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RN INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL CARE AND EMERGENCY
NURSING ASSESSMENT LATEST REAL EXAM QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED ANSWERS (2026) – PASS GUARANTEED
A nurse is caring for a group of patients in the ED who were exposed to a chemical
spill at their work. A student nurse asks the charge nurse where to find the info
about safety regarding the chemical spill. Where should the charge nurse instruct
the student nurse to find more info about a chemical spill in the workplace?
Look up the Safety Data Sheets (SDS0 on the hospital WiFi network.
A nurse is triaging patients in the ED using the three-tiered triaging system. Which
of the following patients should the nurse place in the delayed category?
A patient is reporting generalized abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
for 3 days. Findings indicate the VS are stable and the patient has no comorbidities
and is taking no medications.
A newly licensed nurse is providing care to a patient admitted to the ED who is
experiencing heroin toxicity. The patient becomes violent and strikes the nurse.
The nurse speaks with the manager about violence in the ED. Which of the
following statements represents how the nurse manager should respond to the
nurse?
Patients may fear the possible outcome of their clinical situation, leading to stress
A nurse is caring for a 30 year old patient who experience sexual assault 2 days
ago. Which of the following is the most important to ask the patient?
Do you know if you were exposed to HIV
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A preceptor in CCU is orienting a new nurse to the code chart. The preceptor
communicates to the new nurse that the code charts should be checked at which
of the following intervals?
Every 24 hours
A triage nurse is evaluating a patient who reports taking anticoagulation
medication and arrived at the ED with bleeding from both nares, which slowed
after applying direct pressure to the nose. Which of the following Emergency
Severity Index (ESI) levels should the nurse assign to this patient?
ESI level 2
A nurse in the ED is triaging a patient who is accompanied by an individual that
refuses to leave the patient alone with the nurse. While assessing the patient, the
nurse notes an unusual tattoo on the patients inner thigh, as well as multiple
bruises near the groin and lower abdomen. the nurse should consider that the
client may need further evaluation for which of the following?
Potential human trafficking
A nurse is caring for a patient who was admitted to the ED by ambulance. the
patients BP is 110/62, HR is 100 bpm, and Resp is 28/min. Which of the following
represents how the nurse should perform the "D" portion of the ABCDE
assessment?
The nurse should check alertness and response to voice and pain
A nurse is caring for a patient who was admitted to the Med Surg unit via the ED 1
week ago following a head injury. Upon further review the patient was DX with a
hip fracture. While the nurse was providing D/C instructions, the patient began to
report left wrist pain. Follow up xrays were obtained and the patient was D/C with
a cast for a wrist fracture. Which of the following describes the process performed
by nurse during discharge?
The nurse performed a tertiary survey
RN INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL CARE AND EMERGENCY
NURSING ASSESSMENT LATEST REAL EXAM QUESTIONS &
VERIFIED ANSWERS (2026) – PASS GUARANTEED
A nurse is caring for a group of patients in the ED who were exposed to a chemical
spill at their work. A student nurse asks the charge nurse where to find the info
about safety regarding the chemical spill. Where should the charge nurse instruct
the student nurse to find more info about a chemical spill in the workplace?
Look up the Safety Data Sheets (SDS0 on the hospital WiFi network.
A nurse is triaging patients in the ED using the three-tiered triaging system. Which
of the following patients should the nurse place in the delayed category?
A patient is reporting generalized abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea
for 3 days. Findings indicate the VS are stable and the patient has no comorbidities
and is taking no medications.
A newly licensed nurse is providing care to a patient admitted to the ED who is
experiencing heroin toxicity. The patient becomes violent and strikes the nurse.
The nurse speaks with the manager about violence in the ED. Which of the
following statements represents how the nurse manager should respond to the
nurse?
Patients may fear the possible outcome of their clinical situation, leading to stress
A nurse is caring for a 30 year old patient who experience sexual assault 2 days
ago. Which of the following is the most important to ask the patient?
Do you know if you were exposed to HIV
, 2
A preceptor in CCU is orienting a new nurse to the code chart. The preceptor
communicates to the new nurse that the code charts should be checked at which
of the following intervals?
Every 24 hours
A triage nurse is evaluating a patient who reports taking anticoagulation
medication and arrived at the ED with bleeding from both nares, which slowed
after applying direct pressure to the nose. Which of the following Emergency
Severity Index (ESI) levels should the nurse assign to this patient?
ESI level 2
A nurse in the ED is triaging a patient who is accompanied by an individual that
refuses to leave the patient alone with the nurse. While assessing the patient, the
nurse notes an unusual tattoo on the patients inner thigh, as well as multiple
bruises near the groin and lower abdomen. the nurse should consider that the
client may need further evaluation for which of the following?
Potential human trafficking
A nurse is caring for a patient who was admitted to the ED by ambulance. the
patients BP is 110/62, HR is 100 bpm, and Resp is 28/min. Which of the following
represents how the nurse should perform the "D" portion of the ABCDE
assessment?
The nurse should check alertness and response to voice and pain
A nurse is caring for a patient who was admitted to the Med Surg unit via the ED 1
week ago following a head injury. Upon further review the patient was DX with a
hip fracture. While the nurse was providing D/C instructions, the patient began to
report left wrist pain. Follow up xrays were obtained and the patient was D/C with
a cast for a wrist fracture. Which of the following describes the process performed
by nurse during discharge?
The nurse performed a tertiary survey
