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A visitor in the hospital slips and falls. The patient's arm appears dislocated and the visitor is unable to move it. What is the first action the nurse should implement?
- A. Apply cold packs.
- B. Check range of motion.
- C. Splint the arm.
- D. Apply an Ace bandage.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The nurse should splint the arm where it lies and not attempt to move or rearrange the limb.
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When administering first aid in emergency situations the nurse must first survey victims for severity of injuries. What term correctly describes this process?
- A. The Good Samaritan law
- B. An emergency interview
- C. Triage
- D. Taking vital signs
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: This process of patient classification is called triage.
The nurse is attempting to control bleeding in a patient with a profusely bleeding scalp wound. What is the most effective initial treatment of this bleeding?
- A. Elevate the head.
- B. Apply direct pressure.
- C. Apply an ice pack.
- D. Apply indirect pressure.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The most effective general treatment of bleeding is to apply direct pressure.
The Good Samaritan law will protect all people who offer assistance. What is necessary for this protection?
- A. A license
- B. The person acts prudently
- C. Licensed supervision
- D. The patient improves
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Good Samaritan law will protect any person who follows a prudent course of action.
The worried mother of an accident victim asks the nurse how much circulating blood an average adult male is supposed to have. What will the nurse reply?
- A. 8 pints
- B. 10 pints
- C. 12 pints
- D. 14 pints
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: An average adult male has 12 pints of blood.
The nurse is teaching a patient with epistaxis about the best way to control bleeding. What information will the nurse relay to this patient?
- A. Place ice on the nose and pinch the nostrils.
- B. Maintain a flat position.
- C. Pack nostrils with cotton.
- D. Lean backward.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Apply steady pressure to both nostrils while applying ice to the nose is the best way to attempt to control the bleeding of epistaxis.