NR 341 Final Exam with Questions and Answers

NR 341 Final Exam with Questions and Answers Insulin drip ANSWER monitor glucose every hour, check electrolytes every few hours for mass causality ANSWER greatest good for greatest number of people who would you give a black tag to in a mass causality ANSWER Full cardiac arrest Open or unresponsive head injury No pulse Leg fracture and large bone (large bones like femur and pelvis) - biggest concern ANSWER fat embolism treatment for fat embolism ANSWER extremity immobilization Long bone leg fx or pelvic fx complications ANSWER fat embolism or compartment syndrome Rhabdomyolysis ANSWER CK lab can show this Tx → IV fluids to achieve a urine output of 100-200 ml/hr 5 P's ANSWER pain, pallor, pulselessness, parasthesia, paralysis why be wary of SaO2 monitors when pt. has carbon monoxide poisoning ANSWER Cannot distinguish between oxyhemoglobin & carboxyhemoglobin Insulin therapy (DKA & HHS) ANSWER Fluid replacement initiate first; monitor K+ Hourly glucose monitoring