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ENPC EXAM 1. Which of the following would be an abnormal finding in a patient with glomerulonephritis? Clear urine There is a decrease in urine output for patient's with glomerulonephritis. Urine would be concentrated and dark brown/tea-colored. Decreased energy Hypertension Nausea, vomiting 2. A 3-year-old is brought to the emergency department with a 2-day history of a runny nose, lowgrade fever, and a "barky" cough at night. The caregiver tells the emergency department ...

105 Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Fundamentals Final Exam Review |100% Correct| Dislocation (Emergent) *Ans* open dislocation/ dislocation with vascular or neurological signs/knee dislocation Fracture (Emergent) *Ans* compound/open, unstable spinal Stroke (Emergent) *Ans* in progress Head Trauma (Emergent) *Ans* with progressive loss of neuro function or cognition Dislocation (Urgent) *Ans* Closed Unreduced Fracture (Urgent) *Ans* Unstable extremity fracture after proper bracing Inf...

What does triaging do? Correct Answer *acts as gatekeeper* helps prioritize patient care based on illness and severity level According to triage, what patients would be seen firtst Correct Answer highest acuity patients will receive quickest intervention (Most ill/severe will get seen first) What is a good model for triaging patients? Correct Answer ABCs Is hospital triaging the same as mass casualty triaging? Correct Answer NO Which triage situation uses tags? Correct Answer mas...

CPEN BCEN Timed #1 Questions With Complete Solutions. A 1-year-old presents unconscious and is being ventilated with a bag-mask device. Ventilation has become progressively more difficult. Which of the following is the PRIORITY intervention? Place padding under the shoulders. A patient arrives to the emergency department intubated and ventilated via a bag-mask device. EMS reports that the patient fell from a climbing apparatus at school. Upon assessment, the patient is difficult to ventil...

what are the examples of patient problems that are considered priority in the ED? - chest pain, stroke, sepsis, pneumonia three tier model - emergent urgent nonurgent emergent triage - immediate threat to life or limb respiratory distress chest pain with diaphoresis stroke active hemorrhage unstable VS urgent triage - should be seen quickly but that immediate threat to life does not exist at the moment severe abdominal pain renal colic displaced or multiple fractures complex or...

ENPC Exam Prep / Exam Questions 100% SOLUTION Which of the following would be an abnormal finding in a patient with glomerulonephritis? - ANSWER Clear urine There is a decrease in urine output for patient's with glomerulonephritis. Urine would be concentrated and dark brown/teacolored. Clear urine There is a decrease in urine output for patient's with glomerulonephritis. Urine would be concentrated and dark brown/tea-colored. - ANSWER Administration of nebulized epinephrine Moder...

A 1-year-old presents unconscious and is being ventilated with a bag-mask device. Ventilation has become progressively more difficult. Which of the following is the PRIORITY intervention? correct answersPlace padding under the shoulders. A patient arrives to the emergency department intubated and ventilated via a bag-mask device. EMS reports that the patient fell from a climbing apparatus at school. Upon assessment, the patient is difficult to ventilate and has absent breath sounds on the lef...

ACLS (advanced cardiac life support) Ans--invasive airway management skills, pharmacology, and electrical therapies, special resuscitation. PALS (pediatric advanced life support) Ans--neonatal and pediatric resuscitation trauma nursing core course Ans--trauma nursing priorities interventions, diagnostic studies injury management certified emergenccy nurse (CEN) Ans--validates core emergency nursing knowledge base respiratory distress Ans--Emergent, life threatening, and immediate s...

what are the examples of patient problems that are considered priority in the ED? correct answers chest pain, stroke, sepsis, pneumonia three tier model correct answers emergent urgent nonurgent emergent triage correct answers immediate threat to life or limb respiratory distress chest pain with diaphoresis stroke active hemorrhage unstable VS urgent triage correct answers should be seen quickly but that immediate threat to life does not exist at the moment severe abdominal ...

After a patient experienced a brief episode of tinnitus, diplopia, and dysarthria with no residual effects, the nurse anticipates teaching the patient about a. cerebral aneurysm clipping. b. heparin intravenous infusion. c. oral low-dose aspirin therapy. d. tissue plasminogen activator (tPA). correct answer: c. oral low-dose aspirin therapy. The patient's symptoms are consistent with transient ischemic attack (TIA), and drugs that inhibit platelet aggregation are prescribed after a TI...