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CEN Practice Exam (Certified Emergency Nurse)

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You are caring for a child with chlamydial conjunctivitis. What would you want to investigate if you had a patient with this diagnosis?
  1. Presence of an allergy
  2. Possible trauma
  3. Possible sexual abuse
  4. Presence of a respiratory infection
Explanation
Answer: C - The nurse would want to investigate possible sexual abuse. This diagnosis in a child who is not sexually active should trigger suspicions in the nurse. Allergy, trauma and infection can all cause conjunctivitis, but chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease.
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