QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025-2026
AApatientAarrivesAatAtheAemergencyAdepartmentAbyAprivateAvehicleAafterAsustainingAanAinjuryAt
oAtheArightAlowerAextremityAwhileAusingAaAsaw.AThereAisAaAlargeAgapingAwoundAtoAtheArightAthig
hAareaAwithAsignificantAbleeding.AWhatAisAtheApriorityAintervention?
A.AElevateAtheAextremityAtoAtheAlevelAofAtheAheart
B.AInitiateAdirectApressure
C.AApplyAaAtourniquet
D.ACoverAtheAopenAwoundAwithAsterileAsalineAdressingsA-
AcorrectAanswersAB.AInitiateAdirectApressure
Rationale:ATheAfirstAstepAinnAcontrollingAanyAbleedingAisAapplicationAofAdirectApressure.
WhatAtechniqueAisAmostAappropriateAwhenAobtainingAaAhistoryAfromAaApatientAwhoAhasAexperi
encedAaAsexualAassault?
A.ASittingAnextAtoAtheApatient
B.AEnsuringAtheApatientAanswersAallAtheAquestions
C.AAskingAforAinformationAonlyArelatedAtoAtheAassault
D.AApplyingAactiveAlisteningA-AcorrectAanswersAD.AApplyingAactiveAlistening
Rationale:ATherapeuticAcommunicationAtechniquesAsuchAasAactiveAlisteningAdecreaseAunintent
ionalAdistressAduringAtheAinteraction.
WhatAisAtheAappropriateAtechniqueAforApalpatingAtheApelvisAforAstability?
A.AApplyAgentleApressureAoverAtheAiliacAcrests,AdownwardAandAlaterally
B.AApplyAgentleApressureAoverAtheAiliacAcrests,AdownwardAandAmedially
C.AApplyAfirmApressureAoverAtheAiliacAcrests,AdownwardAandAlaterally
, D.AApplyAfirmApressureAoverAtheAiliacAcrests,AdownwardAandAmediallyA-
AcorrectAanswersAB.AApplyAgentleApressureAoverAtheAiliacAcrests,AdownwardAandAmedially
Rationale:AToAassessAforApelvicAinstability,AgentleApressureAisAappliedAoverAtheAiliacAcrests,Adow
nwardAandAmedially.
AAtraumaAnurseAcaredAforAaAchildAwithAdevastatingAburnsAtwoAweeksAago.ATheAnurseAcalledAinA
sickAforAaAcoupleAofAdaysAandAisAnowAbackAworkingAonAtheAteam.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAwoul
dAindicateAthisAnurseAisAcopingAwell?
A.ATheyAareAtalkingAaboutAtakingAtheAemergencyAnursingAcertificationAexam
B.ATheyAkeepArequestingAtoAbeAassignedAtoAtheAwalk-in/ambulatoryAarea
C.ATheyAareAimpatientAandAsnapAatAtheirAcoworkers
D.ATheyAareAthinkingAaboutAtransferringAoutAofAtheAemergencyAdepartmentA-
AcorrectAanswersAA.ATheyAareAtalkingAaboutAtakingAtheAemergencyAnursingAcertification Aexam
Rationale:AThisAisAanAindicationAtheAnurseAisAtakingApositiveAstepsAtoAadvanceAtheirAownApracti
ce,AaAsignAofAresilience.ABAindicatesAtheAnurseAisAstillAnotAreadyAtoAreturnAtoAtheirApreviousAlevel
AofAengagementAinAtheirAjob.ACAshowsAsignsAofAburnout,AirritabilityAandAfrustration.ADAshowsAd
ecreasedAsatisfactionAwithAtheAjob,AaAsignAofAburnout.
TheAvitalAsignsAofAaApregnantAtraumaApatientAatA30AweeksAincludeAaAbloodApressureAofA94/62A
mmHgAandAaAheartArateAofA108Abeats/minute.AFetalAheartAtonesAareA124Abeats/minute.ATheAe
mergencyAnurseAinterpretsAtheApatient'sAhemodynamicAfindingsAasAanAindicationAofAwhichAofAt
heAfollowing?
A.ADecompensatedAshock
B.ANormalAvitalAsignsAinApregnancy
C.ACompensatedAshock
D.ASupineAhypotensionAsyndromeA-AcorrectAanswersAB.ANormalAvitalAsignsAinApregnancy
Rationale:AInApregnancy,AtheArestingAheartArateAincreasesAbyA10AtoA20Abeats/minute.AThisAisAals
oAaAsmallAdecreaseAinAsystolicAbloodApressureAandAaAlargerAdecreaseAinAdiastolicAbloodApressur