Ati Proctored 4 Final Exam Review Diseases And Disorders Of The Respiratory System

1MDC 4 - Final Exam Review1- Safety issues in the ED: Pt identification, fall risk, skin breakdown, HAIs, med errors and adverse events.2- Triage: sorting & classifying patients into priority levels depending on illness/injury severity- Triage nurse: gatekeeper in the emergency care system- 3 levels: Emergent, Urgent, Nonurgent3- Primary Survey: organizes the approach so immediate threats are rapidly identified and effectively managed. Use ABC Disability and Exposure4- Secondary Survey: comprehensive head-to-toe, identify other injuries. Ex: splint, Foley, etc.5- Disaster: event in which illness/injuries exceed the resources capabilities of a community or medical facility6- Internal disaster: any event inside a health care facility/campus that could endanger the safety of patients/staff & creates a need for evacuation/relocation7- External disaster: any event outside the facility/campus. Somewhere in the community, requires the activation of the facilitys emergency management plan8- Multi-casualty vs. Mass casualty event: based upon the scope & scale of the incident and the number/severity of victims/casualties9- Mass casualty event: overwhelms local medical capabilities & may require collaboration of multiple agencies & health care facilities10- Emergency Preparedness: define ways to meet the extraordinary need for beds, meds, PPE, supplies, and medical devices11- Disaster Triage Tag System: Red: Emergent: class I - immediate threat