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Emergency & Critical Care questions for NORCET, RRB, ESIC, CHO and state nursing officer exams, split into 28 topics. Open a topic to read sample questions with answers, or start free practice. Every question comes with a simple-English explanation.
General 523Shock 90Emergency Nursing 53Triage 42Terrorism, Mass Casualty, And Disaster Nursing 33Cardiac Arrest 13The Client With A Sex Or Growth Hormone 13Nursing Care In Specialized Settings 12Pneumothorax 10Anaphylaxis 9Fracture 9Hypertension 9Spinal Cord Injury 9Stroke 9The Client With Disorders Related To Other 9Ventricular Fibrillation 9Head Injury 8The Nursing Care Of Adults With Medical-Surgical Disorders 8Charge Nurse 7The Client With Disorders Related To 7Dehydration 6Myocardial Infarction 6Pneumonia 6Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 6Priority Nursing Actions 6Reduction Of Risk And Physiological Adaptation 6The Client With Atrial Fibrillation And Other 6The Client With Interpersonal Violence 6
Sample Emergency & Critical Care questions
Q1. Severe vomiting in food poisoning leads to which acid-base imbalance?
Metabolic acidosis
Respiratory acidosis
Respiratory alkalosis
Metabolic alkalosis
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Answer: D. Metabolic alkalosis
Food poisoning – complications – severe vomiting causes metabolic alkalosis; severe diarrhea causes metabolic acidosis; both can cause hypovolemic shock.
Q2. Emergency department (ED) staff members have been trained to follow steps that will decrease the risk of secondary exposure to a chemical. When conducting decontamination, staff members should remove the patient's clothing and then perform which action?
Wash the patient chlorhexidine
Rinse the patient with hydrogen peroxide
Rinse the patient with water
Wash the patient with a dilute bleach solution
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Answer: C. Rinse the patient with water
The first step in decontamination is removal of the patients clothing and jewelry and then rinsing the patient with water. This is usually followed by a wash with soap and water, not chlorhexidine, bleach, or hydrogen peroxide.
Q3. An obtunded patient is admitted to the ED after ingesting bleach. The nurse would prepare to assist with which intervention?
Administration of activated charcoal
Prompt administration of an antidote
Gastric lavage
Helping the patient drink large amounts of water
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Answer: D. Helping the patient drink large amounts of water
The patient who has ingested a corrosive poison, such as bleach, is given water or milk to drink for dilution. Gastric lavage is not used to treat ingestion of corrosives and activated charcoal is ineffective. There is no antidote for a corrosive substance such as bleach.
Q4. Which patient is the priority in the ED?
A patient with a fever of 38 C
A patient with chronic back pain
A patient with a laceration that is not bleeding
A patient with anaphylaxis and stridor
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Answer: D. A patient with anaphylaxis and stridor
Stridor indicates airway obstruction, the highest priority.
Q5. Before the patient leaves the emergency department, which nursing instruction is essential for preventing another nosebleed?
Show the patient how to take the carotid pulse at hourly intervals
Warn the patient to avoid blowing the nose for several hours. A patient consults the doctor concerning nasal polyps
Advise the patient to limit dietary intake of fluids
Tell the patient to sleep in a recliner or with the head up
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Answer: B. Warn the patient to avoid blowing the nose for several hours. A patient consults the doctor concerning nasal polyps
Blowing the nose retraumatizes the ruptured nasal capillaries, causing bleeding to recur. There is no need to restrict fluid intake. Taking the carotid pulse is unnecessary. Being told to keep the head up to help lower blood pressure is helpful, but it is not the most essential information the patient requires in this situation.
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Is Emergency & Critical Care asked in NORCET and other nursing officer exams?
Nursing exams test the core nursing subjects, so this subject is useful for NORCET, RRB, ESIC, CHO and state exams. Check your exam's official syllabus for exact weightage.
