Chapter 9: Emergency Care

Chapter 9: Emergency Care

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.	Preventing lethal complications once patients arrive for emergency care
2.	Making referrals appropriate to emergency patients’ physical and emotional status
3.	Performing initial assessment of patients presenting to the emergency department for care
4.	Providing primary care to patients presenting to the emergency department with actual emergencies

ANS: 3 PTS: 1 DIF: Category: No applicable category

TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe Effective Care Environment

1.	Help ensure the delivery of quality patient care
2.	Allow for more professional dealings with patients’ families
3.	Promote positive public relations between staff and prospective patients
4.	Increase the number of patients an emergency department can care for during any given time period

ANS: 1 PTS: 1 DIF: Category: No applicable category

TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe Effective Care Environment

An emergency department patient who sustained minor injuries when he lost control of his car while driving intoxicated, is thrashing about, confused, belligerent, and uncooperative. Which is the best way to deal with this situation?

1.	Seek assistance from the local police department.
2.	Speak to the patient in a lowered and controlled tone of voice.
3.	Place the patient in restraints and tell him to calm down immediately.
4.	Administer a sedative, as the patient is likely to continue to be uncooperative.

ANS: 2 PTS: 1 DIF: Category: No applicable category

TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe Effective Care Environment

Nurses can most effectively prevent increased deaths from trauma by actively promoting:

1.	An increase in the number and availability of school nurses
2.	Voluntary use of seat belts and helmets
3.	Laws to further restrict teen drivers
4.	An end to domestic violence

ANS: 2 PTS: 1 DIF: Category: No applicable category

TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance

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