EMERGENCY NURSING
CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
▶ A 20-year-old college student with a high fever and respiratory problems
arrived in the emergency room by ambulance. He required emergency
intuba¬tion and was transferred to the intensive care unit. A radiograph
showed an air-space disease, probably pneumonia. A Gram stain of the
bronchoscopy-obtained specimen revealed gram-negative diplococci.
The attending physician calls you to assist with both the employees who
cared for this patient and the patient's contacts. Those in need of
prophylaxis following exposure to this patient are:. Answer: EMT who
suctioned, person who intubated and patient's girlfriend
▶ Which of the following steps should be included when developing a
business case for infection prevention:
Develop a mission statement
Meet with key administrators
Present an economic model of hospital-wide patient costs
Determine the annual costs and calculate the financial impact. Answer: 1,
2, 4
▶ The local health department nurse has asked you to help her develop a
graph to display the number of cases of tuberculosis in your state. The
trend has been increasing and she wants this to be dramatically shown in
the graph.. Answer: Histogram
▶ For a labor and delivery/nursery employee, which one of the following
would be MOST important to provide protection to the nurse from infectious
disease?. Answer: Hep B
▶ The nursing director of a local LTC facility is concerned about their
urinary tract infection rate and has implemented several measures to
, reduce infections. You are consulted to direct the surveillance for the
facility. You discover that all of the following actions are being performed.
The most important action that will reduce infections is:. Answer:
Maintaining a sterile, closed drianage system
▶ A patient is admitted with suspected Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Which of the following isolation precautions are
required?
Standard
Contact
Airborne
Droplet. Answer: 1, 2, 3
▶ Which of the following organizations regulates disinfectants used on
environmental surfaces?. Answer: EPA
▶ When conducting a search of the literature for studies related to the
efficacy of a new protocol to prevent urinary tract infections, the Infection
Preventionist could use any of the following techniques except:. Answer:
Initiating a search on the internet
▶ To increase recovery of AFB from expectorated or induced sputum,
specimens should be collected:. Answer: First morning specimen for 3
consecutive days
▶ A staff nurse calls to inform you that a patient with confirmed multidrug-
resistant TB requires an immediate bronchoscopy. You inform her that the
procedure must be performed in which of the following rooms?. Answer:
Airborne infection isolation room
▶ Statistical tests are used to describe data from research studies. The
specific tests used in a study to analyze this data are typically presented in
which section of a research paper?. Answer: Methods
▶ Under the Spaulding classification system, laryngoscope blades are
considered to be:. Answer: Semi-critical items
▶ A disadvantage to the use of the ultrasonic cleaner is:. Answer: The
implosion of tiny bubbles may damage fragile instruments
CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
▶ A 20-year-old college student with a high fever and respiratory problems
arrived in the emergency room by ambulance. He required emergency
intuba¬tion and was transferred to the intensive care unit. A radiograph
showed an air-space disease, probably pneumonia. A Gram stain of the
bronchoscopy-obtained specimen revealed gram-negative diplococci.
The attending physician calls you to assist with both the employees who
cared for this patient and the patient's contacts. Those in need of
prophylaxis following exposure to this patient are:. Answer: EMT who
suctioned, person who intubated and patient's girlfriend
▶ Which of the following steps should be included when developing a
business case for infection prevention:
Develop a mission statement
Meet with key administrators
Present an economic model of hospital-wide patient costs
Determine the annual costs and calculate the financial impact. Answer: 1,
2, 4
▶ The local health department nurse has asked you to help her develop a
graph to display the number of cases of tuberculosis in your state. The
trend has been increasing and she wants this to be dramatically shown in
the graph.. Answer: Histogram
▶ For a labor and delivery/nursery employee, which one of the following
would be MOST important to provide protection to the nurse from infectious
disease?. Answer: Hep B
▶ The nursing director of a local LTC facility is concerned about their
urinary tract infection rate and has implemented several measures to
, reduce infections. You are consulted to direct the surveillance for the
facility. You discover that all of the following actions are being performed.
The most important action that will reduce infections is:. Answer:
Maintaining a sterile, closed drianage system
▶ A patient is admitted with suspected Middle East Respiratory Syndrome
Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Which of the following isolation precautions are
required?
Standard
Contact
Airborne
Droplet. Answer: 1, 2, 3
▶ Which of the following organizations regulates disinfectants used on
environmental surfaces?. Answer: EPA
▶ When conducting a search of the literature for studies related to the
efficacy of a new protocol to prevent urinary tract infections, the Infection
Preventionist could use any of the following techniques except:. Answer:
Initiating a search on the internet
▶ To increase recovery of AFB from expectorated or induced sputum,
specimens should be collected:. Answer: First morning specimen for 3
consecutive days
▶ A staff nurse calls to inform you that a patient with confirmed multidrug-
resistant TB requires an immediate bronchoscopy. You inform her that the
procedure must be performed in which of the following rooms?. Answer:
Airborne infection isolation room
▶ Statistical tests are used to describe data from research studies. The
specific tests used in a study to analyze this data are typically presented in
which section of a research paper?. Answer: Methods
▶ Under the Spaulding classification system, laryngoscope blades are
considered to be:. Answer: Semi-critical items
▶ A disadvantage to the use of the ultrasonic cleaner is:. Answer: The
implosion of tiny bubbles may damage fragile instruments
