Q1: A nurse in an emergency department is preparing to care for a client who is being brought in with multiple system trauma following a motor vehicle crash. Which of the following should the nurse identify as the priority focus of care?

Q2: The nurse is caring for a postoperative client who has a chest tube connected to suction and a water seal drainage system. Which of the following indicates to the nurse that the chest tube is functioning properly?

Q3: A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has extensive partial and full-thickness bums of the head, neck, and chest. While planning the clients care, the nurse should identify which of the following risks as the priority for assessment and intervention?

Q4: A nurse is caring for a client who had an evacuation of a subdural hematoma. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

Q5: A nurse is monitoring a client who was admited with a severe burn injury and is receiving IV fluid resuscitation therapy. The nurse should identify a decrease in which of the following findings as an indication of adequate fluid replacement?