Arab Board Emergency & Disaster Nursing Part 1 study guide
Arab Board Emergency & Disaster Nursing Part 1 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Arab Board Emergency & Disaster Nursing Part 1 is the first written component of the specialty certification that the Arab Board of Health Specializations awards to nurses working in emergency departments, prehospital services and disaster response. Part 1 is a multiple-choice paper: it tests the applied knowledge base a senior emergency nurse is expected to hold before moving on to the later clinical and oral components. The Arab Board Emergency & Disaster Nursing Part 1 study guide has 8 sections and about 2,481 words.
01Emergency Nursing Foundations and Triage
At the door you answer two questions: how sick is this patient right now, and how many resources will this patient consume? The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is the most widely examined five-level system.
340 words, about 2 min02Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Disasters are described through a cycle: mitigation (reducing impact, such as seismic bracing or flood barriers), preparedness (plans, stockpiles, training, exercises), response (activation, surge, treatment, evacuation), and recovery (restoration and lessons learned). Questions frequently blur mitigation with preparedness; mitigation is a permanent structural or environmental change, preparedness is a readiness activity.
316 words, about 2 min03Trauma and Burn Emergencies
Modern trauma care puts catastrophic haemorrhage control ahead of the airway: <C ABCDE. Apply direct pressure, then a tourniquet placed high and tight on the limb, and record the time.
343 words, about 2 min04Cardiovascular and Respiratory Emergencies
Acute coronary syndrome demands a 12-lead electrocardiogram within 10 minutes of arrival. Reperfusion targets are door-to-balloon within 90 minutes for primary percutaneous coronary intervention and door-to-needle within 30 minutes where fibrinolysis is chosen.
304 words, about 2 min05Neurological, Renal, and Endocrine Emergencies
Stroke care begins with the last known well time. Computed tomography follows within about 25 minutes of arrival to exclude haemorrhage.
302 words, about 2 min06Obstetric, Pediatric, and Mental Health Emergencies
Pregnancy alters every vital sign: plasma volume rises, haemoglobin dilutes, heart rate increases, blood pressure falls in mid-pregnancy, and the diaphragm rises. After 20 weeks, place the patient in a left lateral tilt of 15–30 degrees to relieve aortocaval compression.
298 words, about 1 min07Environmental, Toxicological, and Infectious Disease Emergencies
Environmental emergencies reward rapid physiology correction. Heat stroke is core temperature above 40°C with central nervous system dysfunction; cool aggressively and immediately.
280 words, about 1 min08Professional Practice, Ethics, Leadership, and Quality
Consent rests on capacity, information, and voluntariness. Capacity is decision-specific and assessed by four abilities: to understand the information, appreciate its relevance to oneself, reason through options, and communicate a choice.
298 words, about 1 min