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CEN EXAM VERSION 3 NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE
150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
Which of the following would be indicative of Alzheimer's disease?Gradual onset of memory loss and aphasia Sudden onset of disorganized speech and disorientation Acute onset of dysarthria and ataxia Chronic symptoms of sadness, slow speech, and flat affect - ANSWER- Gradual onset of memory loss and aphasia
What is the best way to promote a successful family presence practice?Ensure that social services leads the practice Allow immediate family to be present Have administrative support Make it a facility requirement - ANSWER-Have administrative support
A patient arrives unresponsive. Cardiopulmonary monitoring indicates a ventricular tachycardia. He has no pulse. What will the nurse anticipate as the next intervention?Synchronized cardioversion 1 / 4
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Administer epinephrine intravenously Administer atropine intravenously Defibrillation - ANSWER-Defibrillation
What is a late sign of intussusception?Colicky pain Ribbon-like stools Left lower quadrant tenderness Currant jelly-like stools - ANSWER-Currant jelly-like stools
A patient presents with a sudden onset of shortness of breath, cough, and mild chest pain. Past medical history includes heart failure and recent treatment for pneumonia. Considering the patient's history, the nurse anticipates a workup for which respiratory problem?Chronic bronchitis Pleural effusion Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary contusion - ANSWER-Pleural effusion
A patient presents to the emergency department with right-sided facial drooping, right arm weakness and slurred speech. Which of the following assessments indicates exclusion criteria for receiving tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)? 2 / 4
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Blood glucose of 180 mg/dL BP 190/110 mm Hg NIH stroke scale of 6 Headache - ANSWER-BP 190/110 mm Hg
A 16-year-old male is brought to the ED by his coach. The patient was playing football in moderately cold weather one hour prior to arrival and felt severe pain in the left groin area. This is suggestive of which genitourinary emergency?Paraphimosis Testicular torsion Priapism Acute epididymitis - ANSWER-Testicular torsion
A 3-year-old boy is brought to the ED by his mother, who noticed bruises on the boy's left thigh, back, and feet developing over the last week. Past medical history includes a mild respiratory virus a month ago. The assessment reveals, he is awake and alert, with some bleeding noted around the gums. Initial laboratory values include a low platelet count with a normal white blood cell count. Hemoglobin and hematocrit are slightly low. Which disorder does the nurse suspect is the cause of his signs and symptoms?Leukemia Thrombocytosis 3 / 4
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Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy Idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura - ANSWER-Idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura
A 50-year-old male arrives at the emergency department via ambulance after sustaining a knife wound to the right side of his back. He has loss of movement on the right side and loss of sensation on the left side of his body. The nurse suspects that this is which type of spinal cord injury?Brown-Séquard syndrome Anterior cord syndrome Posterior cord syndrome Central cord syndrome - ANSWER-Brown-Séquard syndrome
Each week a community hospital emergency department employs key performance indicators (KPI) to identify opportunities to enhance customer and staff satisfaction. This type of activity is a component of what?Symptom surveillance Patient confidentiality Quality improvement Risk management - ANSWER-Quality improvement
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