A client comes to the emergency department with a suspected airway obstruction. The emergency department team prepares to manage the client as if he has a complete airway obstruction based on which of the following?

a) Refusal to lie flat

b) Forceful coughing

c) High-pitched noise on inhalation

d) Wheezing between coughs

Asnwer: High-pitched noise on inhalation

Which of the following solid organs is most frequently injured in a penetrating trauma?

a) Brain

b) Liver

c) Pancreas

d) Lungs

Asnwer: Liver

A patient presents to the ED complaining of choking on a chicken bone. The patient is breathing spontaneously. The nurse applies oxygen and suspects a partial airway obstruction. Which of the following should the nurse do next?

a) Encourage the patient to cough forcefully.

b) Prepare the patient for a bronchoscopy.

c) Insert a nasopharyngeal airway.

d) Insert an oropharyngeal airway.

Asnwer: Encourage the patient to cough forcefully.

A client arrives at the emergency department and is experiencing a severe allergic reacton to a bee sting. The client received treatment and is being discharged. Which client statement indicates that additional teaching about exposure prevention is needed?

a) "I need to avoid using perfumes and scented soaps when I'm going outside."

b) "If a bee comes near me, I should stay still."

c) "I should always wear something on my feet when I'm outside."

d) "Brightly colored clothes help to ward off bees."

Asnwer: "Brightly colored clothes help to ward off bees."