Which of the following may affect the pattern of injury in abdominal trauma?

Which of the following can reduce the potential for abdominal injury?

Which of the following is the highest priority when managing a patient with bilateral closed femur fractures?

Your patient is a 27-year-old male ice skater whose left skate was planted when he was struck and knocked down by another skater. He is agitated and complaining of severe pain in his leg. Your examination reveals an open fracture 6 inches proximal to the ankle joint. Which of the following describes the most appropriate management of this patient?

Which of the following best describes the threat to life associated with traumatic rupture of the esophagus?

Which of the following statements concerning blunt thoracic trauma in the pediatric population is most accurate?

A patient is on a dopamine infusion via a peripheral line. What action by the nurse takes priority for safety?

A patient has been diagnosed with a deep-vein thrombosis and is to be discharged on warfarin (Coumadin). The patient is adamant about refusing the drug because “it’s dangerous.” What action by the nurse is best?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a chest tube after a coronary artery bypass graft. The drainage slows significantly. What action by the nurse is most important?

An older patient with peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is explaining the daily foot care regimen to the family practice clinic nurse. What statement by the patient may indicate a barrier to proper foot care?