ENA CCRN: Patient Assessment
2025/2026 Exam Questions with 100%
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Which interview question helps obtain information for the P portion of the
AMPLE assessment?
A. "When did you last urinate?"
B. "When did you last take your medication?"
C. "Have you ever been hospitalized?"
D. "Have you been traveling recently?" - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔C
The P portion of the AMPLE mnemonic assesses the past health history,
such as hospitalization. "When did you last take your medication?" provides
information on the M (medications) part of the mnemonic. "When did you
last urinate?" gathers information on the L (last meal eaten) part of the
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,mnemonic. "Have you been traveling recently?" obtains information on the
E (events leading to the illness or injury) part of the mnemonic.
Which patients can usually maintain cardiac output by increasing the heart
rate because the heart cannot increase contractility?
A. Obstetric
B. Geriatric
C. Bariatric
D. Pediatric - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔D
Because pediatric patients have less contractile mass and less compliant
ventricles, they cannot increase contractility (stroke volume or SV). They
maintain cardiac output (CO) by increasing their heart rate (HR) and
vasoconstriction. Other patients maintain cardiac output by increasing
stroke volume and heart rate (CO = HR x SV).
Which abnormal finding can be detected during the secondary
assessment?
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, A. Friction rub
B. Paradoxical chest wall motion
C. Open wound of the chest
D. Weak, thready pulse - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A
A friction rub may be noted when heart sounds are assessed during the
secondary assessment. Paradoxical chest wall motion and an open wound
of the chest indicate ineffective breathing and should be identified during
the breathing evaluation in the primary assessment. A weak thready pulse
indicates ineffective circulation and should be identified during the
circulation evaluation in the primary assessment.
For which patients do baseline arterial blood gas levels (ABGs) reveal
compensated respiratory alkalosis and hypocapnia?
A. Obstetric
B. Geriatric
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2025/2026 Exam Questions with 100%
Correct Answers | Latest Update
Which interview question helps obtain information for the P portion of the
AMPLE assessment?
A. "When did you last urinate?"
B. "When did you last take your medication?"
C. "Have you ever been hospitalized?"
D. "Have you been traveling recently?" - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔C
The P portion of the AMPLE mnemonic assesses the past health history,
such as hospitalization. "When did you last take your medication?" provides
information on the M (medications) part of the mnemonic. "When did you
last urinate?" gathers information on the L (last meal eaten) part of the
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,mnemonic. "Have you been traveling recently?" obtains information on the
E (events leading to the illness or injury) part of the mnemonic.
Which patients can usually maintain cardiac output by increasing the heart
rate because the heart cannot increase contractility?
A. Obstetric
B. Geriatric
C. Bariatric
D. Pediatric - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔D
Because pediatric patients have less contractile mass and less compliant
ventricles, they cannot increase contractility (stroke volume or SV). They
maintain cardiac output (CO) by increasing their heart rate (HR) and
vasoconstriction. Other patients maintain cardiac output by increasing
stroke volume and heart rate (CO = HR x SV).
Which abnormal finding can be detected during the secondary
assessment?
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, A. Friction rub
B. Paradoxical chest wall motion
C. Open wound of the chest
D. Weak, thready pulse - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A
A friction rub may be noted when heart sounds are assessed during the
secondary assessment. Paradoxical chest wall motion and an open wound
of the chest indicate ineffective breathing and should be identified during
the breathing evaluation in the primary assessment. A weak thready pulse
indicates ineffective circulation and should be identified during the
circulation evaluation in the primary assessment.
For which patients do baseline arterial blood gas levels (ABGs) reveal
compensated respiratory alkalosis and hypocapnia?
A. Obstetric
B. Geriatric
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