Practice Question
A nurse has been assigned to an internal disaster drill team and is triaging clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse classify with a green tag?
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Correct Answer:
A client who has multiple facial lacerations
Rationale:
🌿 In disaster triage, a green tag is assigned to clients with minor injuries that are not life-threatening and can safely wait for treatment (often referred to as the “walking wounded”).
🌿 Multiple facial lacerations, though possibly disfiguring, are not immediately life-threatening if the airway is intact and bleeding is controlled, making this client appropriate for green tag classification.
🌿 An open compound fracture of the humerus requires more urgent (yellow) classification due to risk of bleeding, infection, and impaired circulation.
🌿 Full-thickness burns over the lower extremities are severe and potentially fatal, placing the client in a red or black category depending on extent and prognosis.
🌿 A puncture wound to the lung indicates internal injury with potential for pneumothorax, which is life-threatening and requires red tag (immediate) classification.
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This question is from RN Comprehensive Predictor 2023 (Sept 2025) which contains 172 questions.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI EXIT Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Comprehensive Predictor Exam(s)~2025
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