Why should a nurse tag a victim after assessment in a disaster situation?
A) To know the victim's name
B) The tag states the triage category of the victim.
C) So that someone else does not duplicate the assessment
D) To call for immediate hospitalization
C
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The nurse is implementing validation therapy with an elderly male client to assist him in resolving old conflicts and making peace with himself. Which is one of the techniques used?
a. Sympathy b. Empathy c. Helping the client write a paragraph about his life d. Contacting old acquaintances for their interpretation of the client's life
A patient arrives by ambulance to the emergency department. A paramedic is administering a breathing bag to help with the patient's respirations. Which triage level will the nurse assign?
1. Nonurgent 2. Resuscitative 3. Emergent 4. Urgent
Which assessment finding alerts the nurse to the likelihood that the patient has a distended bladder?
1. Percussion in the middle of the lower abdomen elicits a dull sound. 2. The patient states, "My back is killing me.". 3. Percussion over the costovertebral angle produces pain. 4. The patient complains of colicky pain in the side.
A nurse collects data about seat belt usage by interviewing key informants and observing behav-iors in the community. Which of the following types of data is being collected?
a. Quantitative b. Qualitative c. Focus groups d. Participant observation