Medical Tests CEN Actual Free Exam Questions & Community Discussion

You are caring for a patient with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). You have an unlicensed staff
member working with you. Which activity can you delegate to the unlicensed staff?

You are preparing the assignment for the day. You have one licensed practical nurse (LPN) and one
unlicensed assistive staff member. Which of the following assignments would you not want to make?

You are preparing to give potassium chloride 30 mEq in 1000 ml of normal saline over 10 hours. The
medication label reads 40 mEq per 20 mL. How many milliliters of potassium chloride do you need to
administer the correct dose?

You are preparing to administer a rubella vaccination to a 2 day postpartum patient. Which of the
following potential risks would you identify for this patient?

You are on break in the nursing lounge when a nursing assistant enters to tell you that what she just
heard about the secretary. She then proceeds to tell you that the secretary's husband is a drug addict and
she needs to be watched very carefully on the unit. You ask her what makes her think the secretary might
take drugs, and she states that she heard it from someone else. What legal tort has the nursing assistant
violated?

Your patient has come into the emergency department with a self-inflicted wrist laceration that has severe
bleeding. You have begun to apply pressure to the wound. What would your immediate priority be?

You are caring for a patient with frostbite on the hand. What assessment finding do you expect to find on
the hand?

You are caring for a patient with a gunshot wound. As a result of the patient's Coumadin therapy, the
prothrombin time is twice the normal amount. Which blood product do you expect the physician to order?

What would you want to assess your patient for if they have a myocardial infarction that is developing into
cardiogenic shock?

What is the normal intraocular pressure of the eye?

You are caring for a patient who came into the emergency department in a severe state of anxiety
following a care accident. What would be appropriate nursing intervention for the patient?

You are caring for an unconscious patient who has had an arterial blood gas drawn. The results reveal a
pH of 7.30, low bicarbonate, a normal carbon dioxide level, normal oxygen level and an elevated
potassium level. What would the diagnosis be for this patient based on the laboratory results?