ATI LPN
Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 16 Questions
Question 1 of 5
A patient arrives in the emergency department with a sucking wound to the left chest. What is the first action the nurse should take?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Sucking chest wounds should be dressed with a flutter dressing so that air can escape the pleural space, but no more air can be sucked in.
Question 2 of 5
A visitor in the hospital slips and falls. The patient's arm appears dislocated and the visitor is unable to move it. What is the first action the nurse should implement?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The nurse should splint the arm where it lies and not attempt to move or rearrange the limb.
Question 3 of 5
When assessing the adult victim for pulselessness the CPR rescuer should palpate the most reliable and accessible pulse. Which pulse will be palpated?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: When assessing the adult victim for pulselessness, the most reliable and accessible pulse is the carotid.
Question 4 of 5
When other methods have failed to stop the bleeding and the victim's life is in danger the rescuer at the scene applies a tourniquet to a young woman's leg above the knee. What is another step that is essential for the rescuer to follow?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A tourniquet must never be released once it is in place. All other options are enhancements to the procedure of the tourniquet application, but not essential.
Question 5 of 5
The Good Samaritan law will protect all people who offer assistance. What is necessary for this protection?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Good Samaritan law will protect any person who follows a prudent course of action.