1.) A patient who attempted suicide being treated in the ED is accompanied by his mother, father, and brother. When planning the nursing care of this family, the nurse should perform which of the following action?

a. Ensure that the family receives appropriate crisis intervention services

2.) A patient is admitted to the ED with an apparent overdose of IV heroin. After stabilizing the patient’s cardiopulmonary status, the nurse should prepare to perform what intervention?

a. Administer naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan).

3.) The ED nurse admitting a patient with a history of depression is screening the patient for suicide risk. What assessment question should the nurse ask when screening the patient?

a. Have you ever thought about taking your own life?

4.) An ED nurse is triaging patients according to the Emergency Severity Index (ESI). When assigning patients to a triage level, the nurse will consider the patients acuity as well as what other variable?

a. The resources that the patient is likely to require

5.) A patient who has been exposed to anthrax is being treated in the local hospital. The nurse should prioritize what health assessments?

a. Assessment of respiratory status

6.) While developing an emergency operations plan (EOP), the committee is discussing the components of the EOP. During the post-incident response of an emergency operations plan, what activity will take place?

1. Conducting a critique and debriefing for all involved in the incident

7.) 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 patients clothing and then perform what action?

1. Rinse the patient with water.

8.) An industrial site has experienced a radiation leak and workers who have been potentially affected are en-route to the hospital. To minimize the risks of contaminating the hospital, managers should perform what action?

a. Establish a triage outside the hospital.

9.) A hospitals emergency operations plan has been enacted following an industrial accident. While one nurse performs the initial triage, what should other emergency medical services personnel do?

a. Perform life-saving measures.