BCEN- Professional Issues in Nursing
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Answers
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A nurse is splashed in the eye with the blood from a trauma patient who is HIV
seropositive. The nurse should
A).
B).
C).
D.) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔
In which of the following cases has the nurse breached patient confidentiality?
a). notifying the health department about measles
b).reporting sudden unexpected deaths to the coroner
c).notifying the police about a possible homicide
,d). reporting HIV status to the patient's employer - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔D. Reporting
HIV status to the patients employer
A patient reports sexual assault. According to the Emergency Nurses Association
(ENA) and American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), this would be
assigned what acuity rating on the five-tier Emergency Severity Index (ESI)?
a) level 1
B) level 2
c) level 3
d) level 4 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔level 2
During quality review, the Quality Improvement Committee identifies a variance
from the standard of nursing care of two patients with chest pain. Which of the
following is the MOST appropriate recommendation by the Committee?
A)Schedule a nursing inservice on the standard of care for chest pain.
B)Design a new flow sheet for cardiac documentation.
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, C) Request the nurse manager to discipline the nurses involved.
D)Conduct a random audit and determine the frequency of the problem. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔D)Conduct a random audit and determine the frequency of the
problem.
Which of the following patients has a contraindication for tetanus prophylaxis?
Explain why and list contraindications
A) an 18-year-old with a known egg allergy
B) a 24-year-old in her second trimester of pregnancy
C) a 36-year-old with acute pneumonia
D) a 46-year-old who is HIV-positive - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔C). A 36 year old with
acute pneumonia
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2025/2026 Exam Questions and Answers
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A nurse is splashed in the eye with the blood from a trauma patient who is HIV
seropositive. The nurse should
A).
B).
C).
D.) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔
In which of the following cases has the nurse breached patient confidentiality?
a). notifying the health department about measles
b).reporting sudden unexpected deaths to the coroner
c).notifying the police about a possible homicide
,d). reporting HIV status to the patient's employer - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔D. Reporting
HIV status to the patients employer
A patient reports sexual assault. According to the Emergency Nurses Association
(ENA) and American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), this would be
assigned what acuity rating on the five-tier Emergency Severity Index (ESI)?
a) level 1
B) level 2
c) level 3
d) level 4 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔level 2
During quality review, the Quality Improvement Committee identifies a variance
from the standard of nursing care of two patients with chest pain. Which of the
following is the MOST appropriate recommendation by the Committee?
A)Schedule a nursing inservice on the standard of care for chest pain.
B)Design a new flow sheet for cardiac documentation.
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, C) Request the nurse manager to discipline the nurses involved.
D)Conduct a random audit and determine the frequency of the problem. -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔D)Conduct a random audit and determine the frequency of the
problem.
Which of the following patients has a contraindication for tetanus prophylaxis?
Explain why and list contraindications
A) an 18-year-old with a known egg allergy
B) a 24-year-old in her second trimester of pregnancy
C) a 36-year-old with acute pneumonia
D) a 46-year-old who is HIV-positive - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔C). A 36 year old with
acute pneumonia
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