Gcs score 9 12 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

2023 HESI PN EXIT EXAM V3 110 QUESTIONS AND ANSWER(S) 1. An adult client experiences a gasoline tank fire when riding a motorcycle and is admitted to the emergency department (ED) with full thickness burns to all surfaces of both lower extremities. What percentage of body surface area should the nurse document in the electronic medical record (EMR)? • 9 % • 18 % • 36 % • 45 % • Rational: according to the rule of nines, the anterior and posterior surfaces of one lower extr...

Cranial Nerves - Answer-1: Olfactory- sense of snell 2: Optic- vision 3: Oculomotor- pupilary reflex and extrinsic movement of eye 4: Trochlear- eye-muscle movements 5: Trigeminal- impulses from scalp, upper eyelid, nose, teeth clenching, movment of mandible 6: Abducens- extrinsic muscle movements of eye 7: Facial- taste, closing of eyes 8: Vestibulocochlear- balance of equilibrium 9: Glossopharyngeal- gag and swallow refelex; taste 10:Vagus- muscles of throat and mouth for swallowing a...

Shinta R. Widya, MD – Post Test ATLS 1. Which of the following signs is LEAST reliable for diagnosing esophageal b Bolstering devices intubation? c ... a Symmetrical chest wall movement d ... b End tidal CO2 presence by colorimetry e ... c Bilateral breath sounds d Oxygen saturation >92% 8. A construction worker falls from a scaffold and is transferred to the e ETT above carina on chest x-ray emergency department. His HR is 124 bpm and BP is 85/60 mmHg. H...

ATLS PRACTICE TEST 1,2,3 & 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ATLS Practice Test 1 1. Which one of the following is the recommended method for initially treating frostbite? a. vasodilators b. anticoagulants c. warm (40°C) water d. padding and elevation e. application of heat from a hair dryer 2. A 6­year­old boy is struck by an automobile and brought to the emergency department. He is lethargic, but withdraws purposefully from painful stimuli. His blood pressure is 90 mm Hg ...

A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air leak. After chest tube insertion, the most appropriate next st...

Q1 According to research from the centers for disease control and prevention, head injuries are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the US in 2019. The number of head injury-related deaths, ER visits, and hospital admissions increased by 53% between 2006 and 2014. In 2014, 155 persons per day on average lost their lives to traumatic brain injury-related injuries(Findley). Patients who recover from brain trauma may experience consequences such as poor memory, altered sensations (hear...

1. A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air leak. After chest tube insertion, the most appropriat...

ATLs POST TEST REVIEW 1. Cardiac tamponade after trauma a. is seldom life-threatening b. can be excluded by an upright, AP chest x-ray c. can be confused with a tension pneumothorax d. causes a fall in systolic pressure of > 15 mm Hg with expiration e. most commonly occurs after blunt injury to the anterior chest wall 2. Which one of the following statements regarding patients with thoracic spine injuries is TRUE? a. Log-rolling may be destabilizing to fractures from T...

ATLS Pre-test Questions and answers Question:1 A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After 2 liters of crystalloid solution his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. His breath sounds are decreased in the left hemithorax, and after initial IV fluid resuscitation, a closed tube thoracostomy is perf...

CLTM Critical Care/ICU monitoringhow often should recording quality be checked to ID and correct artifact (ACNS) - correct answer at least twice daily how often should impedance be checked (ACNS) - correct answer daily how often should electrode stability and patient skin be inspected (ACNS) - correct answer daily how often should clinical and EEG reactivity be assessed (ACNS) - correct answer daily how often should a cEEG be reviewed by a qualified encephalographer for important eve...