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maychende · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Several priority levels have been identified to assist nurses with categorizing patient care activities to ensure safe patient outcomes. Which of the following is not correct regarding these priority level categories?

a. first priority: problems with ABCs
b. second priority: activities essential to safety
c. third priority: comfort, healing, and teaching
d. fourth priority: planning and prevention

Question 2

Patient care can be prioritized through the use of the ABCs.. Which of the following is correct regarding these ABCs?

a. A=airway; B=breathing; C=caring
b. A= analysis; B=background; C=care plan
c. A=airway; B=breathing; C=circulation
d. A=airway; B= breathing; C=communication

ilianabrrr · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Another way that nurses make effective use of available time is by setting priorities. Three priority areas have been identified to assist nurses in categorizing tasks for safe patient outcomes. These categories are: 1) first priority: problems with ABCs; 2) second priority: activities essential to safety; and 3) third priority: comfort, healing, and teaching. While planning and prevention are also important parts of nursing, they can be located under the other three categories depending on the task and patient need.

Answer to Question 2

C
The acronym ABC can be used to assist nurses with prioritization of patient care and assessment of patient needs. ABC stands for: A=airway (patent airway?); B=breathing (respiratory status?); and C=circulation (circulatory compromise?).