CEN EXAM / NEWESET 2025/2026 /
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE – EXPERT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS.
Terms in this set (150)
Which of the following While on a long flight, I should get up and walk to stretch my
statements made by a legs every hour.
patient would lead the nurse
to conclude that the patient
understands risk factors for
pulmonary embolism?
While on a long flight, I
should get up and walk to
stretch my legs every hour.
Resuming my birth control
pills will lower my risk of
cancer and my risk of
another clot.
If I drink plenty of water
while driving on a long trip,
this shouldn't happen again.
Switching from my regular
cigarettes to the electronic
ones can reduce my risk.
,An emergency nurse is I will be at increased risk for ectopic pregnancy.
providing discharge
instructions for a patient
with pelvic inflammatory
disease. Which statement
made by the patient
indicates an understanding
of these instructions?
Getting pregnant shouldn't
be a problem once the
infection goes away.
I'll take the medicine for
nausea when I feel sick to
my stomach.
I will be at increased risk
for ectopic pregnancy. I will
follow up with my doctor
tomorrow.
,A 16-year-old presents with Ruptured diaphragm
severe left upper quadrant
abdominal pain after an
over-thehandlebars bicycle
collision. Vital signs are BP
100/60 mm Hg, HR 100
beats/min, RR 30
breaths/min, T 37.0 C (98.6
F), SpO2 89% without
supplemental oxygen.
There is bruising over the left
upper quadrant of the
abdomen. Auscultation
reveals diminished breath
sounds on the left
accompanied by gurgling.
Based on this history and
assessment, the nurse
suspects which injury? Small
bowel rupture
Ruptured diaphragm
Flail chest
Hepatic injury
An old infarction
A patient presents with chest
pain. The nurse performs a
12-lead electrocardiogram
that reveals an abnormal Q
wave. What does the nurse
suspect?
A current injury
An old infarction
An acute infarction
Ischemia
, A patient is brought to the Place in a seclusion room
ED by emergency medical
services with increased
aggression and making clear
homicidal threats. What
immediate action will the
nurse expect to promote
staff and patient safety?
Administration of
antipsychotics
One-to-one observation
Place in a seclusion room
Application of restraints
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE – EXPERT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS.
Terms in this set (150)
Which of the following While on a long flight, I should get up and walk to stretch my
statements made by a legs every hour.
patient would lead the nurse
to conclude that the patient
understands risk factors for
pulmonary embolism?
While on a long flight, I
should get up and walk to
stretch my legs every hour.
Resuming my birth control
pills will lower my risk of
cancer and my risk of
another clot.
If I drink plenty of water
while driving on a long trip,
this shouldn't happen again.
Switching from my regular
cigarettes to the electronic
ones can reduce my risk.
,An emergency nurse is I will be at increased risk for ectopic pregnancy.
providing discharge
instructions for a patient
with pelvic inflammatory
disease. Which statement
made by the patient
indicates an understanding
of these instructions?
Getting pregnant shouldn't
be a problem once the
infection goes away.
I'll take the medicine for
nausea when I feel sick to
my stomach.
I will be at increased risk
for ectopic pregnancy. I will
follow up with my doctor
tomorrow.
,A 16-year-old presents with Ruptured diaphragm
severe left upper quadrant
abdominal pain after an
over-thehandlebars bicycle
collision. Vital signs are BP
100/60 mm Hg, HR 100
beats/min, RR 30
breaths/min, T 37.0 C (98.6
F), SpO2 89% without
supplemental oxygen.
There is bruising over the left
upper quadrant of the
abdomen. Auscultation
reveals diminished breath
sounds on the left
accompanied by gurgling.
Based on this history and
assessment, the nurse
suspects which injury? Small
bowel rupture
Ruptured diaphragm
Flail chest
Hepatic injury
An old infarction
A patient presents with chest
pain. The nurse performs a
12-lead electrocardiogram
that reveals an abnormal Q
wave. What does the nurse
suspect?
A current injury
An old infarction
An acute infarction
Ischemia
, A patient is brought to the Place in a seclusion room
ED by emergency medical
services with increased
aggression and making clear
homicidal threats. What
immediate action will the
nurse expect to promote
staff and patient safety?
Administration of
antipsychotics
One-to-one observation
Place in a seclusion room
Application of restraints
