions will the nurse take next?
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Assess further for a cause of the decreased circulation.
Send blood to the lab for a complete blood count (CBC).
Finish the airway, breathing, circulation, disability survey.
Initiate isotonic fluid infusion through two large-bore IV lines.
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Question 3
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Multiple Choice
The nurse is assessing a client with hypothermia. Which of the following assessments should the nurse expect to find?
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Hypertension
Reddened, swollen extremities
Hyperventilation
Bradycardia
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Question 4
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Multiple Choice
Aclient who is unconscious after a fall from a ladder is transported to the emergency department by family members. During the primary survey of the client, which of the following actions should the nurse implement?
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Assess the client's vital signs.
Attach a cardiac electrocardiogram (ECG) monitor.
Obtain a Glasgow Coma Scale score.
Ask about chronic medical conditions.
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Question 5
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Multiple Choice
The nurse is assessing a client who is brought to the emergency department (ED) with multiple lacerations and tissue avulsion of the right hand. When asked about tetanus immunization, the client denies having any previous vaccinations. Which of the following should the nurse anticipate administering to the client?
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Tetanus-diphtheria toxoid (TD) only
Tetanus immunoglobulin (TIG) only
Tetanus immunoglobulin (TIG) and tetanus-diphtheria (TD) toxoid
TIG and tetanus-diphtheria toxoid and pertussis vaccine (Tdap)
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Question 6
Multiple Choice
The nurse is caring for a client who has experienced blunt abdominal trauma during a car accident and has increasing abdominal pain. Which of the following diagnostic tests should the nurse prepare the client for?
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Ultrasonography
Peritoneal lavage
X-ray
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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Question 7
Multiple Choice
The nurse is caring for a client with hypotension and temperature elevation after doing yard work on a hot day and is being treated in the emergency department. After the nurse has completed discharge teaching, which of the following client statements indicates that the teaching has been effective?
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"I will take salt tablets when I work outdoors in the summer."
"I should take acetaminophen if I start to feel too warm."
"I should have sports drinks when exercising outside in hot weather."
"I will get into a cool environment if I notice that I am feeling confused."
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Question 8
Multiple Choice
The nurse is preparing to rewarm a client with hypothermia. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement?
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Attach a cardiac monitor.
Insert a urinary catheter.
Assist with endotracheal intubation.
Prepare sympathomimetic drugs for emergency administration.
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Question 9
Multiple Choice
The nurse is observing a client who experienced a near drowning accident in a local lake, but now is awake and breathing spontaneously. Which of the following actions will be most important for the nurse to take during the observation period?
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Listen to heart sounds.
Palpate peripheral pulses.
Auscultate breath sounds.
Check pupil reaction to light.
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Question 10
Multiple Choice
The nurse is caring for a client that has sustained a black widow spider bite. Which of the following times should the nurse be aware of that the symptoms usually peak?
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30 minutes
2-3 hours
5-6 hours
9-10 hours
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Question 11
Multiple Choice
The nurse is rewarming a client who arrived in the emergency department (ED) with a temperature of 29°C (84.2°F) and no audible pulse. Which of the following temperatures should the nurse rewarm the client to, prior to a pronouncement of death?
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30C (86F)
32°C (89.6°F)
34C (93.2F)
36C (96.8F)
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Question 12
Multiple Choice
The nurse is assessing a client admitted to the emergency department (ED) with a broken arm and facial bruises and notes multiple additional bruises in various stages of healing. Which of the following responses by the nurse is most appropriate?
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"Is someone at home hurting you?"
"You should not return to your home."
"Would you like to see a social worker?"
"I have to report this abuse to the police."
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Question 13
Multiple Choice
A client arrives in the emergency department (ED) a few hours after taking "20-30" acetaminophen (Tylenol) tablets. Which of the following actions will the nurse plan to take?
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Give N-acetylcysteine.
Discuss the use of chelation therapy.
Have the client drink large amounts of water.
Administer oxygen using a non-rebreather mask.
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Question 14
Multiple Choice
A triage nurse is assessing a client who complains of 6/10 abdominal pain and states, "I had a temperature of 40.3°C (104.5°F) at home." Which of the following actions should the nurse implement first?
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Assess the client's current vital signs.
Obtain a clean-catch urine for urinalysis.
Tell the client that it may be several hours before being seen by the doctor.
Ask the health care provider to order an analgesic medication for the client.
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Question 15
Multiple Choice
The triage nurse is assessing four victims of an automobile accident. Which of the following clients has the highest priority for treatment?
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A client with absent pedal pulses
A client with an open femur fracture
A client with a sucking chest wound
A client with bleeding of facial lacerations
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Question 16
Multiple Choice
The following actions are part of the routine emergency department (ED) protocol for a client who has been admitted with multiple bee stings to the hands. Which action should the nurse take first?
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Remove the client's rings.
Place ice packs on both hands.
Apply calamine lotion to any itching areas.
Give diphenhydramine 100 mg PO.
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Question 17
Multiple Choice
Gastric lavage and administration of activated charcoal are prescribed for an unconscious client who has been admitted to the emergency department (ED) after ingesting 30 diazepam tablets. Which of the following actions will the nurse plan to take first?
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Administer activated charcoal.
Insert a large-bore orogastric tube.
Prepare a 60-mL syringe with saline.
Assist with intubation of the client.
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Question 18
Multiple Choice
After spending the previous weekend camping out with some friends, a client arrives at the emergency department and is diagnosed with flaccid ascending paralysis. Based upon this information, the nurse concludes that the client has been bitten by whichofthefollowing?
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Spider
Wasp
Tick
Snake
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Question 19
Multiple Choice
An unresponsive older-adult client is admitted to the emergency department (ED) during a summer heat wave. The client's core temperature is 41.2°C (106.1°F), blood pressure (BP) 86/52, and pulse 102. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement initially?
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Administer an Aspirin rectal suppository.
Start O2 at 6 L/minute with a nasal cannula.
Apply wet sheets and a fan to the client.
Infuse lactated Ringer's solution at 1 000 mL/hour.
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Question 20
Multiple Choice
The nurse is admitting a client to the emergency department after a submersion injury. Which of the following assessments is priority?
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Apical pulse
Lung sounds
Body temperature
Level of consciousness
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