Primary and Secondary Assessment
Primary and Secondary Assessment ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is providing first aid to a client who has ingested a large amount of alcohol and is vomiting. The nurse should perform a primary assessment to check for which of the following conditions?
Reason: This choice is incorrect because dehydration is not life-threatening and does not affect the ABCs of the primary assessment.
Reason: This choice is incorrect because hypothermia is not life-threatening and does not affect the ABCs of the primary assessment.
Reason: This choice is correct because aspiration is life-threatening and affects the victim's airway, which is one of the ABCs of the primary assessment.
Reason: This choice is incorrect because alcohol poisoning is not life-threatening and does not affect the ABCs of the primary assessment.
Choice A Reason: This choice is incorrect because dehydration is not life-threatening and does not affect the ABCs of the primary assessment.
Choice B Reason: This choice is incorrect because hypothermia is not life-threatening and does not affect the ABCs of the primary assessment.
Choice C Reason: This choice is correct because aspiration is life-threatening and affects the victim's airway, which is one of the ABCs of the primary assessment.
Choice D Reason: This choice is incorrect because alcohol poisoning is not life-threatening and does not affect the ABCs of the primary assessment.