NUR 347 Final
- What is the primary assessment of a patient involved in a motor vehicle accident?
Answer
A-airway B-breathing C-circulation D-disability E-exposure(asphalt)
- What should you assess for sever leg trauma?
Answer
circulation
- What should you assess for if pedal pulses are palpable and the leg has swelling from severe
leg trauma?
Answer
Assess for further signs of decreased circulation (5P's)
- What are the 5 P's?
Answer
- pallor
- pain
- pulse
- paralysis
- paresthesia 1 / 3
- What is a priority assessment in emergency nursing?
Answer
ABC's
- What is a paradoxical chest movement of a flail chest a sign of?
Answer
-Respiratory issue
-Collapsed lung(one side of chest will raise and fall and other will not)
- What is included in the care for a trauma patient in the ER?
Answer
two large Iv bores
- What is an important assessment for a patient that nearly drowned?
Answer
monitor breath sounds for respiratory status
- What is a priority assessment in the ER triage?
Answer
Chest pain lasting longer than 30 minutes
- What is the treatment for stable angina?
Answer 2 / 3
Nitroglycerin(sublingual), patients should stop activity and rest
- What does nitroglycerin cause?
Answer
Dilates all of the arteries to increase blood flow to heart, which means it causes hypotension
- What is a PVC(premature ventricular contraction) caused by?
Answer
-Hy- pokalemia or hyperkalemia
-Normal K+ value
Answer
3.5-5.0
- What should be included in patient teaching about an antihypertensive medication?
Answer
Change positions slowly(orthostatic hypotension)
- What is the purpose of a Heparin IV drip with a patient that just had an NSTEMI?
Answer
prevent the development of new clots in the coronary arteries
- What is the purpose of atropine and what does it treat?
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