Three RNs are working in a busy ER when six patients enter at the ...

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Three RNs are working in a busy ER when six patients enter at the same time. Which three patients will the RNs see first? Select all that apply.
 
  a. A client with head trauma from a car accident who is unconscious
  b. A child with a small laceration on the knee resulting from a fall
  c. A client who has been stabbed and is bleeding profusely
  d. A child experiencing a severe asthma attack
  e. A client limping on a very swollen bruised ankle
  f. An infant with a rash on the abdomen and extremities

Question 2

Which of the following client care tasks would most likely be third priority in terms of assessing? Select all that apply.
 
  a. Dressing change for a client who is 3-days post-op
  b. Teaching a client about the importance of the ordered medications
  c. Returning a call to a family member who is requesting information
  d. Starting an IV on a client in a sickle cell crisis
  e. Teaching family members about methods to prevent accidents in the home
  f. Monitoring a client who is in the first 15 minutes of receiving a unit of blood

[ultraflyy23]

Answer to Question 1

A, C, D
The first priority assessments for RNs would include the client with the head trauma who is
unconscious, the client who is bleeding profusely, the child having an asthma attack.

Answer to Question 2

A, B, C, E
Issues of comfort, healing, and teaching, while essential to a patient's of care, can be addressed after
first and second priority issues have been addressed.

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[ultraflyy23]

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