An emergency department nurse completes the intake assessment on a 59-year-old burn patient who fell asleep while smoking in bed. Assessment findings include: soot around the mouth and nose black-tinged sputum a 5% BSA deep partial thickness burn to the anterior thorax pink/red mucous membranes and nail beds vitals of T- 98F, HR – 94, RR – 20, BP – 118/76, SaO2 – 99%. Based on this information the nurse’s priority is to …?

Choose the three (3) responses that accurately describe the symptoms of WRMSD:

______ are used to administer a variety of drugs, manage fluid volume, serve as a conduit for blood analysis and transfusions, and monitor cardiac pressures.

A(n) ______ is a pair of inflatable trousers that can be used to slow down the rate of hemorrhage.

Insertion sites for thoracostomy tubes vary with the substance being removed.  In the case of hemothorax and pleural effusions, typical insertion site is:

______ is a measure of the force exerted by blood on the arterial walls during contraction and relaxation of the heart.

Match each of the normal vital signs and additional assessments with the corresponding values.  Responses will be used on only once.

All of the following are types of wheelchair transfers except:

Which of the following questioning techniques will help focus a patient interview and provide patient answers with additional detail?

In regards to oxygen, which of the following statements are true? Oxygen is flammable Oxygen is an odorless gas Oxygen constitutes 30% of atmospheric gases Oxygen is considered a drug