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May 24, 2009 08:24 AM

CEN-Emergency Nursing Content Review/Self Assessment

by mwboswell Premium Member

These are "CEN-Like" core curriculum questions...
I'll post the answers in 3-4 days

Category: Special Populations
(1) You are discharging your 79 year old female pt who sustained a large skin tear. Which of the following is the best answer regarding patient education for this client?

A) Use pre-printed instruction sheets.
B) Prepare handwritten instruction sheets.
C) Instruct the patient to call their private physician if they have any questions.
D) Conduct a one-on-one discussion with the patient.

Category: Gastro-intestinal Emergencies
(2) A 36-year-old male is in severe distress due to upper gastrointestinal bleeding. He has been vomiting bright red blood at home for 4 hours. Which of the following interventions is the highest priority?

A) Apply 100% non-rebreather oxygen mask.
B) Initiates IV access and starts a Normal Saline bolus.

C) Inserts nasogastric (NG) tube.

D) Draws blood for a type and cross.

Category: Respiratory Emergencies
(3) The SPO2 of an ED patient suddently drops to 88%. Of the following, what should the RN do first?

A) Put the pulse ox sensor on another finger.
B) Check to see if the auto-blood pressure cuff is inflated.

C) Assess for changes in the patient's mental status.

D) Obtain an arterial blood gas.

Category: Environmental Emergencies(4) Your patient sustained a near-drowning incident. Which of the following plays the most significant role in their condition?

A) Hypothermia
B) Pneumonia

C) Dysrhythmia

D) Hypoxemia

Category: Professional-Legal Topics
(5) Which of the following legal principles applies to the RN working in the Emergency Department?

A) Duty of care
B) Breach of duty

C) Proximate causation

D) Injury


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No. 1
from danfif
Old May 24, 2009, 10:33 AM

Default Re: CEN-Emergency Nursing Content Review/Self Assessment
I'll bite; 1. d, 2. b, 3. b, 4. a, 5. a
Dan
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No. 2
from Medic09
Old May 24, 2009, 12:52 PM

Default Re: CEN-Emergency Nursing Content Review/Self Assessment
Okay, I'm next.

1. D
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. C
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No. 3
from crb613
Old May 24, 2009, 04:08 PM

Default Re: CEN-Emergency Nursing Content Review/Self Assessment
I'll give it a shot...
1) D
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) B
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No. 4
from gambutrol
Old May 24, 2009, 08:30 PM

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I'll join the bandwagon.. hehe.. hope it's correct!

1. D
2. A
3. A
4. D
5. C
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No. 5
from LunahRN
Old May 25, 2009, 09:37 AM

Default Re: CEN-Emergency Nursing Content Review/Self Assessment
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. A
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No. 6
from pererau
Old May 26, 2009, 12:14 AM

Default Re: CEN-Emergency Nursing Content Review/Self Assessment
Why not?

1 D
2 D - I really hate this type of question, because in the real world we would be doing D and B at the same time, and I could see a pretty reasonable argument for either, but in the end, absent standing orders, the RN does not have the authority to start a normal saline bolus, and typed and crossed blood is always safer for the patient than o neg.
3 B
4 D
5 A - wild guess here.
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No. 7
from 2BSure
Old May 26, 2009, 03:11 PM

Default Re: CEN-Emergency Nursing Content Review/Self Assessment
1) D
2) D
3) B or A -- I am thinking along the lines of looking for a mechanical cause first
4) D
5) A
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No. 8
from Miss Mab
Old May 26, 2009, 09:15 PM

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D
D
C
C
A.....

I saw this first about 14 hours ago and for some reason I couldn't post. I do know even then my answers didn;t match most others.

So, this reminded me of the hell of," No,no, you have to pick the Right-EST answer among all the other right ones. Anyway, the best part if I end up being soooooowrong this time is that at least now I have actual 'real world' rationale behind my otherwise obviously incorrect answers. Seems more pursuasive a reasoning than JUST CAUSE(i hate this class rumble, grumble...)
Anyway, I'll just take again at midnight. ......
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No. 9
from emtb2rn
Old May 27, 2009, 09:11 AM

Default Re: CEN-Emergency Nursing Content Review/Self Assessment
Originally Posted by crb613 View Post
I'll give it a shot...
1) D
2) B
3) C
4) D
5) B
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