Quiz 5 CH 63: First Aid, Emergency Care,
and Disaster Management
A patient is present with signs of severe airway obstruction. What term accurately
describes the high-pitched noise the patient is exhibiting with inhalation?
a. Stridor
b. Tachypnea
c. Wheezing
d. Rhonchi - Answers -a. Stridor
Standing in a fast-food line, the person in front, while munching on a cookie, begins to
cough heavily, takes deep inspirations, and waves his arms around wildly. What should
be the nurse's first action?
a. Start rescue breathing as quickly as possible.
b. Start chest compressions as quickly as possible.
c. Perform abdominal thrusts.
d. Do nothing at this point as long as air is exchanged. - Answers -d. Do nothing at this
point as long as air is exchanged.
What is the initial intervention for an unconscious patient who is not breathing according
to one-person CPR principles, as taught and practiced by professional nurses?
a. Lift the jaw to clear the airway.
b. Call for assistance.
c. Start chest compressions.
d. Remove patient clothing to visualize the chest. - Answers -b. Call for assistance.
While ambulating, a patient gasps and drops to the floor unconscious with no pulse or
respiration. When is the nurse aware that brain cells begin to die?
a. 1 minute
b. 2 minutes
c. 3 minutes
d. 4 minutes - Answers -d. 4 minutes
A nurse follows the protocol of SAMPLE when speaking to a victim of a fall in the
parking lot of the hospital. What does the P stand for?
a. Pills taken today
b. Personal physician
c. Past illnesses
d. Preference for emergency transportation - Answers -c. Past illnesses
What instructions should the nurse provide for immediate treatment for epistaxis?
a. "Stand still, lean your head back so that the blood won't get all over everything,
, and pinch your nose shut for at least 10 minutes."
b. "Stand still, lean your head forward, and pinch your nose tightly for at least 10
minutes."
c. "Sit down on a solid surface, lean your head forward to let the blood run out, and then
pinch your nose closed for at least 30 minutes."
d. "Sit down on a solid surface, lean your head forward so you don't choke on the
blood, and pinch your nose shut for at least 10 minutes." - Answers -d. "Sit down on a
solid surface, lean your head forward so you don't choke on the
blood, and pinch your nose shut for at least 10 minutes."
Which condition may complicate the assessment of an older adult patient with a
suspected head injury?
a. Sensory deficits
b. Slowed metabolism
c. Preexisting cerebral dysfunction
d. Decreased pulmonary function - Answers -a. Sensory deficits
A nurse is called on to assist a neighbor who needs first aid. What should the nurse
know is the legal responsibility for this action?
a. Is legally bound to help in any way possible.
b. Is expected to demonstrate the same skill, knowledge, and care that would be
provided by other nurses in the same community with the same credentials.
c. Has no legal responsibilities outside the hospital setting and would be held
accountable for nothing.
d. Can legally perform any aid skill, even those not allowed the nurse in the hospital. -
Answers -b. Is expected to demonstrate the same skill, knowledge, and care that would
be
provided by other nurses in the same community with the same credentials.
A nurse comes upon a traffic accident where injured, unconscious people are lying on
the highway. What should the nurse be aware of regarding the sanctioning of first-aid
interventions in this scenario?
a. Good Samaritan Law
b. Emergency Care Doctrine
c. Fifth Amendment
d. Liability Protection against Malpractice Act - Answers -a. Good Samaritan Law
What will the nurse giving discharge instructions to a patient who is severely allergic to
insect stings caution the patient to do?
a. Wear bright colors to repel insects.
b. Apply perfume liberally as a protection.
c. Dress in sleeveless, easily removeable garments.
d. Obtain an emergency treatment kit. - Answers -d. Obtain an emergency treatment kit.
A patient is admitted to the emergency department after having been bitten on the hand
by a black widow spider. Which nursing intervention should the nurse initiate?
and Disaster Management
A patient is present with signs of severe airway obstruction. What term accurately
describes the high-pitched noise the patient is exhibiting with inhalation?
a. Stridor
b. Tachypnea
c. Wheezing
d. Rhonchi - Answers -a. Stridor
Standing in a fast-food line, the person in front, while munching on a cookie, begins to
cough heavily, takes deep inspirations, and waves his arms around wildly. What should
be the nurse's first action?
a. Start rescue breathing as quickly as possible.
b. Start chest compressions as quickly as possible.
c. Perform abdominal thrusts.
d. Do nothing at this point as long as air is exchanged. - Answers -d. Do nothing at this
point as long as air is exchanged.
What is the initial intervention for an unconscious patient who is not breathing according
to one-person CPR principles, as taught and practiced by professional nurses?
a. Lift the jaw to clear the airway.
b. Call for assistance.
c. Start chest compressions.
d. Remove patient clothing to visualize the chest. - Answers -b. Call for assistance.
While ambulating, a patient gasps and drops to the floor unconscious with no pulse or
respiration. When is the nurse aware that brain cells begin to die?
a. 1 minute
b. 2 minutes
c. 3 minutes
d. 4 minutes - Answers -d. 4 minutes
A nurse follows the protocol of SAMPLE when speaking to a victim of a fall in the
parking lot of the hospital. What does the P stand for?
a. Pills taken today
b. Personal physician
c. Past illnesses
d. Preference for emergency transportation - Answers -c. Past illnesses
What instructions should the nurse provide for immediate treatment for epistaxis?
a. "Stand still, lean your head back so that the blood won't get all over everything,
, and pinch your nose shut for at least 10 minutes."
b. "Stand still, lean your head forward, and pinch your nose tightly for at least 10
minutes."
c. "Sit down on a solid surface, lean your head forward to let the blood run out, and then
pinch your nose closed for at least 30 minutes."
d. "Sit down on a solid surface, lean your head forward so you don't choke on the
blood, and pinch your nose shut for at least 10 minutes." - Answers -d. "Sit down on a
solid surface, lean your head forward so you don't choke on the
blood, and pinch your nose shut for at least 10 minutes."
Which condition may complicate the assessment of an older adult patient with a
suspected head injury?
a. Sensory deficits
b. Slowed metabolism
c. Preexisting cerebral dysfunction
d. Decreased pulmonary function - Answers -a. Sensory deficits
A nurse is called on to assist a neighbor who needs first aid. What should the nurse
know is the legal responsibility for this action?
a. Is legally bound to help in any way possible.
b. Is expected to demonstrate the same skill, knowledge, and care that would be
provided by other nurses in the same community with the same credentials.
c. Has no legal responsibilities outside the hospital setting and would be held
accountable for nothing.
d. Can legally perform any aid skill, even those not allowed the nurse in the hospital. -
Answers -b. Is expected to demonstrate the same skill, knowledge, and care that would
be
provided by other nurses in the same community with the same credentials.
A nurse comes upon a traffic accident where injured, unconscious people are lying on
the highway. What should the nurse be aware of regarding the sanctioning of first-aid
interventions in this scenario?
a. Good Samaritan Law
b. Emergency Care Doctrine
c. Fifth Amendment
d. Liability Protection against Malpractice Act - Answers -a. Good Samaritan Law
What will the nurse giving discharge instructions to a patient who is severely allergic to
insect stings caution the patient to do?
a. Wear bright colors to repel insects.
b. Apply perfume liberally as a protection.
c. Dress in sleeveless, easily removeable garments.
d. Obtain an emergency treatment kit. - Answers -d. Obtain an emergency treatment kit.
A patient is admitted to the emergency department after having been bitten on the hand
by a black widow spider. Which nursing intervention should the nurse initiate?
