ENA TRIAGE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Which statement correctly describes triage protocols?
A. They increase patient and staff satisfaction.
B. They get the patient to an emergency department room more quickly.
C. They increase the accuracy of triage acuity assignments.
D. They may increase the patient's length of stay. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
When triaging a potential psychiatric patient, which action is the triage nurse's priority?
A. Assess patient and staff safety.
B. Determine the patient's coping mechanisms.
C. Assess the work of breathing.
D. Contact the patient's psychiatrist. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
In the CIAMPEDS mnemonic, which component helps the triage nurse decide if the
pediatric patient should be placed separately from others in the waiting room?
A. Chief complaint
B. Immunization status and isolation
C. Events leading up to problem
D. Medications - CORRECT ANSWER-B
The triage nurse should begin the interview with which activity?
A. Conducting a focused assessment
B. Obtaining a set of vital signs
C. Determining the patient's chief complaint
D. Confirming the patient's identity - CORRECT ANSWER-D
When performing an across-the-room assessment, the triage nurse uses which senses?
A. Sight and touch
B. Sight and hearing
C. Touch and taste
D. Smell and touch - CORRECT ANSWER-B
Which statement correctly describes triage protocols?
A. They increase patient and staff satisfaction.
B. They get the patient to an emergency department room more quickly.
C. They increase the accuracy of triage acuity assignments.
D. They may increase the patient's length of stay. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
When triaging a potential psychiatric patient, which action is the triage nurse's priority?
A. Assess patient and staff safety.
B. Determine the patient's coping mechanisms.
C. Assess the work of breathing.
D. Contact the patient's psychiatrist. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
In the CIAMPEDS mnemonic, which component helps the triage nurse decide if the
pediatric patient should be placed separately from others in the waiting room?
A. Chief complaint
B. Immunization status and isolation
C. Events leading up to problem
D. Medications - CORRECT ANSWER-B
The triage nurse should begin the interview with which activity?
A. Conducting a focused assessment
B. Obtaining a set of vital signs
C. Determining the patient's chief complaint
D. Confirming the patient's identity - CORRECT ANSWER-D
When performing an across-the-room assessment, the triage nurse uses which senses?
A. Sight and touch
B. Sight and hearing
C. Touch and taste
D. Smell and touch - CORRECT ANSWER-B
