Emergency Nursing Certification Review Questions and Answers

emergency care Care of the individuals of all ages with perceived or actual physical or emotional alterations of health that are undiagnosed or require further interventions. ENA Emergency is whatever the patient or the family considers it to be Cost to going to an ER can be more expensive than going to see a primary doctor depending on the patients insurance; PA and NP get reimbursed at a higher rate EX/ ER copay= 100$ vs primary care provider copay=20$ episodic primary acute What are the types of occurrence of emergencies? episodic concussion, trauma, fracture, chest pain/MI, stroke, overdose, temps, asthma, problems with breathing primary can lead to many issues in the ED for routine care bc it can slow down the care due to people being there who do not need advanced assessments and instead need to go to a primary doctor; it utilizes staff, space, labs (puts delay or back log in the system) acute CHF, pulmonary edema emergency nurse credentials considered more of an expert in one area; recommended to sit for a CEN boards need at least 1-2 years of experience in that area; not required but important to obtain and for job opportunities Advanced trauma certification, ACS certified Requires knowledge of generalized and specialized skills in: Assessment -Focused and general assessments on patients; needs to be done quickly -Life threatening: ABC (airway breathing circulation) Diagnosis -Nursing based Priority