ICU/ER Student Test Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
Which of the following patients should the nurse see first?
a. 48 y/o F with a runny nose
b. 23 y/o M complaining of abdominal pain 8/10
c. 5 y/o M with difficulty breathing following a bee sting
d. 87 y/o F with confusion, dysuria, and a fever of 100.6 -
correct answer ✅c. 5 y/o M with difficulty breathing following a
bee sting
Which of the following is not a common issue among ICU patients?
a. pain
b. anxiety
c. nutrition
d. alopecia -
correct answer ✅d. alopecia
1. Which patient would take priority and should be seen first?
a. A 10 year old boy with a laceration to the left knee.
b. A 60 year old male complaining of leg pain and has absent pulses
in his right lower extremity.
c. A 26 year old female who was a restrained driver in a minor
motor vehicle accident complaining of back pain.
,ICU/ER Student Test Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
d. A 56 year old male with a history of smoking complaining of a dry
cough. -
correct answer ✅b. A 60 year old male complaining of leg pain and
has absent pulses in his right lower extremity.
2. Which of the following patients can refuse treatment?
a. A 36 year old unconscious patient with unknown family or
contacts.
b. A 16 year old female who checked in for sexual assault without a
parent or guardian present.
c. A 24 year old male who wants to leave to pick up his kids from
school.
d. A 30 year old patient brought to the ER for attempted suicide. -
correct answer ✅c. A 24 year old male who wants to leave to pick
up his kids from school.
A client arrives at the emergency department who suffered
multiple injuries from a head-on car collision. Which of the
following assessments should take the highest priority?
A. Irregular pulse
B. Ecchymosis in the flank area
C. A deviated trachea
,ICU/ER Student Test Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
D. Unequal pupils -
correct answer ✅C
A deviated trachea is a symptom of tension pneumothorax, which
will result in respiratory distress if left untreated.
Nurse Kelly, a triage nurse encountered a client who complains of
mid-sterna chest pain, dizziness and diaphoresis. Which of the
following nursing actions should take priority?
A. Complete history taking.
B. Put the client in ECG monitoring
C. Notify the physician
D. Administer oxygen therapy via nasal cannula. -
correct answer ✅D
The priority goal is to increase myocardial oxygenation. Options
A.B.C are also appropriate and should be performed immediately.
A catastrophic disaster has occurred 5 miles from the hospital you
are working in. The hospitals disaster plan is activated and the
wounded are brought to the the hospital. You are helping triage the
survivors. One of the wounded is able to walk around and has
MINOR lacerations on the arms, hands, chest, and legs. You would
place what color tag on this survivor?
, ICU/ER Student Test Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
A. Red
B. Yellow
C. Green
D. Black -
correct answer ✅C
Green tags are for patients who have MINOR injuries. If the patient
can walk around they are tagged green. Sometimes they are
referred to as the "walking wounded".
he nurse gets report on four patients. Who should the nurse assess
first ?
A. A patient recently diagnosed with cellulitis of the left lower
extremity who complains of redness and warmth. Vital signs are
stable. Pulses intact
B. A patient with abdominal pain rate 3 on a 1-10 scale. C. A patient
diagnosed with past medical history of heart failure who has
developed a new nonproductive cough and is restless.
D. A 24 hour post- op TURP patient who has burning upon urination
-
correct answer ✅C
The nurse needs to ensure oxygenation and plan interventions that
will decrease pulmonary congestion. Airway first
Questions and Answers 2026
Which of the following patients should the nurse see first?
a. 48 y/o F with a runny nose
b. 23 y/o M complaining of abdominal pain 8/10
c. 5 y/o M with difficulty breathing following a bee sting
d. 87 y/o F with confusion, dysuria, and a fever of 100.6 -
correct answer ✅c. 5 y/o M with difficulty breathing following a
bee sting
Which of the following is not a common issue among ICU patients?
a. pain
b. anxiety
c. nutrition
d. alopecia -
correct answer ✅d. alopecia
1. Which patient would take priority and should be seen first?
a. A 10 year old boy with a laceration to the left knee.
b. A 60 year old male complaining of leg pain and has absent pulses
in his right lower extremity.
c. A 26 year old female who was a restrained driver in a minor
motor vehicle accident complaining of back pain.
,ICU/ER Student Test Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
d. A 56 year old male with a history of smoking complaining of a dry
cough. -
correct answer ✅b. A 60 year old male complaining of leg pain and
has absent pulses in his right lower extremity.
2. Which of the following patients can refuse treatment?
a. A 36 year old unconscious patient with unknown family or
contacts.
b. A 16 year old female who checked in for sexual assault without a
parent or guardian present.
c. A 24 year old male who wants to leave to pick up his kids from
school.
d. A 30 year old patient brought to the ER for attempted suicide. -
correct answer ✅c. A 24 year old male who wants to leave to pick
up his kids from school.
A client arrives at the emergency department who suffered
multiple injuries from a head-on car collision. Which of the
following assessments should take the highest priority?
A. Irregular pulse
B. Ecchymosis in the flank area
C. A deviated trachea
,ICU/ER Student Test Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
D. Unequal pupils -
correct answer ✅C
A deviated trachea is a symptom of tension pneumothorax, which
will result in respiratory distress if left untreated.
Nurse Kelly, a triage nurse encountered a client who complains of
mid-sterna chest pain, dizziness and diaphoresis. Which of the
following nursing actions should take priority?
A. Complete history taking.
B. Put the client in ECG monitoring
C. Notify the physician
D. Administer oxygen therapy via nasal cannula. -
correct answer ✅D
The priority goal is to increase myocardial oxygenation. Options
A.B.C are also appropriate and should be performed immediately.
A catastrophic disaster has occurred 5 miles from the hospital you
are working in. The hospitals disaster plan is activated and the
wounded are brought to the the hospital. You are helping triage the
survivors. One of the wounded is able to walk around and has
MINOR lacerations on the arms, hands, chest, and legs. You would
place what color tag on this survivor?
, ICU/ER Student Test Exam Actual
Questions and Answers 2026
A. Red
B. Yellow
C. Green
D. Black -
correct answer ✅C
Green tags are for patients who have MINOR injuries. If the patient
can walk around they are tagged green. Sometimes they are
referred to as the "walking wounded".
he nurse gets report on four patients. Who should the nurse assess
first ?
A. A patient recently diagnosed with cellulitis of the left lower
extremity who complains of redness and warmth. Vital signs are
stable. Pulses intact
B. A patient with abdominal pain rate 3 on a 1-10 scale. C. A patient
diagnosed with past medical history of heart failure who has
developed a new nonproductive cough and is restless.
D. A 24 hour post- op TURP patient who has burning upon urination
-
correct answer ✅C
The nurse needs to ensure oxygenation and plan interventions that
will decrease pulmonary congestion. Airway first
