Medical Tests CEN Actual Free Exam Questions & Community Discussion

Your patient was brought to the emergency department by the police. He has serious lacerations on both
wrists. What would the nurse's first priority be?

You are caring for a patient who has decided to discontinue treatment. You recognize that the patient is
competent to make this decision and support the decision based on which of the following ethical
principles?

Which of the following would you want to include in an education session to the staff on HIV and AIDS?

What is the proper technique for opening the airway on a trauma patient?

You are caring for a patient in the emergency department. The patient has been drinking alcohol and is
asking for medication. When you instruct the patient that they have to wait to be seen by the doctor, the
patient becomes verbally abusive. You then obtain a set of restraints and instruct the patient if they do not
calm down you will restrain them. What can you be charged with?

What adverse effect would you observe in a patient who is taking an excessive amount of bupropion
(Wellbutrin)?

You are helping out at a local health fair when a patient admits to you that he does not eat a well-balanced
diet. Which of the following would be a correct statement about the Food Guide Pyramid?

You are completing a hearing screening on a patient. You note that the sound lateralizes to the patient's
left ear during a Weber test. What does this finding indicate?

Your patient has been stung by a bee. What signs and symptoms would you see if the patient had an
allergic reaction to the sting?

You are caring for a child who is going to have a tonsillectomy. Which of the following laboratory results
would you want to check preoperatively?

Your patient has sustained a burn from cutaneous exposure to lye. The patient received one hour of
irrigation at the site of the injury prior to coming to the emergency department. When you assess the site
what, finding tells you that the burn continues?

Which of the following patients would the nurse want to delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel?