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CCNS Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist

Category - Pediatrics

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After an eight hour shift, a nurse arrives on the scene of a building on fire. Which of the following patients does the nurse attend to first?
  1. A fifteen-year-old patient who has burns on both hands and reports severe pain
  2. A thirteen-year-old patient who has burns on the face and neck and reports difficulty swallowing
  3. A sixteen-year-old patient who jumped from a second story window and is reporting severe arm pain
  4. A three-year-old child who cannot find her parents and is reporting a headache
Explanation
Answer - B - The patient that the nurse attends to first is a thirteen-year-old patient who has burns on the face and neck and reports difficulty swallowing. Burns on the face and neck involves obstruction of airway due to smoke inhalation. Airway is a priority.
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