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A 23-year-old patient involved in a roll-over motor vehicle collision(MVC) presents to the trauma bay with a Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) of 8. The trauma nurse performs the trauma assessment in the correct order, so which of the following activities would be carried out after the removal of the patient's clothing?

  • A. Manual cervical spine stabilization 
  • B. Obtaining a full set of vital signs
  • C. Placement of IV lines 
  • D. Assessment of pupillary response 
  • E. Option 5

A toddler who recognizes his parents but will not respond to the nurse's request is listed as which of the following when assessing mental status using the AVPU mnemonic?

  • A. A for alert
  • B. V for verbal 
  • C. P for painful 
  • D. U for unresponsive 

The nurse is performing a Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) assessment on a head trauma patient. His eyes are open to cuticle pressure, his best verbal response is incomprehensible sounds, and he exhibits flexion (decorticate posturing). What is this patient's GCS?

  • A. 6
  • B. 7
  • C. 8
  • D. 9

When monitoring intracranial pressure in an adult, the trauma nurse must be aware that the normal range is

  • A. less than 5 mmHG
  • B. less than 10 mmHG
  • C. less than 15 mmHG 
  • D. less than 20 mmHG

With a gunshot wound to the abdomen, the trauma nurse should anticipate that the organ most likely to be injured is the 

  • A. colon
  • B. stomach
  • C. live 
  • D. small intestine

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