DISASTER TRIAGE NURSING NCLEX QUESTIONS 1.You’re working as a triage nurse during a disaster situation. Based on the triage color code tags placed on each of the wounded, which tag color represen... ts the wounded who have the highest priority of being treated first?* ○A. Green ○B. Yellow ○C. Red ○D. Black 2.A catastrophic disaster has occurred 5 miles from the hospital you are working in. The hospital’s disaster plan is activated and the wounded are brought to the hospital. You’re helping triage the survivors. One of the wounded is able to walk around and has minor lacerations on the arms, hands, chest, and legs. You would place what color tag on this survivor?* ○A. Red ○B. Yellow ○C. Green ○D. Black 3.Which statement below is INCORRECT about the yellow triage tag color in regards to a disaster situation?* ○A. A survivor with this tag color is seen after patients with the green tag color. ○B. A survivor with this tag color can have treatment delayed for an hour or less. ○ C. A survivor with this tag color has serious injuries that could eventually lead to the compromise of breathing, circulation, or mental status, especially if treatment is delayed more than an hour or so. ○D. A survivor with this tag color has second priority for treatment of injuries. 4.For the next 7 questions, use the START method for adults to help triage the wounded that have been involved in a disaster situation. Each question will give you details on what you have assessed and you will need to use those details to help you assign a color tag to the individual: The wounded victim is unable to walk, has respiratory rate of 40, capillary refill is 6 seconds, and can’t follow simple commands. The wounded victim is assigned what tag color?* ○A. Green ○B. Red ○C. Yellow ○D. Black 5.While triaging the wounded from a disaster, you note that one of the wounded is not breathing, radial pulse is absent, capillary refill >2 seconds, and does not respond to your commands. What color tag is assigned?* ○A. Green ○B. Red ○C. Yellow ○D. Black [Show More]
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