The emergency room nurse is utilizing a triage approach for a ...

[ishan]

The emergency room nurse is utilizing a triage approach for a mass casualty incident that is different from traditional triage. The difference between these two triage approaches is that:
 
  1. mass casualty is first come, first served; traditional is most critical first.
  2. mass casualty is most likely to survive first; traditional is first come, first served.
  3. mass casualty is most critical first; traditional is most likely to survive first.
  4. mass casualty is most likely to survive first; traditional is most critical first.

Question 2

The nurse is instructing a female client on what should be done if a lump is discovered while performing breast self-examination (BSE). What should the nurse instruct the client to do?
 
  1. Call her physician and immediately schedule an appointment.
  2. Call to schedule an appointment next month.
  3. Take the antibiotics she has in her medicine cabinet.
  4. Wait until next month's BSE to make sure the lump is still there.

[jaykayy05]

Answer to Question 1

4
In traditional triaging the most critical come first, but in mass casualties the number of people and limits of supplies have to be taken into consideration. This means the clients who are most likely to survive are treated first and the most critical are treated last.

Answer to Question 2

1
Follow-up on a lump should begin immediately. The client should not wait to see if the lump remains or changes, and she should not medicate herself.

[ishan]

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