CPEN BCEN test Questions and Answers
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A 6-year-old presents with Assess the neurovascular status
a homemade splint on the
left arm after falling off of
a bicycle. Which of the
following should be the
nurse's PRIORITY?
A 12-year-old presents appendicitis
with low-grade fever and
diffuse abdominal pain
which increases with
coughing. These
symptoms suggest
When assessing an infant absent or diminished femoral pulses
with coarctation of the
aorta, a nurse should
expect to find
Continuous monitoring of ineffective and adjustments need to be made to
a child's ETCO2 during compressions
cardiac arrest reveals 8
mmHg. This indicates that
CPR is
Abdominal pain can be a pneumonia
characteristic of which
respiratory diagnosis?
,Which of the following is Initiate ventilations
the NEXT step for a
newborn with a heart rate
of 80 beats/min after initial
drying and suctioning?
Following a diagnosis of re-bleeding may occur
hyphema, discharge
instructions to the care
giver should include
Which of the following is cardioversion
the treatment of choice
for a lethargic neonate
with narrow complex
tachycardia and a heart
rate of 230 beats/min?
A child presents with a examine the child for open wounds.
fever, sore throat, and
general malaise
approximately 48 hours
after a camping trip. It
would be a PRIORITY for
the nurse to
Which of the following is a petechiae
common sign of
meningococcal
meningitis?
A patient is receiving peaked T waves
intravenous potassium
replacement. The nurse
suspects hyperkalemia
based on which the
following:
, The nurse should 6-year-old with positive gonorrhea
anticipate notifying the
proper authorities for
which of the following
patients?
Which of the following is pain out of proportion to the severity of the injury
MOST indicative of
compartment syndrome?
A 16-year-old is brought a urine drug screen.
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:
9-month-old presents to Patient was riding a tricycle and fell off
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).
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Terms in this set (150)
A 6-year-old presents with Assess the neurovascular status
a homemade splint on the
left arm after falling off of
a bicycle. Which of the
following should be the
nurse's PRIORITY?
A 12-year-old presents appendicitis
with low-grade fever and
diffuse abdominal pain
which increases with
coughing. These
symptoms suggest
When assessing an infant absent or diminished femoral pulses
with coarctation of the
aorta, a nurse should
expect to find
Continuous monitoring of ineffective and adjustments need to be made to
a child's ETCO2 during compressions
cardiac arrest reveals 8
mmHg. This indicates that
CPR is
Abdominal pain can be a pneumonia
characteristic of which
respiratory diagnosis?
,Which of the following is Initiate ventilations
the NEXT step for a
newborn with a heart rate
of 80 beats/min after initial
drying and suctioning?
Following a diagnosis of re-bleeding may occur
hyphema, discharge
instructions to the care
giver should include
Which of the following is cardioversion
the treatment of choice
for a lethargic neonate
with narrow complex
tachycardia and a heart
rate of 230 beats/min?
A child presents with a examine the child for open wounds.
fever, sore throat, and
general malaise
approximately 48 hours
after a camping trip. It
would be a PRIORITY for
the nurse to
Which of the following is a petechiae
common sign of
meningococcal
meningitis?
A patient is receiving peaked T waves
intravenous potassium
replacement. The nurse
suspects hyperkalemia
based on which the
following:
, The nurse should 6-year-old with positive gonorrhea
anticipate notifying the
proper authorities for
which of the following
patients?
Which of the following is pain out of proportion to the severity of the injury
MOST indicative of
compartment syndrome?
A 16-year-old is brought a urine drug screen.
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:
9-month-old presents to Patient was riding a tricycle and fell off
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).
