NURS 370 MIDTERM Exam – Questions With
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In ABCDE what is included in A a, c
(airway)? (select all that apply)
a. voice
b. RR
c. breath sounds
d. pulse oximetry
e. chest wall movement
In ABCDE what is included in B a, b, d, e, g
(breathing)? (select all that apply)
a. RR
b. chest wall movements
c. voice
d. chest percussion
e. lung auscultation
f. sputum examination
g. pulse oximetry
h. breath sounds
,What is included in circulation (C) of a, b, c, d, e, g, h
ABCDE? (select all that apply)
a. skin colour
b. sweating
c. cap refill time
d. pulse rate
e. heart auscultation
f. fluid balance
g. blood pressure
h. ECG monitoring
What is included in disability (D) of a, b, c, e
ABCDE? (select all that apply)
a. LOC (GCS)
b. limb movements
c. pupillary light reflex
d. temperature
e. blood glucose
What is included in exposure (E) of a, b, d, e
ABCDE? (select all that apply)
a. expose skin
b. temperature
c. blood glucose
d. skin reactions
e. needle marks
, A mass casualty event has occurred in 2, 3, 1, 4
your local region of residency. An
explosion occurred at a football game
where hundreds of individuals were
injured. A half an hour after the
explosion, two passenger trains
collided resulting in more injuries. You
have been called in to work via the
emergency call tree. Once at work,
you were assigned to one of the 4
triage tents in the parking lot of the
hospital. Note that you have limited
resources and limited operation
rooms. Place the following patients in
order of importance using the color-
coded mass causality system.
1. 24 year old female, with a forehead
laceration from flying debris. She had
no loss of consciousness.
2. 38 year old male, with crushing
injuries to bilateral legs, HR 112, Resp
22, BP 90/50.
3. 65 year old female patient with
palpitations. Heart rate is 125 bpm.
Patient is not diaphoretic and not
short of breath Resp 16.
4. 18 year old female with bila
A 4-year-old is brought to Emergency c
by his parents, who report he
swallowed a small toy. What symptom
suggests complete airway obstruction
by a foreign body?
A. Gagging
B. Coughing
C. Inability to speak
D. Rapid respirations
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In ABCDE what is included in A a, c
(airway)? (select all that apply)
a. voice
b. RR
c. breath sounds
d. pulse oximetry
e. chest wall movement
In ABCDE what is included in B a, b, d, e, g
(breathing)? (select all that apply)
a. RR
b. chest wall movements
c. voice
d. chest percussion
e. lung auscultation
f. sputum examination
g. pulse oximetry
h. breath sounds
,What is included in circulation (C) of a, b, c, d, e, g, h
ABCDE? (select all that apply)
a. skin colour
b. sweating
c. cap refill time
d. pulse rate
e. heart auscultation
f. fluid balance
g. blood pressure
h. ECG monitoring
What is included in disability (D) of a, b, c, e
ABCDE? (select all that apply)
a. LOC (GCS)
b. limb movements
c. pupillary light reflex
d. temperature
e. blood glucose
What is included in exposure (E) of a, b, d, e
ABCDE? (select all that apply)
a. expose skin
b. temperature
c. blood glucose
d. skin reactions
e. needle marks
, A mass casualty event has occurred in 2, 3, 1, 4
your local region of residency. An
explosion occurred at a football game
where hundreds of individuals were
injured. A half an hour after the
explosion, two passenger trains
collided resulting in more injuries. You
have been called in to work via the
emergency call tree. Once at work,
you were assigned to one of the 4
triage tents in the parking lot of the
hospital. Note that you have limited
resources and limited operation
rooms. Place the following patients in
order of importance using the color-
coded mass causality system.
1. 24 year old female, with a forehead
laceration from flying debris. She had
no loss of consciousness.
2. 38 year old male, with crushing
injuries to bilateral legs, HR 112, Resp
22, BP 90/50.
3. 65 year old female patient with
palpitations. Heart rate is 125 bpm.
Patient is not diaphoretic and not
short of breath Resp 16.
4. 18 year old female with bila
A 4-year-old is brought to Emergency c
by his parents, who report he
swallowed a small toy. What symptom
suggests complete airway obstruction
by a foreign body?
A. Gagging
B. Coughing
C. Inability to speak
D. Rapid respirations
