ENA Emergency Nursing Orientation 3.0
Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
Which type of shock causes a temporary loss of motor, sensory, and reflex
functions below the level of a lesion? - Correct answer-Spinal shock
According to the rule of nines, burns of the anterior trunk and both anterior arms
account for which percentage of body surface area? - Correct answer-27 percent
Which effect does parasympathetic stimulation have on the heart?
A. It increases peripheral vascular resistance.
B. It enhances atrioventricular node function.
C. It shortens His-Purkinje and ventricular muscle refractoriness.
D. It slows sinoatrial node discharge. - Correct answer-D.
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,Parasympathetic stimulation slows sinoatrial node discharge. Sympathetic
stimulation enhances atrioventricular node function, shortens His-Purkinje and
ventricular muscle refractoriness, and increases peripheral vascular resistance.
Hypertension is a finding in which type of poisoning?
A. Opioid
B. Antidepressant
C. Anticholinergic
D. Organophosphate - Correct answer-C
For a patient with chronic immune thrombocytopenia, which intervention is the
initial treatment?
A. Infuse intravenous immunoglobulin.
B. Administer prednisone (Deltasone).
C. Prepare the patient for a splenectomy.
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,D. Administer cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). - Correct answer-B. Administer
prednisone (Deltasone).
For which disorder is phenazopyridine (Pyridium) most commonly administered? -
Correct answer-D. Urethritis
Rhabdomyolysis is a complication of which type of toxicity?
A. Central nervous system stimulant
B. Opiate
C. Tricyclic antidepressant
D. Calcium channel blocker - Correct answer-A. Central nervous system stimulant
Which intervention is used to treat a patient with ventricular fibrillation who has an
implantable cardiac defibrillator? - Correct answer-Apply hands-free adhesive
patches in the anterior-posterior position and defibrillate.
For which disorder is phenazopyridine (Pyridium) most commonly administered? -
Correct answer-D. Urethritis
Which term defines pain caused by the stretching of a hollow organ and is
described as cramping or a sensation of gas? - Correct answer-Visceral pain
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, When a patient is in the compensatory stage of shock, the body preferentially
maintains blood flow to which organs? - Correct answer-heart and brain
Which laboratory test result should the nurse expect in a patient with alcoholic
ketoacidosis? - Correct answer-Below normal to slightly elevated serum glucose
level
Which finding is characteristic of preeclampsia? - Correct answer-Proteinuria
Sciatic nerve damage is associated with dislocation of which joint?
A. Patellar
B. Knee
C. Hip
D. Ankle - Correct answer-C. Hip
Which intervention is indicated for a patient with circumferential full-thickness
burns of the chest, inadequate chest expansion, and restlessness? - Correct answer-
Escharotomy
Calcium channel blockers are indicated to treat which dysrhythmia?
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Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
Which type of shock causes a temporary loss of motor, sensory, and reflex
functions below the level of a lesion? - Correct answer-Spinal shock
According to the rule of nines, burns of the anterior trunk and both anterior arms
account for which percentage of body surface area? - Correct answer-27 percent
Which effect does parasympathetic stimulation have on the heart?
A. It increases peripheral vascular resistance.
B. It enhances atrioventricular node function.
C. It shortens His-Purkinje and ventricular muscle refractoriness.
D. It slows sinoatrial node discharge. - Correct answer-D.
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,Parasympathetic stimulation slows sinoatrial node discharge. Sympathetic
stimulation enhances atrioventricular node function, shortens His-Purkinje and
ventricular muscle refractoriness, and increases peripheral vascular resistance.
Hypertension is a finding in which type of poisoning?
A. Opioid
B. Antidepressant
C. Anticholinergic
D. Organophosphate - Correct answer-C
For a patient with chronic immune thrombocytopenia, which intervention is the
initial treatment?
A. Infuse intravenous immunoglobulin.
B. Administer prednisone (Deltasone).
C. Prepare the patient for a splenectomy.
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,D. Administer cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). - Correct answer-B. Administer
prednisone (Deltasone).
For which disorder is phenazopyridine (Pyridium) most commonly administered? -
Correct answer-D. Urethritis
Rhabdomyolysis is a complication of which type of toxicity?
A. Central nervous system stimulant
B. Opiate
C. Tricyclic antidepressant
D. Calcium channel blocker - Correct answer-A. Central nervous system stimulant
Which intervention is used to treat a patient with ventricular fibrillation who has an
implantable cardiac defibrillator? - Correct answer-Apply hands-free adhesive
patches in the anterior-posterior position and defibrillate.
For which disorder is phenazopyridine (Pyridium) most commonly administered? -
Correct answer-D. Urethritis
Which term defines pain caused by the stretching of a hollow organ and is
described as cramping or a sensation of gas? - Correct answer-Visceral pain
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, When a patient is in the compensatory stage of shock, the body preferentially
maintains blood flow to which organs? - Correct answer-heart and brain
Which laboratory test result should the nurse expect in a patient with alcoholic
ketoacidosis? - Correct answer-Below normal to slightly elevated serum glucose
level
Which finding is characteristic of preeclampsia? - Correct answer-Proteinuria
Sciatic nerve damage is associated with dislocation of which joint?
A. Patellar
B. Knee
C. Hip
D. Ankle - Correct answer-C. Hip
Which intervention is indicated for a patient with circumferential full-thickness
burns of the chest, inadequate chest expansion, and restlessness? - Correct answer-
Escharotomy
Calcium channel blockers are indicated to treat which dysrhythmia?
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