Chapter 24: Emergency First Aid Nursing

Chapter 24: Emergency First Aid Nursing

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. When administering first aid in emergency situations, the nurse must first survey victims for severity of injuries. This is called:

a.	the Good Samaritan Law.
b.	an emergency interview.
c.	triage.
d.	taking vital signs.

 

ANS:   C

This process of patient classification is called triage.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application             REF:    Page 739         OBJ:    1

TOP:    First aid           KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:   NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

 

2. The Good Samaritan Law will protect all people who offer assistance if:

a.	they are licensed.
b.	the person acts prudently.
c.	there is licensed supervision.
d.	the patient improves.

 

ANS:   B

The Good Samaritan Law will protect any person who follows a prudent course of action.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension      REF:    Page 739         OBJ:    2

TOP:    Good Samaritan Law                         KEY:   Nursing Process Step: N/A

MSC:   NCLEX: N/A

 

3. When the nurse is assessing victims in an emergency situation, the first priority is to assess for:

a.	hemorrhage.
b.	fractures.
c.	mobility.
d.	abnormal breathing.

 

ANS:   D

A life-threatening situation of the highest priority is arrested or abnormal breathing.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application             REF:    Page 739         OBJ:    1

TOP:    ABC of assessment                            KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC:   NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

 

4. Once CPR has been initiated at the accident site, it can only be terminated when the:

a.	victim is clinically dead.
b.	victim is brain dead.
c.	paramedics arrive.
d.	rescuer perceives CPR is futile.

 

ANS:   C

There is a moral obligation to continue CPR once it has been initiated unless the rescuer is exhausted and cannot continue, trained medical personnel take over CPR, or a licensed physician pronounces the victim dead.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application             REF:    Page 740         OBJ:    4

TOP:    Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

 

5. The nurse determines clinical death and initiates CPR immediately because resuscitation is possible if cardiopulmonary arrest has existed for no more than:

a.	2 minutes.
b.	3 minutes.
c.	4 minutes.
d.	5 minutes.

 

ANS:   C

CPR can reverse clinical death if initiated before 4 minutes.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application             REF:    Page 740         OBJ:    3

TOP:    Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

KEY:   Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC:   NCLEX: Physiological Integrity