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COMPLETE SOLUTIONS FOR ATLS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A 23-year-old man is brought immediately to the ED from the hospitals parking lot where he was shot in the lower abdomen. Examination reveals a single bullet wound. He is breathing and has a thready pulse. However, he is unconsious and has no detectable blood pressure. Optimale immediate management is to: A. Perform a FAST B. Initiate infusion of packed red blood cells C. Insert a nasogastric tube and urinary catheter D. Transf...

ADVANCED ATLS WRITTEN REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What is the primary goal of treating TBI? How is this done? - CORRECT ANSWER -preventing secondary brain injury. This is done by maintaining blood pressure and providing adequate profusion. After managing ABCDEs of TBI what MUST be identified if present? How is this done? - CORRECT ANSWER -mass lesion that requires surgical evacuation is critical! this is done with CT. NOTE: obtaining a CT should not delay patient transfer to trauma...

REVIEWED ATLS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS True or false? Although the mechanism of injury may be similar to those for the younger population, data shows increased mortality with similar severity of injury in older adults. - CORRECT ANSWER-True In the elderly population, what is decreased physiological reserve? - CORRECT ANSWER-aging is characterized by impaired adaptive and homeostatic mechanisms that caused an increased susceptibility to the stress of injury. Insults tolerated by the you...

VERIFIED SOLUTIONS FOR ATLS TEST 1 EXAM QUESTIONS 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. Aft...

VERIFIED SOLUTIONS FOR ATI RN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a traumatic head injury and has an intraventricular catheter (Ventriculostomy) for ICP monitoring. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following complications related to the ventriculostomy?: a. Headache b. Infection c. Aphasia d. Hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER -b. Infection Monitor for infection and use strict asepsis to avoid life-threat...

REVIEWED MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED EXAM RETAKE STUDY GUIDE A nurse at a providers office is caring for an older adult client who is having an annual physical exam. Which of the following findings indicates additional follow-up is needed in regard to the prostate gland? (Select all that apply.) A. Prostate specific antigen (PSA) is 7.1 ng/mL. B. A digital rectal exam (DRE) reveals an enlarged and nodular prostate. C. The client reports a weak urine stream. D. The client reports urinat...

COMPLETE SOLUTIONS FOR MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED ATI EXAM An older adult is brought to an emergency department by a family member. Which of the following assessment findings should cause the nurse to suspect that the client has hypertonic dehydration? - CORRECT ANSWER -Urine Specific gravity 1.045 A urine specific gravity greater than 1.030 indicates a decrease in urine volume and an increase in osmolarity, which is a manifestation of hypertonic dehydration. A nurse in a community...

ELABORATED QUESTIONS FOR MEDICAL SURGICAL ATI PROCTORED EXAM A nurse in an emergency department is preparing to perform an ocular irrigation for a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? a. Assess the client's visual acuity prior to irrigation b. Have the client turn their head toward the unaffected eye c. Hold the irrigator syringe 3.81 cm (1.5 in) above the eye d. Perform the irrigation with sterile water for irrigation - CORRECT ANSWER -d. Perform the ...

ADVANCED ATI MEDICAL SURGICAL PROCTORED EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a traumatic head injury and has an intraventricular catheter (Ventriculostomy) for ICP monitoring. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following complications related to the ventriculostomy?: a. Headache b. Infection c. Aphasia d. Hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER -b. Infection Monitor for infection and use strict asepsis to avoid life...

NIMS ICS 400 UPGRADED EXAM What type of structure may be established when 2 or more individual incidents located in the same general area, are assigned to a single IC or US? A: Incident Command Post B: Unified Command C: Incident Complex D: Unity of Command - CORRECT ANSWER -C- Incident Complex In the context of incident management, complex incidents generally: A- Involve multijurisdictional efforts of more than 1 agency B- Involve 1 centralized agency a&/or political jurisdi...