CPEN BCEN Test 2025/2026 Exam
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A 6-year-old presents with a homemade splint on the left arm after falling off of a
bicycle. Which of the following should be the nurse's PRIORITY? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Assess the neurovascular status
A 12-year-old presents with low-grade fever and diffuse abdominal pain which
increases with coughing. These symptoms suggest - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔appendicitis
When assessing an infant with coarctation of the aorta, a nurse should expect to
find - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔absent or diminished femoral pulses
Continuous monitoring of a child's ETCO2 during cardiac arrest reveals 8 mmHg.
This indicates that CPR is - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔ineffective and adjustments need to be
made to compressions
Abdominal pain can be a characteristic of which respiratory diagnosis? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔pneumonia
,Which of the following is the NEXT step for a newborn with a heart rate of 80
beats/min after initial drying and suctioning? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Initiate ventilations
Following a diagnosis of hyphema, discharge instructions to the care giver should
include - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔re-bleeding may occur
Which of the following is the treatment of choice for a lethargic neonate with
narrow complex tachycardia and a heart rate of 230 beats/min? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔cardioversion
A child presents with a fever, sore throat, and general malaise approximately 48
hours after a camping trip. It would be a PRIORITY for the nurse to - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔examine the child for open wounds.
Which of the following is a common sign of meningococcal meningitis? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔petechiae
A patient is receiving intravenous potassium replacement. The nurse suspects
hyperkalemia based on which the following: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔peaked T waves
The nurse should anticipate notifying the proper authorities for which of the
following patients? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔6-year-old with positive gonorrhea
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, Which of the following is MOST indicative of compartment syndrome? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔pain out of proportion to the severity of the injury
A 16-year-old is brought to the Emergency Department by friends following a
seizure. They report it lasted about two minutes and broke up the party. The
priority diagnostic test is: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a urine drug screen.
9-month-old presents to the Emergency Department with a mid-shaft tibia fracture.
Which of the following statements from the parent might indicate history of non-
accidental trauma (NAT). - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Patient was riding a tricycle and fell
off
A 12-month-old presents with a 2-day history of nausea and vomiting. Vital signs
include:
BP 80/60 mm HgHR 56 beats/minRR 12 breaths/min
The child is limp and ashen. Which of the following is the PRIORITY
intervention? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔manual ventilations
A 6-year-old presents with a sudden onset of fever, chills, and macular rash of the
palms, wrist, ankles, and soles of the feet. The child was recently on a camping
trip. The nurse suspects - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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Assured
A 6-year-old presents with a homemade splint on the left arm after falling off of a
bicycle. Which of the following should be the nurse's PRIORITY? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Assess the neurovascular status
A 12-year-old presents with low-grade fever and diffuse abdominal pain which
increases with coughing. These symptoms suggest - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔appendicitis
When assessing an infant with coarctation of the aorta, a nurse should expect to
find - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔absent or diminished femoral pulses
Continuous monitoring of a child's ETCO2 during cardiac arrest reveals 8 mmHg.
This indicates that CPR is - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔ineffective and adjustments need to be
made to compressions
Abdominal pain can be a characteristic of which respiratory diagnosis? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔pneumonia
,Which of the following is the NEXT step for a newborn with a heart rate of 80
beats/min after initial drying and suctioning? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Initiate ventilations
Following a diagnosis of hyphema, discharge instructions to the care giver should
include - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔re-bleeding may occur
Which of the following is the treatment of choice for a lethargic neonate with
narrow complex tachycardia and a heart rate of 230 beats/min? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔cardioversion
A child presents with a fever, sore throat, and general malaise approximately 48
hours after a camping trip. It would be a PRIORITY for the nurse to - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔examine the child for open wounds.
Which of the following is a common sign of meningococcal meningitis? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔petechiae
A patient is receiving intravenous potassium replacement. The nurse suspects
hyperkalemia based on which the following: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔peaked T waves
The nurse should anticipate notifying the proper authorities for which of the
following patients? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔6-year-old with positive gonorrhea
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, Which of the following is MOST indicative of compartment syndrome? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔pain out of proportion to the severity of the injury
A 16-year-old is brought to the Emergency Department by friends following a
seizure. They report it lasted about two minutes and broke up the party. The
priority diagnostic test is: - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a urine drug screen.
9-month-old presents to the Emergency Department with a mid-shaft tibia fracture.
Which of the following statements from the parent might indicate history of non-
accidental trauma (NAT). - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Patient was riding a tricycle and fell
off
A 12-month-old presents with a 2-day history of nausea and vomiting. Vital signs
include:
BP 80/60 mm HgHR 56 beats/minRR 12 breaths/min
The child is limp and ashen. Which of the following is the PRIORITY
intervention? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔manual ventilations
A 6-year-old presents with a sudden onset of fever, chills, and macular rash of the
palms, wrist, ankles, and soles of the feet. The child was recently on a camping
trip. The nurse suspects - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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