Answer to Question 1
ANS: C
Case management interventions include facilitating referrals to primary care providers who are accepting new clients or to subsidized community-based health clinics for clients or families in need of routine services. The ED nurse is accountable for communicating pertinent staff considerations, client needs, and restrictions to support staff (e.g., physical limitations, isolation precautions) to ensure that ongoing client and staff safety issues are addressed. The ED physician prescribes medications and treatments. The psychiatric nurse team evaluates clients with emotional behaviors or mental illness and facilitates the follow-up treatment plan, including possible admission to an appropriate psychiatric facility.
Answer to Question 2
ANS: D
When dealing with clients and families in crisis, communicate in a simple and concrete manner to minimize confusion. Tubes must remain in place for the medical examiner. Family should be allowed to view the body. Offering to call for additional family support during the crisis is suggested. The bereavement committee should be consulted, but this is not the priority at this time.
Client on IV patient-controlled analgesia (PCA).
Example of simplified note for one-time client.
Facility Emergency Response Plans. Courtesy of Chris Weber, Dr. Hazmat, Inc.
Testing client’s ability to identify sharp sensations
Emergency Care
Electropherogram showing the STR profiles of four samples from a rape case