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CEN Exam Questions and Answers |100% Pass Which of the following statements made by a 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 con...

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Which of the following statements made by a 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. - Answer✔✔-

While on a long flight, I should get up and walk to stretch my legs every hour.


An emergency nurse is 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. - Answer✔✔-I will be at increased risk for ectopic

pregnancy.

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A 16-year-old presents with severe left upper quadrant abdominal pain after an over-the-

handlebars 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 - Answer✔✔-Ruptured diaphragm


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 - Answer✔✔-An old infarction


A patient is brought to the 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?


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Administration of antipsychotics


One-to-one observation


Place in a seclusion room


Application of restraints - Answer✔✔-Place in a seclusion room


A 28-year-old female presents with shortness of breath, dizziness, and diaphoresis. Her vital

signs are BP 118/74 mm Hg, HR 122 beats/min, RR 26 breaths/min, T 37.7 C (99.9 F), SpO2 92%

without supplemental oxygen. Her health history includes fractures of the left tibia and fibula

following an MVC 3 weeks ago. Surgical fixation was required. Her only current medications are

an oral contraceptive and intermittent ibuprofen for pain. Assessment of the casted left leg

reveals that the toes are swollen. With this information, which diagnostic testing will the nurse

expect as the highest priority?


Sputum cultures


Chest radiograph


Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography


Radiograph of the left leg - Answer✔✔-Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography


A family of 10 presents to the ED with complaints of fever, muscle pain, and unexplained

bruising ongoing for 7 days. After completing the screening, the nurse notes that the family

recently traveled to Sierra Leone. What is the highest priority intervention the triage nurse

needs to perform?


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Notify infection prevention


Leave the family in the waiting room


Evacuate the waiting room


Inform those waiting that Ebola has been detected - Answer✔✔-Notify infection prevention


A patient presents to the ED with complaints of fatigue and insomnia. Assessment findings

reveal the patient is awake, alert, and oriented, has a round moon face, buffalo hump back,

hirsutism and prominent striae on the trunk. Vital signs are normal. Which of the following

scenarios is most consistent with this patient's presentation?


A high school wrestler who admits to taking his grandfather's furosemide before a meet


A patient with insulin-dependent diabetes who took insulin, without eating breakfast.


A patient with severe chronic asthma who has been on prednisone for several years


A patient who underwent a thyroidectomy several years ago who recently ran out of

medication - Answer✔✔-A patient with severe chronic asthma who has been on prednisone for

several years


A patient who was brought to the ED by ambulance following a motor vehicle collision, in which

the driver hit a tree, has BP 92/48 mm Hg, HR 128 beats/min, RR 34 breaths/min, SpO2 91%

with supplemental oxygen via a nonrebreather. He has labored breathing, cyanosis, absent

breath sounds on the right, and jugular vein distension. Which of the following conditions

would be suspected?


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