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ENA EMERGENCY NURSING EXAM NEWEST
500 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
CONTENTS
Head Trauma
Gynecologic Emergencies
OB Emergencies
Ocular Emergencies
Environmental Emergencies
Toxicologic Emergencies
Behavioral Health Emergencies
Endocrine Emergencies
Shock Emergencies
Renal and Genitourinary Emergencies
Neurologic Emergencies
Pediatric Emergencies
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QUESTION: Which lobe controls abstract thought?
A. Frontal
B. Parietal
C. Occipital
D. Temporal - ANSWER-a
QUESTION: Which injury is characterized by a brief loss of consciousness followed by a lucid
period? - ANSWER-Epidural hematoma
QUESTION: In which location is cerebrospinal fluid manufactured?
A. Arachnoid
B. Bridging veins
C. Choroid plexus
D. Diencephalon - ANSWER-c
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QUESTION: Which lobe controls abstract thought? - ANSWER-Frontal
QUESTION: Which part of the brain regulates behaviors, such as rage?
A. Diencephalon
B. Midbrain
C. Brainstem
D. Reticular activating system - ANSWER-a
Q; Which finding is a late sign of increased intracranial pressure? - ANSWER-Irregular
respiratory pattern
QUESTION: For a patient receiving mannitol (Osmitrol), which intervention should you perform?
- ANSWER-Insert an indwelling urinary catheter.
QUESTION: Which cranial nerve is responsible for the gag reflex?
A. Cranial nerve V (trigeminal nerve)
B. Cranial nerve VII (facial nerve)
C. Cranial nerve X (vagus nerve)
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D. Cranial nerve XII (hypoglossal nerve) - ANSWER-c
QUESTION: In a patient with a diffuse axonal injury in a prolonged coma, autonomic
dysfunction causes which finding? - ANSWER-Autonomic dysfunction causes excessive
sweating, hyperthermia, and hypertension.
QUESTION: Which drug decreases cerebral metabolism and oxygen consumption in a patient
with a head injury?
A. Propofol (Diprivan)
B. Ketamine (Ketalar)
C. Mannitol (Osmitrol)
D. Norepinephrine (Levophed) - ANSWER-a
QUESTION: Where is the pons located? - ANSWER-The infratentorial compartment contains the
cerebellum, midbrain, pons, and medulla. The supratentorial compartment contains the right
and left hemispheres of the cerebrum and the diencephalon, which connects the cerebrum and
the midbrain.
QUESTION: In a patient who sustained isolated head trauma, which finding is of the greatest
concern?
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ENA EMERGENCY NURSING EXAM NEWEST
500 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
CONTENTS
Head Trauma
Gynecologic Emergencies
OB Emergencies
Ocular Emergencies
Environmental Emergencies
Toxicologic Emergencies
Behavioral Health Emergencies
Endocrine Emergencies
Shock Emergencies
Renal and Genitourinary Emergencies
Neurologic Emergencies
Pediatric Emergencies
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QUESTION: Which lobe controls abstract thought?
A. Frontal
B. Parietal
C. Occipital
D. Temporal - ANSWER-a
QUESTION: Which injury is characterized by a brief loss of consciousness followed by a lucid
period? - ANSWER-Epidural hematoma
QUESTION: In which location is cerebrospinal fluid manufactured?
A. Arachnoid
B. Bridging veins
C. Choroid plexus
D. Diencephalon - ANSWER-c
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QUESTION: Which lobe controls abstract thought? - ANSWER-Frontal
QUESTION: Which part of the brain regulates behaviors, such as rage?
A. Diencephalon
B. Midbrain
C. Brainstem
D. Reticular activating system - ANSWER-a
Q; Which finding is a late sign of increased intracranial pressure? - ANSWER-Irregular
respiratory pattern
QUESTION: For a patient receiving mannitol (Osmitrol), which intervention should you perform?
- ANSWER-Insert an indwelling urinary catheter.
QUESTION: Which cranial nerve is responsible for the gag reflex?
A. Cranial nerve V (trigeminal nerve)
B. Cranial nerve VII (facial nerve)
C. Cranial nerve X (vagus nerve)
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D. Cranial nerve XII (hypoglossal nerve) - ANSWER-c
QUESTION: In a patient with a diffuse axonal injury in a prolonged coma, autonomic
dysfunction causes which finding? - ANSWER-Autonomic dysfunction causes excessive
sweating, hyperthermia, and hypertension.
QUESTION: Which drug decreases cerebral metabolism and oxygen consumption in a patient
with a head injury?
A. Propofol (Diprivan)
B. Ketamine (Ketalar)
C. Mannitol (Osmitrol)
D. Norepinephrine (Levophed) - ANSWER-a
QUESTION: Where is the pons located? - ANSWER-The infratentorial compartment contains the
cerebellum, midbrain, pons, and medulla. The supratentorial compartment contains the right
and left hemispheres of the cerebrum and the diencephalon, which connects the cerebrum and
the midbrain.
QUESTION: In a patient who sustained isolated head trauma, which finding is of the greatest
concern?
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