NUR 2755 MULTIDIMENSIONAL
CARE IV FINAL EXAM 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS- RASMUSSEN
Why teach patientto deep breath and cough aftersurgery
- prevent pneumonia
Normal drainage forsurgicalsite? - Clear (serous) or pale/red/watery (serosanguineous)
Worrisome sign of post op patient?? - Restlessness
Clearly if patient is presenting to ER with heat exhaustion, what isthe priority action of the
nurse? - IV Fluids
Action is patient has bee sting. . if available? - Epi
Community disaster preparedness, what would be an organization to help? - Medical Reserve Corporation
FEMA
Red Cross
DMAT??
- Disaster Medical Assistance Team
Federal employees
License is good in ALL 50 states
How many days of medicalsuppliesshould you have if needed for a disaster, just making a
disaster plan? - 3 days
Cimetidine for burn patients?? Why?? - Help with gastric ulcers
Triage tags. . . what would we put on them to help?? - Name
Age
Injury
(Anything to help identify)
Any treatments we did
Who we can contact/who has been contacted.
Triage colors
Gave double dose of medication, what to do first? - Assess patient
What to do when patient comes back from surgery, and they’re declining (rapid, shallow
respirations, elevated heart rate, blood pressure dropping), what do you do?? - Call rapid response team
Allergy exposure situation - more exposure to allergen the more risk to developing a reaction