MED 2050 Emergency & Surgical Nursing

Using the disaster triage system, classify the patient: collapsed lung, respiratory distress

Foot and leg exercises can help prevent...

Your patient has several injuries from an MVA, which is the highest priority assessment?

65-year old patient arrived at the triage area with complaints of diaphoresis, dizziness, and chest pain....

In the PACU, the nurse understands which of the following can help prevent respiratory complications

Patients that can wait for treatment for 1-2 hours are mostly classified as

Which is an example of a curative surgery?

In a disaster triage system, which is correct?

What is your priority for patients who have insect stings/bites?

Using the disaster triage system, classify the patient: 3.5 inch laceration of the leg

Using the disaster triage system, classify the patient: broken toe

An anxious female complains of chest tightness, tingling sensations and palpitations with rapid breathing. Priority?

Which of the following surgeries would be classified as Urgent

You have a patient that is actively bleeding. What would be your first intervention?

Why do some providers want the patient to have Atropine prior to surgery?

a patient that can wait for a number of hours before being treated can usually be prioritized as...

A healing wound will...

How are you as a nurse able to help a patient in shock?

Who's job is this....? Assist with operating room functions, remain clean (non-sterile)

Using the disaster triage system, classify the patient: severe burns over 95% of the body

Which patient with heat-related illness would you see first:

Most patients with cardiac or respiratory distress will be categorized as

A procedure without significant risk; often done with local anesthesia is classified as what degree?

You are working in triage, which patient will you see first?

If your patient is shivering, will their temperature decrease or increase?

Using the disaster triage system, classify the patient: patient in cardiac arrest

If my patient has an abnormal lab value, should I communicate this to the provider?

If your patient does not have bowel sounds post operatively, what should you do?

A cardiac surgery could be classified as what degree of surgery?

Nurse so and so is caring for a patient with chest pain, which is the first nursing action?

Who's job is this....? Remain sterile throughout the surgical procedure

When asked a priority question, I should always consider: ABC's

Why do we encourage deep breathing exercises for our perioperative/post operative patients?

How do you know if your nursing intervention was successful?

What is a common cause of circulatory shock? (hint, there are multiple answers)

What is the best way for the postoperative nurse to help ensure the patient does not develop a Deep Vein Thrombosis?

You are part of a team caring for emergency victims of an accident. You are assigned to the patient hemorrhaging...