CPEN BCEN Timed #1 Questions With Complete Solutions.

CPEN BCEN Timed #1 Questions With Complete Solutions. A 1-year-old presents unconscious and is being ventilated with a bag-mask device. Ventilation has become progressively more difficult. Which of the following is the PRIORITY intervention? Place padding under the shoulders. A patient arrives to the emergency department intubated and ventilated via a bag-mask device. EMS reports that the patient fell from a climbing apparatus at school. Upon assessment, the patient is difficult to ventilate and has absent breath sounds on the left side. A needle decompression is performed. The nurse anticipates the PRIORITY will be to insert a chest tube. An infant presents to the emergency department with feeding intolerance after 3 days of cold-like symptoms. Upon assessment, the infant is found to have an altered mental status, sunken fontanels and decreased muscle tone. Vital signs are as follows: BP 66/30 mmHgHR 198 beats/minRR 50 breaths/minT (rectal) 97.3˚ F (36.3˚ C) The nurse would suspect what type of shock? distributive Which of the following requires the MOST emergent evaluation? 3-year-old whose head is on father's shoulder with vomiting, pale skin, and tachypnea Which of the following is the BEST method to assess adequacy of ventilation during procedural sedation? capnography value An adolescent presents with full- and partial-thickness burns to his hands and face. He is awake and alert with a hoarse voice. The PRIORITY intervention is to prepare for intubation. Which of the following is the highest PRIORITY for a patient with heat stroke? continuous core temperature monitoring An adolescent presents after ingesting four tablets of 500-mg acetaminophen and stating that he "wants to die." The nurse should anticipate referral to psychiatric services. An unresponsive 2-year-old presents with gurgling respirations with retractions. The patient's pulse is present at a rate of 80 beats/min. Which of the following is the PRIORITY intervention? Suction the airway. Which federal regulation ensures that a medical screening exam is performed to determine if an emergent condition exists? Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act