ED, trauma, Envio

After a snake bite you call for immediate emergency assistance teaching should include to capture & kill the snake to ID

Which results from impact forces ex. motor vehicle crash; a fall; or an assault with fists, kicks, or a baseball bat.

A patinet with a snakebite develops airway compromise and respiratory failure. What is the grade of envenomation

After assessing four clients, which will the triage nurse identify to be seen first in the ED?

patients who are severely hypothermic are at high risk for

Some of the most common patient safety issues noted in the ED are? SATA

what is the appropriate response when a pt calls to report being bitten on the arm by an unknown type of snake

When caring for a pt who is ill while mountain climbing, which assessment finding requires immediate intervention?

A 65 y/o working in hot outdoors should be assessed for orthostatic hypotension & tachycardia for what condition

After a death the best way to approach and explain what occured to a family in crisis would be to use words such as

Anyone who develops an allergic reaction to bee or wasp stings are to always?

Another common way of determining and documenting level of consciousness in Trauma is using

What teaching will the nurse provide to an older adult who has a history of heat exhaustion?

The Joint Commission advocates that hospitals use a standardized approach to hand-off communication to prevent errors

What is the priority nursing action when a nurse observes an adult drowning in a lake?

What is the nurse’s priority action for the unconscious patient who is breathing who has been brought to the ED?

What mechanism of injury will be documented in a motor vehicle accident whose airbag deployed when the car struck a tree

The primary survey always follows the order of- ABC mnemonic plus a D and an E for trauma patients

On entry to the ED of a client who fell from a roof, what is the nurse’s priority action?

The expected sequence of events in the ED includes (1) treatment, (2) stabilization, and (3) discharge or admission.

When caring for four clients, which does the nurse identify as at the highest risk for frostbite?

Vulnerable populations who seek ED care include the following

When effective ventilation is ensured in the Primary Survey, the priority shifts to circulation. How do you assess this?

Which client does the oncoming ED nurse see first when assigned to care for four clients?

Dry heat or massage should be used as a warming process for frostbite because these actions can rewarm the quickest