ENA TRIAGE CORRECT EXAMS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which statement most accurately describes the overall goal of triage?
A. To assign the right acuity level
B. To get the right patient to the right place at the right time for the right reason.
C. To perform a medical screening evaluation
D. To decrease the patient's length of stay - ✔✔B
✔✔Which function differentiates the Emergency Severity Index from the Canadian
Triage and Acuity Scale?
A. It identifies specific vital signs that place a patient at acuity level 2.
B. It includes a list of presenting complaints or conditions for each triage level.
C. It lets the emergency nurse assign acuity based on the chief complaint and focused
subjective and objective assessments.
D. It identifies reassessment times for each of the five triage levels. - ✔✔A
✔✔Which finding in an infant is associated with compromised circulation?
A. Dry skin
B. Absence of tears
C. Capillary refill of 2 seconds
D. Pink skin - ✔✔B
✔✔Using the CIAMPEDS mnemonic, the triage nurse evaluates fever control for a
pediatric patient. This reflects which component of the mnemonic?
A. Chief complaint
B. Diet
C. Medication
D. Past medical history - ✔✔D
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Which statement most accurately describes the overall goal of triage?
A. To assign the right acuity level
B. To get the right patient to the right place at the right time for the right reason.
C. To perform a medical screening evaluation
D. To decrease the patient's length of stay - ✔✔B
✔✔Which function differentiates the Emergency Severity Index from the Canadian
Triage and Acuity Scale?
A. It identifies specific vital signs that place a patient at acuity level 2.
B. It includes a list of presenting complaints or conditions for each triage level.
C. It lets the emergency nurse assign acuity based on the chief complaint and focused
subjective and objective assessments.
D. It identifies reassessment times for each of the five triage levels. - ✔✔A
✔✔Which finding in an infant is associated with compromised circulation?
A. Dry skin
B. Absence of tears
C. Capillary refill of 2 seconds
D. Pink skin - ✔✔B
✔✔Using the CIAMPEDS mnemonic, the triage nurse evaluates fever control for a
pediatric patient. This reflects which component of the mnemonic?
A. Chief complaint
B. Diet
C. Medication
D. Past medical history - ✔✔D
