A nurse and a new graduate nurse are discussing the secondary survey of the trauma patient.The nurse asks the new graduate to identify the most important aspect of a secondary survey.Which response would indicate the new graduate nurse understood the information?

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During the secondary survey,a head-to-toe approach is used to thoroughly examine each body region.The history is one of the most important aspects of the secondary survey.Additional interventions during the resuscitation phase involve placement of urinary and gastric catheters.During resuscitation from traumatic hemorrhagic shock,normalization of standard clinical parameters such as blood pressure,heart rate,and urine output are not adequate.Circulatory status is part of the primary survey.

A Nurse and a New Graduate Nurse Are Discussing the Secondary