NUR 203: Emergency & Shock practice Questions With
Complete Solutions
In caring for the client who has suffered a MI. The nurse
correlates which hemodynamic parameters with cardiogenic
shock?
a. decreased cardiac output and decreased MAP
b. Increased cardiac output and increased afterload
c. Increased cardiac output and increased MAP
d. Decreased cardiac output and increased MAP
a. decreased cardiac output and decreased MAP
A nurse is the first person to arrive at the scene of a MVA.
When rendering aid to the victim, the nurse should give priority
to:
A. Check the quality of respiration
B. Establishing patent airway
C. Determine the levels of consciousness
D. Observing the signs of active bleeding
B. Establishing patent airway
A client who had an exploratory laparotomy is being discharged
home which of the following should the nurse teach the client to
monitor for early manifestation of shock?
A. decreased urinary output
,B. low body temperature
C. Slow bounding pulse
D. constipation
A. decreased urinary output
20. A major portion of a construction project has collapsed. The
ED has been notified that numerous victims are being
transported to the ED. What should be the first action of the ED
nurses?
a. Assess department resources, staff, beds, and equipment
b. Implement personnel recall system
c. Discharge stable patients
d. Set up a temporary morgue
a. Assess department resources, staff, beds, and equipment
When caring for a patient who has been admitted with septic
shock which of these assessments data will be of greatest
concern to the nurse.
a. BP 88/58
b. Urine output 20ml for 2 hours
c. Apical pule of 112 BPM
d. Atrial O2 sat 91%
b. Urine output 20 ml for 2 hours
The charge nurse observes a new RN caring for a client with
cardiogenic shock who is receiving nitroprussides. Which action
by the new RN required for the charge nurse to intervene?
, a. The new rn monitors the PAWP every hour
b. The new rn infuses the nitroprussides though the Central
venous cath
c. The new RN puts anti-embolic stocking on the client
d. The new RN elevates the HOB to 60 degrees
b. The new rn infuses the nitroprussides though the Central
venous cath
The ED Unit charge nurse of a large suburban hospital receives
notification that a c...plane has just crashed outside the city
limits. What action does the charge nurse take?
A. Alert the ED unit manager at home and determine who can
be discharged
B. Notify the night nurse supervisor and alert the ED physician
C. Activate the hospital disaster plan
D. Notify the hospital administrator and alert the ED physician
Five hours after attending a family reunion picnic, three
members of a family are admitted to the ED with severe nausea
and vomiting. Which would be the nurse's priority question?
a. How many people were at the reunion
b. What foods was served at the reunion
c. Was anyone sick when they came to the reunion
d. What is the relationship of the family members who ae sick
b. What foods was served at the reunion
Complete Solutions
In caring for the client who has suffered a MI. The nurse
correlates which hemodynamic parameters with cardiogenic
shock?
a. decreased cardiac output and decreased MAP
b. Increased cardiac output and increased afterload
c. Increased cardiac output and increased MAP
d. Decreased cardiac output and increased MAP
a. decreased cardiac output and decreased MAP
A nurse is the first person to arrive at the scene of a MVA.
When rendering aid to the victim, the nurse should give priority
to:
A. Check the quality of respiration
B. Establishing patent airway
C. Determine the levels of consciousness
D. Observing the signs of active bleeding
B. Establishing patent airway
A client who had an exploratory laparotomy is being discharged
home which of the following should the nurse teach the client to
monitor for early manifestation of shock?
A. decreased urinary output
,B. low body temperature
C. Slow bounding pulse
D. constipation
A. decreased urinary output
20. A major portion of a construction project has collapsed. The
ED has been notified that numerous victims are being
transported to the ED. What should be the first action of the ED
nurses?
a. Assess department resources, staff, beds, and equipment
b. Implement personnel recall system
c. Discharge stable patients
d. Set up a temporary morgue
a. Assess department resources, staff, beds, and equipment
When caring for a patient who has been admitted with septic
shock which of these assessments data will be of greatest
concern to the nurse.
a. BP 88/58
b. Urine output 20ml for 2 hours
c. Apical pule of 112 BPM
d. Atrial O2 sat 91%
b. Urine output 20 ml for 2 hours
The charge nurse observes a new RN caring for a client with
cardiogenic shock who is receiving nitroprussides. Which action
by the new RN required for the charge nurse to intervene?
, a. The new rn monitors the PAWP every hour
b. The new rn infuses the nitroprussides though the Central
venous cath
c. The new RN puts anti-embolic stocking on the client
d. The new RN elevates the HOB to 60 degrees
b. The new rn infuses the nitroprussides though the Central
venous cath
The ED Unit charge nurse of a large suburban hospital receives
notification that a c...plane has just crashed outside the city
limits. What action does the charge nurse take?
A. Alert the ED unit manager at home and determine who can
be discharged
B. Notify the night nurse supervisor and alert the ED physician
C. Activate the hospital disaster plan
D. Notify the hospital administrator and alert the ED physician
Five hours after attending a family reunion picnic, three
members of a family are admitted to the ED with severe nausea
and vomiting. Which would be the nurse's priority question?
a. How many people were at the reunion
b. What foods was served at the reunion
c. Was anyone sick when they came to the reunion
d. What is the relationship of the family members who ae sick
b. What foods was served at the reunion
