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2021 / 2022): Multidimensional Care IV /

MDC 4 - Rasmussen

NUR 2755 Multidimensional Care IV

MDC4 FINAL EXAM

what are the treatments for frostbite in the ED?

• Warm saline, immerse hands/feet in warm water, elevate affected limbs, have them rub their hands together Priority treatment for pt with a heat stroke
• Move them out of the sun, into shade First priority assessment
• Airway Process called for sorting patients
• Triage

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Pt with a heat stroke starts to shiver. Why is this this bad?

• Raises their temp.; give them meds Pt has an increased temp., what will we tell the UAP to do?
• Strip them down/remove clothing 2nd degree frost bite looks like?
• Milky fluid, red w/ blisters

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Pt w/ heat stroke--what characteristics would we see in the pt?

• Tachycardia, irregular pulse patter, visual disturbance, dec. urine output Pt being treated for hypothermia & is on a heart monitor. What is the reason that the pt could have arrhythmias?
• Lactic acid shunted Pt sustained a blunt trauma to the chest, sign that the pt has a pneumothorax?
• Diminished breath sounds Low pressure alarms on the ventilator, what do we think happened/what do we do?
• It disconnected; ventilate the pt manually Pt w/ rib fracture, how would they present?
• Pain on inspiration Most distinctive sign of flailed chest?
• Paradoxical chest movement Pt has a high-pressure alarm on the ventilator & absence of breath sounds on the right lower

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lobe. what do they have?

• Pneumothorax Earliest signs of respiratory distress?
• Increased resp rate; > Most common symptoms of a pt w/ a PE?
• Sudden chest pain

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Assessing pain for pt who is unconscious, what's the first intervention?

• Nail bed pressure Pt with a head injury & are arousable, what is one intervention the pt can do themselves to reduce ICP?
• Exhaling during repositioning Characteristics of CSF, what does it test for?
• Clear w/ a yellow halo; tests positive for glucose

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How can we limit autonomic dysreflexia?

• Routine bowel & bladder program Evaluating a pt for a spinal cord injury; which of the following would indicate shock?
• Flaccid paralysis Can restraints be used if a pt had a seizure?
• No Pt with hemianopia, what do we recommend to help overcome their deficit?
• Scanning back & forth Best thing to teach pt w/ Myasthenia gravis, regarding their medications
• Continue taking meds to maintain blood level Pt w/ Parkinson's w/ bradykinesia--what to teach them for getting out of a chair?
• Rock back & forth

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Pt that has Guillain Barre syndrome--what do we want to know about them?

• If they have a hx/exposure of epstein-barr virus Pt w/ Guillain Barre & have been intubated; what is the plan of care for the pt to cope w/ this illness?
• Provide info, give positive feedback, & encouraged relaxation What is the neurological sign for meningitis?
• Brudzinski sign Pt instructions do we give a pt w/ a halo device?
• Drink w/ a straw, inform pt the device will change their equilibrium/balance, wash under the wool skin Triage the following:
• Infant w/ petecchiae/104 temp, pt w/ minor head wound, pt w/ abd pain, & pt w/ ankle injury Giving food to a pt with hemiparesis and has hemiplegia?
• Offer food on the unaffected side What is the long-term reaction to Dilantin/phenytoin use?
• Gum hyperplasia Pt that is on Dilantin long-term, what might happen if they abruptly d/c?
• Status epilepticus would develop

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Pt is in the postictal phase of a tonic-clonic seizure, what will they look like?

• Tired & drowsy Priority assessment in pt in the postictal phase?
• Airway Give instructions/education to a pt going to receive and EEG, can they have anything with caffeine?
• NO caffeine What would we observe in a pt in the ictal phase?
• Loss of awareness, rigidity; stiffness, violent muscle contractions Decerebrate posturing?
• The back is arched & all 4 extremities are rigidly extended What is the desired PTT for heparin therapy?
• 60 Pt with a PTT of 25 seconds, what would we do?
• Increase heparin Pt is genetically predisposed to a PE; what would we expect to do?
• Teaching for an IVC filter Pt has a massive blood loss from trauma, what will you expect to see in their MAP?

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• It will drop

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Pt's RR was 12 and is now at 16, HR 80 and now 92, what is the priority action?

• Continue to monitor/document findings Pt's WBC: 3.8, BS: 198, Temp: 96.2, what is the priority action?
• Call MD about the temperature. One thing to give instructions on for older adults in a community to prevent dehydration
• Inc. fluid intake/drink more water Number 1 lab to look at when evaluating shock
• Lactic acid Ways to prevent PTSD
• Well balanced meal, drink fluids, take a break when need to, don't work >12 hrs a day, debrief During a mass casualty, a pt with multiple rib fractures & SOB would get one color tag?
• Red You are a charge nurse in the ED & getting staff calls and bickering after a week of numerous traumas, what is the first action?
• Debriefing Pt is found unresponsive in their home & their skin is bright cherry red. What do you suspect happened? What lab to get?
• Carbon monoxide poisoning; carboxyhemoglobin