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CEN EXAM VERSION 3 NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE
150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
Which of the following would be indicative of Alzheimer's disease?
Gradual onset of memory loss and aphasia
Sudden onset of disorganized speech and disorientation
Acute onset of dysarthria and ataxia
Chronic symptoms of sadness, slow speech, and flat affect - ANSWER-
Gradual onset of memory loss and aphasia
What is the best way to promote a successful family presence practice?
Ensure that social services leads the practice
Allow immediate family to be present
Have administrative support
Make it a facility requirement - ANSWER-Have administrative support
A patient arrives unresponsive. Cardiopulmonary monitoring indicates a
ventricular tachycardia. He has no pulse. What will the nurse anticipate
as the next intervention?
Synchronized cardioversion
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Administer epinephrine intravenously
Administer atropine intravenously
Defibrillation - ANSWER-Defibrillation
What is a late sign of intussusception?
Colicky pain
Ribbon-like stools
Left lower quadrant tenderness
Currant jelly-like stools - ANSWER-Currant jelly-like stools
A patient presents with a sudden onset of shortness of breath, cough,
and mild chest pain. Past medical history includes heart failure and
recent treatment for pneumonia. Considering the patient's history, the
nurse anticipates a workup for which respiratory problem?
Chronic bronchitis
Pleural effusion
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary contusion - ANSWER-Pleural effusion
A patient presents to the emergency department with right-sided facial
drooping, right arm weakness and slurred speech. Which of the
following assessments indicates exclusion criteria for receiving tissue
plasminogen activator (tPA)?
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Blood glucose of 180 mg/dL
BP 190/110 mm Hg
NIH stroke scale of 6
Headache - ANSWER-BP 190/110 mm Hg
A 16-year-old male is brought to the ED by his coach. The patient was
playing football in moderately cold weather one hour prior to arrival
and felt severe pain in the left groin area. This is suggestive of which
genitourinary emergency?
Paraphimosis
Testicular torsion
Priapism
Acute epididymitis - ANSWER-Testicular torsion
A 3-year-old boy is brought to the ED by his mother, who noticed
bruises on the boy's left thigh, back, and feet developing over the last
week. Past medical history includes a mild respiratory virus a month
ago. The assessment reveals, he is awake and alert, with some bleeding
noted around the gums. Initial laboratory values include a low platelet
count with a normal white blood cell count. Hemoglobin and
hematocrit are slightly low. Which disorder does the nurse suspect is
the cause of his signs and symptoms?
Leukemia
Thrombocytosis
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Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy
Idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura - ANSWER-Idiopathic
thrombocytopenia purpura
A 50-year-old male arrives at the emergency department via ambulance
after sustaining a knife wound to the right side of his back. He has loss
of movement on the right side and loss of sensation on the left side of
his body. The nurse suspects that this is which type of spinal cord
injury?
Brown-Séquard syndrome
Anterior cord syndrome
Posterior cord syndrome
Central cord syndrome - ANSWER-Brown-Séquard syndrome
Each week a community hospital emergency department employs key
performance indicators (KPI) to identify opportunities to enhance
customer and staff satisfaction. This type of activity is a component of
what?
Symptom surveillance
Patient confidentiality
Quality improvement
Risk management - ANSWER-Quality improvement
CEN EXAM VERSION 3 NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE
150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
Which of the following would be indicative of Alzheimer's disease?
Gradual onset of memory loss and aphasia
Sudden onset of disorganized speech and disorientation
Acute onset of dysarthria and ataxia
Chronic symptoms of sadness, slow speech, and flat affect - ANSWER-
Gradual onset of memory loss and aphasia
What is the best way to promote a successful family presence practice?
Ensure that social services leads the practice
Allow immediate family to be present
Have administrative support
Make it a facility requirement - ANSWER-Have administrative support
A patient arrives unresponsive. Cardiopulmonary monitoring indicates a
ventricular tachycardia. He has no pulse. What will the nurse anticipate
as the next intervention?
Synchronized cardioversion
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Administer epinephrine intravenously
Administer atropine intravenously
Defibrillation - ANSWER-Defibrillation
What is a late sign of intussusception?
Colicky pain
Ribbon-like stools
Left lower quadrant tenderness
Currant jelly-like stools - ANSWER-Currant jelly-like stools
A patient presents with a sudden onset of shortness of breath, cough,
and mild chest pain. Past medical history includes heart failure and
recent treatment for pneumonia. Considering the patient's history, the
nurse anticipates a workup for which respiratory problem?
Chronic bronchitis
Pleural effusion
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary contusion - ANSWER-Pleural effusion
A patient presents to the emergency department with right-sided facial
drooping, right arm weakness and slurred speech. Which of the
following assessments indicates exclusion criteria for receiving tissue
plasminogen activator (tPA)?
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Blood glucose of 180 mg/dL
BP 190/110 mm Hg
NIH stroke scale of 6
Headache - ANSWER-BP 190/110 mm Hg
A 16-year-old male is brought to the ED by his coach. The patient was
playing football in moderately cold weather one hour prior to arrival
and felt severe pain in the left groin area. This is suggestive of which
genitourinary emergency?
Paraphimosis
Testicular torsion
Priapism
Acute epididymitis - ANSWER-Testicular torsion
A 3-year-old boy is brought to the ED by his mother, who noticed
bruises on the boy's left thigh, back, and feet developing over the last
week. Past medical history includes a mild respiratory virus a month
ago. The assessment reveals, he is awake and alert, with some bleeding
noted around the gums. Initial laboratory values include a low platelet
count with a normal white blood cell count. Hemoglobin and
hematocrit are slightly low. Which disorder does the nurse suspect is
the cause of his signs and symptoms?
Leukemia
Thrombocytosis
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Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy
Idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura - ANSWER-Idiopathic
thrombocytopenia purpura
A 50-year-old male arrives at the emergency department via ambulance
after sustaining a knife wound to the right side of his back. He has loss
of movement on the right side and loss of sensation on the left side of
his body. The nurse suspects that this is which type of spinal cord
injury?
Brown-Séquard syndrome
Anterior cord syndrome
Posterior cord syndrome
Central cord syndrome - ANSWER-Brown-Séquard syndrome
Each week a community hospital emergency department employs key
performance indicators (KPI) to identify opportunities to enhance
customer and staff satisfaction. This type of activity is a component of
what?
Symptom surveillance
Patient confidentiality
Quality improvement
Risk management - ANSWER-Quality improvement
