4NOX1 BASIC NURSING EXAM QUIZ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS #2
A 17-year-old male was shot in the right anterior chest during an altercation. As your partner is applying oxygen, you perform a rapid assessment and find an open chest
wound with a small amount of blood bubbling from it. You should:
Select one:
- place a sterile dressing over the wound and apply direct pressure.
- direct your partner to assist the patient's ventilations with a BVM.
- apply an occlusive dressing to the wound and continue your assessment.
- control the bleeding from the wound and prepare to transport at once. - correct
answerc. apply an occlusive dressing to the wound and continue your assessment.A 38-year-old male was electrocuted while attempting to wire a house. Your assessment reveals that he is unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. A coworker has
shut off the power to the house. You should:
Select one:
- begin CPR and apply the AED.
- assess for entry and exit wounds.
- fully immobilize his spinal column.
- begin CPR and transport at once. - correct answera. begin CPR and apply the AED.
A utility worker was trimming branches and was electrocuted when he accidentally cut a high-power line. He fell approximately 20 feet and is lying unresponsive on the ground;
the power line is lying across his chest. You should:
Select one:
- apply insulated gloves and assume manual control of his c-spine.
- quickly but carefully move the patient away from the power line.
- manually stabilize his head as your partner assesses for breathing.
- rapidly assess the patient after ensuring that the power line is not live. - correct
answerd. rapidly assess the patient after ensuring that the power line is not live.An injury that separates various layers of soft tissue, resulting in complete detachment
or a flap of skin, is called a(n):
Select one:
- laceration.
- avulsion.
- amputation.
- incision. - correct answerb. avulsion.
Patients with full-thickness (third-degree) bums generally do not complain of pain
because:
Select one:
- subcutaneous vessels are usually clotted.
- blister formation protects the bum.
- they are generally not conscious.
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