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CEN CERTIFIED EMERGENCY NURSE EXAM 2026 COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED A+ GRADE ASSURED!!!!! NEW LATEST UPDATE!!!!

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CEN CERTIFIED EMERGENCY NURSE EXAM 2026 COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED A+ GRADE ASSURED!!!!! NEW LATEST UPDATE!!!!

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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




CEN CERTIFIED EMERGENCY NURSE EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERS
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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: CEN dd TIME: _____________ dd




EXAM CODE: CEN CERTIFIED EMERGENCY NURSE EXA
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M QUESTIONS ANSWERS-101
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EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. Preload refers to:
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a. The volume of blood entering the left side of the heart
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b. The volume of blood entering the right side of the heart
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c. The pressure in the venous system that the heart must overcome to pump the blood
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d. The pressure in the arterial system that the heart must overcome to pump the blood
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[Verified Solution]: b. The volume of blood entering the right side of the heart Preload is the volume
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of blood that enters the right side of the heart. This volume stretches the fibers in the heart prior to cont
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raction. Preload is commonly measured as atrial pressure.
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Q2. The team is performing CPR on a patient. The rhythm that will respond to an electrical s
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hock is: dd



a. Asystole
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b. PEA
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c. Ventricular fibrillation
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d. SVT
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[Verified Solution]: c. Ventricular fibrillation Ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycar
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dia are the two rhythms that are considered to be "shockable" cardiac arrest rhythms. Although asystole
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and PEA are cardiac arrest rhythms, they will not respond to electrical shock.
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, Q3. When suctioning during a cardiac arrest, suctioning should be limited to which of the foll
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owing?
a. Less than 5 seconds
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b. Less than 10 seconds
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c. Less than 20 seconds
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d. Less than 30 seconds
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[Verified Solution]: b. Less than 10 seconds According to the 2010 BLS and ACLS guidelines, suctio
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ning for longer than 10 seconds may result in pulling too much oxygen out of the airways resulting in h
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ypoxemia.




Q4. Possible causes of cardiac arrest include all of the following EXCEPT:
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a. Hypervolemia
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b. Hypoxia
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c. Hypokalemia
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d. Tension Pneumothorax
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[Verified Solution]: a. Hypervolemia Common causes of cardiac arrest are known as the H's and T's a
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nd include: hypovolemia (NOT hypervolemia), hypoxia, hydrogen ion excess (acidosis), hypo or hyperk
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alemia, hypothermia, tension pneumothorax, tamponade, toxins, and thrombosis (pulmonary or coronary)
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. Correction of these causes can often reverse a cardiac arrest.
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Q5. You are providing ventilations using a Bag-
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mask device. Suddenly, you do not see the patient's chest rise with the ventilation. You repositi
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on the patient to ensure an open airway. When you attempt to ventilate, you do not see his che
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st rise. The most likely cause of this is:
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a. The bag-mask device is faulty
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b. Airway obstruction
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c. The patient has suffered an MI
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d. Cardiac tamponade
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[Verified Solution]: b. Airway obstruction The most likely cause of the failure of the chest to rise duri
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ng ventilations is an airway obstruction. Although a faulty bag-
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mask device is a possibility, it is unlikely that it would fail in the middle of providing ventilations.
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Q6. According to American Heart Association ACLS guidelines, cricoid pressure during intub
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ation:
a. Should be done in all cases.
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b. Is no longer recommended.
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c. Should only be done on children.
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d. None of the above.
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[Verified Solution]: b. Is no longer recommended. According to the most current AHA guidelines, cric
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oid pressure may delay or prevent placement of an advanced airway so is no longer recommended.
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