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Exit
Emergency and Disaster Nursing
Due Apr 28, 2024 by 11:59 pm
Passed
60 out of 62 questions answered correctly
Completed on Apr 15, 2024 1:15 pm
Incorrect (2)
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Which event is defined as requiring a rapid and skilled
medical response that existing resources can manage easily?
Emergency
, Natural disaster
Acts of terrorism
Mass casualty incident
Rationale
An emergency is defined as an event that requires a rapid and skilled
medical response that existing resources can manage easily. A natural
disaster is one type of mass casualty incident and usually requires more
resources than the community has available and requires outside
assistance. Terrorism involves overt actions, such as the use of nuclear,
biologic, or chemical weapons, to cause harm and will involve federal
agencies in the response. Mass casualty incidents can be natural or
human-made but will require assistance from outside resources and
agencies.
p. 402
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Which action will the nurse take first to assess level of
consciousness in a patient who has just been transported to
the emergency department after an accident?
Touch the patient.
Observe the patient.
Apply a painful stimulus.
Call the patient by name.
, Rationale
The initial assessment is observation of the patient for indications of
alertness such as open eyes and looking around the exam room. If the
patient’s eyes are closed, the next action would be to call the patient by
name and assess the patient’s response. Next, the nurse would touch the
patient and assess the patient’s response to touch. If there is no response
to touch, the nurse will apply a painful stimulus such as nail bed pressure
and assess whether the patient responds.
pp. 387-388
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Which amount of time describes how long the nurse who is at
the scene of a mass casualty incident (MCI) will take to assess
each victim?
15 seconds
30 seconds
One minute
Five minutes
Rationale
Triaging should be done in 15 seconds at the scene of an emergency or
MCI. Thirty seconds, one minute, and five minutes are too long for triage
purposes.
, pp. 402-403
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Which symptom is an early sign of cyanide poisoning?
Seizures
Diarrhea
Bradypnea
Hypertension
Rationale
Hypertension is an early sign of cyanide poisoning. Seizures and
bradypnea are late signs of cyanide poisoning. Diarrhea is not associated
with cyanide poisoning.
p. 400
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Which action will the emergency department (ED) nurse
manager take to estimate how many patients will need
treatment in the ED after a mass casualty incident (MCI)?
Calculate 30% of the people injured in the MCI.
Exit
Emergency and Disaster Nursing
Due Apr 28, 2024 by 11:59 pm
Passed
60 out of 62 questions answered correctly
Completed on Apr 15, 2024 1:15 pm
Incorrect (2)
Report content error
Which event is defined as requiring a rapid and skilled
medical response that existing resources can manage easily?
Emergency
, Natural disaster
Acts of terrorism
Mass casualty incident
Rationale
An emergency is defined as an event that requires a rapid and skilled
medical response that existing resources can manage easily. A natural
disaster is one type of mass casualty incident and usually requires more
resources than the community has available and requires outside
assistance. Terrorism involves overt actions, such as the use of nuclear,
biologic, or chemical weapons, to cause harm and will involve federal
agencies in the response. Mass casualty incidents can be natural or
human-made but will require assistance from outside resources and
agencies.
p. 402
Report content error
Which action will the nurse take first to assess level of
consciousness in a patient who has just been transported to
the emergency department after an accident?
Touch the patient.
Observe the patient.
Apply a painful stimulus.
Call the patient by name.
, Rationale
The initial assessment is observation of the patient for indications of
alertness such as open eyes and looking around the exam room. If the
patient’s eyes are closed, the next action would be to call the patient by
name and assess the patient’s response. Next, the nurse would touch the
patient and assess the patient’s response to touch. If there is no response
to touch, the nurse will apply a painful stimulus such as nail bed pressure
and assess whether the patient responds.
pp. 387-388
Correct (60)
Report content error
Which amount of time describes how long the nurse who is at
the scene of a mass casualty incident (MCI) will take to assess
each victim?
15 seconds
30 seconds
One minute
Five minutes
Rationale
Triaging should be done in 15 seconds at the scene of an emergency or
MCI. Thirty seconds, one minute, and five minutes are too long for triage
purposes.
, pp. 402-403
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Which symptom is an early sign of cyanide poisoning?
Seizures
Diarrhea
Bradypnea
Hypertension
Rationale
Hypertension is an early sign of cyanide poisoning. Seizures and
bradypnea are late signs of cyanide poisoning. Diarrhea is not associated
with cyanide poisoning.
p. 400
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Which action will the emergency department (ED) nurse
manager take to estimate how many patients will need
treatment in the ED after a mass casualty incident (MCI)?
Calculate 30% of the people injured in the MCI.
