EMERGENCY NURSING EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Emergency care - ANS 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 - ANS What are the types of occurrence of emergencies?
episodic - ANS concussion, trauma, fracture, chest pain/MI, stroke, overdose, temps, asthma,
problems with breathing
primary - ANS 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 - ANS CHF, pulmonary edema
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,emergency nurse credentials - ANS 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
-Can someone what and sit with this or is this something that needs to be managed right away?
Intervention
-Minimal or advanced
Evaluation
B - ANS A 25 year old male client has just had a plaster cast applied to his right forearm
following the reduction of a closed radius fracture due to an inline skating accident. What is the
priority nursing assessment for this client?
A. Whether the client is having pain
B.Sensation and movement of the fingers
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, C. Whether the cast is completely dry
D.Whether the cast needs petaling
emergency nursing skills - ANS Self directed- act independently
Accountable- to the patient, maintain patient safety
Skilled communication
-SBAR (situation, background, assessment, recommendation) to communicate with peers
-Focused on what we are saying and communicating clearly
Interprofessional work environment
Adaptable / Flexible- to the situation, just cant have it your way
Work under stress-
-Not only having a patient who is sick, need to deal with family members
-Having issues may need to get: security, social work etc to get involved
emergency nursing role - ANS Emergency nurse has had specialized education, training,
experience, and expertise in assessing and identifying patients health care problems in crisis
situations
Emergency nurse establishes priorities, monitors, and continually assesses acutely ill and
injured patients, supports and attends family, supervises allied health personnel, and educate
patient/family
environment - ANS Unplanned situations
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Emergency care - ANS 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 - ANS What are the types of occurrence of emergencies?
episodic - ANS concussion, trauma, fracture, chest pain/MI, stroke, overdose, temps, asthma,
problems with breathing
primary - ANS 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 - ANS CHF, pulmonary edema
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,emergency nurse credentials - ANS 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
-Can someone what and sit with this or is this something that needs to be managed right away?
Intervention
-Minimal or advanced
Evaluation
B - ANS A 25 year old male client has just had a plaster cast applied to his right forearm
following the reduction of a closed radius fracture due to an inline skating accident. What is the
priority nursing assessment for this client?
A. Whether the client is having pain
B.Sensation and movement of the fingers
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, C. Whether the cast is completely dry
D.Whether the cast needs petaling
emergency nursing skills - ANS Self directed- act independently
Accountable- to the patient, maintain patient safety
Skilled communication
-SBAR (situation, background, assessment, recommendation) to communicate with peers
-Focused on what we are saying and communicating clearly
Interprofessional work environment
Adaptable / Flexible- to the situation, just cant have it your way
Work under stress-
-Not only having a patient who is sick, need to deal with family members
-Having issues may need to get: security, social work etc to get involved
emergency nursing role - ANS Emergency nurse has had specialized education, training,
experience, and expertise in assessing and identifying patients health care problems in crisis
situations
Emergency nurse establishes priorities, monitors, and continually assesses acutely ill and
injured patients, supports and attends family, supervises allied health personnel, and educate
patient/family
environment - ANS Unplanned situations
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