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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.
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A patient who had taken a poisonous substance is brought to the emergency department. What is the first action the nurse should take?
- A. Give syrup of ipecac.
- B. Contact the poison control center.
- C. Give milk to coat the stomach.
- D. Observe for symptoms.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The nurse should immediately call the poison control center.
A nurse assesses an accident victim who has bright red blood spurting from a laceration on his right forearm. Where will the nurse apply pressure after applying direct pressure and elevating the limb?
- A. Right subclavian artery
- B. Right radial artery
- C. Right ulnar artery
- D. Right brachial artery
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Arterial bleeding is characterized by the spurting of bright red blood and can be controlled by direct pressure, elevation, and indirect pressure on the appropriate pressure point. The brachial artery is the closest pressure point to the injury.
When treating an infant choking on a foreign body the nurse should use a combination of __ and chest thrusts.
Correct Answer: blows
Rationale: If the nurse is assisting a child who has aspirated a foreign body, the nurse may treat the child in a manner similar to the adult with performance of abdominal thrusts. However, there is a potential for injury if the nurse uses this maneuver in the infant. The nurse should use a combination of back blows and chest thrusts with an infant.
While on break in the hospital cafeteria a nurse witnesses her pregnant coworker start to choke. The coworker is conscious but unable to breathe. Where should the nurse administer thrusts?
- A. Below the navel
- B. The chest
- C. At the xiphoid process
- D. The upper back
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: If the victim is pregnant or obese, chest thrusts are acceptable instead of abdominal thrusts. To provide chest thrusts, the nurse should place his or her hands in the same position that is used for chest compressions during CPR.
A patient has been stung by a bee and is brought to the emergency department. The nurse observes the sting site and identifies that the stinger is still in the skin. What action should the nurse take?
- A. Remove it with sterile tweezers.
- B. Soak the area with a cold compress.
- C. Scrape the stinger with the side of a knife.
- D. Squeeze the surrounding tissue to expel the stinger.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The stinger should be removed with the side of a knife by scraping to avoid forcing more venom into the skin.