Question 1

Which of the following involves enhancing the quality of life in any stage and integrating physical, social, spiritual, and psychological aspects of care of patient/family who has been involved in a traumatic situation?

Options :

A : Hospice

B : Palliative care

C : Rehabilitation

D : Psychosocial centered care

Answer: B

Question 2

A 23-year-old male patient comes in after a nuclear explosion. He is unresponsive and agonal breathing. What would be the caregiver’s first priority be in the care of this particular situation?

Options :

A : Place a waterproof drape over the patient and immediately begin resuscitation efforts.

B : The health care provider should rapidly place all contaminated objects, including clothing, into a double bag and then initiate immediate resuscitation efforts.

C : Decontaminate the patient to limit exposure to others and then initiate resuscitation efforts.

D : The health care provider should initiate resuscitation efforts.

Answer: D

Question 3

Ms. Carrington slipped and fell while at home. She attempted to brace herself for the fall and fractured the shaft of her radius. Which of the following injuries is least associated with radial fractures?

Options :

A : Elbow fracture

B : Shoulder fracture

C : Wrist fracture

D : Clavicle fracture

Answer: D

Question 4

Documentation of events with trauma patients is crucial. All of the following are examples of improper forensic documentation techniques except:

Options :

A : None of the above

B : The exit-wound bullet has been recovered and secured in a plastic bag.

C : Sheila Cohen, the patient’s spouse, is at bedside and tells the patient that she is so “sorry that things got out of control.”

D : The spouse is at bedside and seems to be feeling very guilty and remorseful by the way she is grieving over the patient.

Answer: C

Question 5

Following a motor vehicle collision, the patient and spouse come to the emergency room after suffering a brief loss of consciousness post airbag deployment. The CT of the head was unremarkable. The nurse provided discharge instructions to the patient and the patient’s spouse. What symptom would not be considered a reason to return to the emergency room?

Options :

A : Clear fluid leaking from the nose

B : Nausea and vomiting

C : Persistent headache

D : The patient is harder to wake than normal

Answer: C