CEN PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS 2026/2027 ||
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SutureS placed in the eyebrowS Should be removed
within... - correct anSwer - eyebrow Suture Should be
removed in 4 tp 5 dayS, lipS 3 to 5 dayS, Scalp 7 to 10
dayS, extremitieS 10 to 14 dayS, over 14 dayS for
jointS.
a patient iS tranSported to the ed via emS for
headache vomiting and progreSSive confuSion after a
fall three dayS ago. which of the following head
injurieS iS the moSt likely cauSe of the SymptomS? a.
concuSSion
b. epidural hematoma
c. Subdural hematoma
d. baSilar Skull fracture - correct anSwer - c --
Subdural hematomaS or Slower bleedS Since venuS.
Seen commonly in alcoholicS, elderly and from
Shaken impact Syndrome
,a patient with a Stab wound to the left flank area iS
unable to move hiS left Side and unable to fill the
right Side of hiS body. the SymptomS are aSSociated
with which of the following in complete Spinal cord
injurieS? a. anterior cord Syndrome
b. poSterior cord Syndrome
c. central cord Syndrome
d. brown-Sequard Syndrome - correct anSwer - d. brown-
Sequard Syndrome -- iS the incomplete cord Syndrome
with ipSilateral motor loSS and contralateral loSS
of SenSation
chronic/permanent memory loSS iS a Symptom of
korSakoff'S Syndrome
a patient complainS of excruciating unilateral
headache with naSal congeStion and exceSSive
lacrimation on the affected Side. the nurSe SuSpectS: -
correct anSwer - cluSter ha -- exceSSive
tearing/lacrimation, along with unilateral naSal
congeStion are SignS of a cluSter headache.
a 40-year-old female who iS 36 weekS pregnant
preSentS to the ed with painleSS bright red vaginal
,bleeding. the nurSe knowS a pelvic exam iS
contraindicated Since the moSt likely cauSe of the
bleeding iS - correct anSwer - placenta previa;
characterized by painleSS bright red vaginal
bleeding
a 14-year-old complainS of lightheadedneSS and
palpitationS. which cardiac diSorder iS characterized
by a Short pr interval and a delta wave? - correct
anSwer - wolf parkinSon white Syndrome (wpw) iS
characterized by a Short pr interval (<0.12 Sec) and a
delta wave (Slurred and broad upStroke of the qrS
complex), repreSenting early ventricular activation
via the abnormal acceSSory pathway
a 22-year-old female complainS of thick white cottage
cheeSe like vaginal diScharge, pruritiS, vulvar
burning, and dySpareunia. the nurSe SuSpectS a
diagnoSiS of - correct anSwer - candidiaSiS iS
characterized by thick white cottage cheeSe-like
vaginal diScharge
fever, bloating, and pain at the right coStal margin
upon palpation iS aSSociated with which diSorder? -
correct anSwer - cholelititlitiS or gallbladder
diSeaSe iS characterized by pain at the right coStal
, margin, referred to aS "murphy'S Sign" (coStal margin
iS near the lower rib)
which of the following SignS and SymptomS iS not
characteriStic of wernicke'S encephalopathy? a.
confabulation
b. chronic memory loSS
c. ataxia
d. nyStagmuS - correct anSwer - b. chronic memory loSS.
-- wernicke encephalopathy iS characterized by
confuSion and confabulation, gait ataxia, and
nyStagmuS.
a patient with Severe head trauma iS diagnoSed with
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic Syndrome
"Siadh". the patient iS moSt at riSk for which of the
following complicationS?
meningitiS, SeizureS, Shock, torSadeS? - correct anSwer
- SeizureS -- Siadh preSentS with exceSSive Secretion of
antidiuretic hormone Seen in head trauma, meningitiS,
and oat cell carcinoma. the water retention leadS to
dilutional hyponatremia, which may cauSe SeizureS
CERTIFIED EMERGENCY NURSE
REVIEW || VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ||
HIGH-YIELD EMERGENCY
NURSING STUDY GUIDE || COMPLETE
PRACTICE TEST BANK || EXAM-READY PREP ||
GRADED A+
SutureS placed in the eyebrowS Should be removed
within... - correct anSwer - eyebrow Suture Should be
removed in 4 tp 5 dayS, lipS 3 to 5 dayS, Scalp 7 to 10
dayS, extremitieS 10 to 14 dayS, over 14 dayS for
jointS.
a patient iS tranSported to the ed via emS for
headache vomiting and progreSSive confuSion after a
fall three dayS ago. which of the following head
injurieS iS the moSt likely cauSe of the SymptomS? a.
concuSSion
b. epidural hematoma
c. Subdural hematoma
d. baSilar Skull fracture - correct anSwer - c --
Subdural hematomaS or Slower bleedS Since venuS.
Seen commonly in alcoholicS, elderly and from
Shaken impact Syndrome
,a patient with a Stab wound to the left flank area iS
unable to move hiS left Side and unable to fill the
right Side of hiS body. the SymptomS are aSSociated
with which of the following in complete Spinal cord
injurieS? a. anterior cord Syndrome
b. poSterior cord Syndrome
c. central cord Syndrome
d. brown-Sequard Syndrome - correct anSwer - d. brown-
Sequard Syndrome -- iS the incomplete cord Syndrome
with ipSilateral motor loSS and contralateral loSS
of SenSation
chronic/permanent memory loSS iS a Symptom of
korSakoff'S Syndrome
a patient complainS of excruciating unilateral
headache with naSal congeStion and exceSSive
lacrimation on the affected Side. the nurSe SuSpectS: -
correct anSwer - cluSter ha -- exceSSive
tearing/lacrimation, along with unilateral naSal
congeStion are SignS of a cluSter headache.
a 40-year-old female who iS 36 weekS pregnant
preSentS to the ed with painleSS bright red vaginal
,bleeding. the nurSe knowS a pelvic exam iS
contraindicated Since the moSt likely cauSe of the
bleeding iS - correct anSwer - placenta previa;
characterized by painleSS bright red vaginal
bleeding
a 14-year-old complainS of lightheadedneSS and
palpitationS. which cardiac diSorder iS characterized
by a Short pr interval and a delta wave? - correct
anSwer - wolf parkinSon white Syndrome (wpw) iS
characterized by a Short pr interval (<0.12 Sec) and a
delta wave (Slurred and broad upStroke of the qrS
complex), repreSenting early ventricular activation
via the abnormal acceSSory pathway
a 22-year-old female complainS of thick white cottage
cheeSe like vaginal diScharge, pruritiS, vulvar
burning, and dySpareunia. the nurSe SuSpectS a
diagnoSiS of - correct anSwer - candidiaSiS iS
characterized by thick white cottage cheeSe-like
vaginal diScharge
fever, bloating, and pain at the right coStal margin
upon palpation iS aSSociated with which diSorder? -
correct anSwer - cholelititlitiS or gallbladder
diSeaSe iS characterized by pain at the right coStal
, margin, referred to aS "murphy'S Sign" (coStal margin
iS near the lower rib)
which of the following SignS and SymptomS iS not
characteriStic of wernicke'S encephalopathy? a.
confabulation
b. chronic memory loSS
c. ataxia
d. nyStagmuS - correct anSwer - b. chronic memory loSS.
-- wernicke encephalopathy iS characterized by
confuSion and confabulation, gait ataxia, and
nyStagmuS.
a patient with Severe head trauma iS diagnoSed with
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic Syndrome
"Siadh". the patient iS moSt at riSk for which of the
following complicationS?
meningitiS, SeizureS, Shock, torSadeS? - correct anSwer
- SeizureS -- Siadh preSentS with exceSSive Secretion of
antidiuretic hormone Seen in head trauma, meningitiS,
and oat cell carcinoma. the water retention leadS to
dilutional hyponatremia, which may cauSe SeizureS
