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CEN Practice Exam (Certified Emergency Nurse) - Question List

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56. You have received reports on the patients that you are assigned to. After assessing each of your patients, which would you want to provide care for first?
  1. An ambulatory patient who will be discharged today
  2. A patient who has begun to run a fever and is anxious and diaphoretic
  3. A patient who will receive physical therapy today
  4. A patient who has been given pain medication
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57. You are caring for a patient who needs to go to surgery. The patient is unable to sign consent due to narcotic analgesic administration. Who should sign the consent for surgery?
  1. The family members should provide consent, and two witnesses will be necessary.
  2. A court order will be needed.
  3. The patient should go to surgery without consent.
  4. The hospital chaplain should sign consent.
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58. You are working with a child and suspect physical abuse. What is your primary legal responsibility?
  1. Document your assessment thoroughly and accurately.
  2. Report the abuse to local authorities.
  3. Refer the family to support groups.
  4. Assist the family in identifying resources and support systems.
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59. There is a patient on the unit with herpes zoster. Which staff member would you avoid assigning to this patient?
  1. A nurse who has never had mumps
  2. A nurse who has never had chicken pox
  3. A nurse who has never had roseola
  4. A nurse who has never had German measles
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60. You are preparing an in-service for the staff on delegation. What would you want to include on how delegation impacts safety and quality of patient care?
  1. It prevents staff from becoming ineffective and nonproductive.
  2. It utilizes appropriate resources, getting the job done in the most effective way.
  3. It gives nursing tasks to the staff members who can best understand the goals of treatment,
  4. It creates team work on the unit,
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