Question 16 - Musculoskeletal and Wound Emergencies Practice Test for the CEN

The nurse is caring for a patient with a degloving injury to their left index finger. Which of the following interventions should be performed first?

Irrigate the injury site.
Wrap the finger and hand loosely in damp gauze.
Apply pressure to stop the bleeding.
Elevate the injured hand.

Hint

Be sure to consider describing words like first (second, third, etc.), number one (two, three, etc.), top, prior to, priority, prioritize, increase, next, then, last, before, between, initial(ly), immediate(ly), direct(ly), final, earliest, latest, ultimately, original(ly), and after in questions. They indicate that there is one particular correct answer, even if the other answer choices may be related to the question.

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