Emergency Nursing Core Curriculum

Question 1

MDI inhaler

Answer 1

metered dose inhaler

Question 2

who can use the FACES scale

Answer 2

over 34yoi

Question 3

CAM therapies

Answer 3

complementary alternative medication

Question 4

how to think about comparing children to adults

Answer 4

children are NOT small adults
- they have distinct unique anatomic and physiological differences

Question 5

airway differences in pediatrics

Answer 5

obligate nose breathers until 6-8m,
smaller airway diameter easier to occlude by secretions,
greater amounts of soft tissue surroundign airways,
larger tongue,
cricoid cartliage is the narrowest part of hte airway,
soft laryngeal cartliage

Question 6

growth/development of infants

Answer 6

trust development, localizes pain, stranger danger onset 7-9m

Question 7

important to remember about BP in geriatrics

Answer 7

elevated systolic BP may mask hypotension

Question 8

problems of breathign in geriatrics

Answer 8

loss thoracic musclemass,
decreased lung compliance and lung capacity,
may be unable to tolerate supine,
labored breathing = rapid exhaustion = decreased CO,
atherosclerosiks impacts vasoconsriction<
decerased baroreceptor sensitivity so less able to mount tachycardic respose to low BP
anemia may be causd by chronic diseases

Question 9

remember about confusion in eldes

Answer 9

decerased cerebral blood flow,
loss of functioning neurons and cerebal atrophy are normal in aging,
slower nerve transmission and slower reflexes = increased injury risk
don’t assume dementia/confusion is baseline

Question 10

confusion in elders

Answer 10

may be r/t decreased blood flow and normal loss of functioning neurons/cerebral atrophy
OR
hypoxia, UTI, Infection
***confusion is not necessarily their baseline

Question 11

what should happen simultaneously in sever trauma

Answer 11

assessment & resuscitation
- diagnose/manage/address life-threatening problems which cause death or serious morbidity if treated early