A Client Arrives in the Emergency Department After Being in a Car

question 20

Multiple Choice

A client arrives in the emergency department after being in a car crash with fatalities.The client has a nearly amputated leg that is bleeding profusely.What action by the nurse takes priority?

• A) Apply direct pressure to the bleeding.
• B) Ensure the client has a patent airway.
• C) Obtain consent for emergency surgery.
• D) Start two large-bore IV catheters.

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Definitions:

Cost Hierarchy

A system that categorizes costs based on their direct traceability to production activities, often utilized in activity-based costing.

Activity-based Costing

A costing method that assigns overhead and indirect costs to specific activities based on their use of resources, improving accuracy in pricing and product management.

Direct Labor

The cost of wages for workers directly involved in the manufacturing or production of goods.

Allocation Base

A measure of activity such as direct labor-hours or machine-hours that is used to assign costs to cost objects.