ENPC 5th Edition Exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 | GRADED A+ |
100% VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE.
Ask about any new bed-wetting or sleep disturbances
Pediatric patients with anxiety and PTSD may present with physical complaints.
Assess for other behavioral symptoms to facilitate appropriate care and follow-up. -
Correct Answer - A 5 year-old with no health problems presents to the Emergency
Department with a sudden onset of chest pain and shortness of breath. Parents state
that the family was involved in a bad car crash one week ago. A thorough assessment
and workup has not revealed any abnormalities. Which of the following steps is the
best next step to take?
Ensuring all firearms in the home are locked in a safe place with no access by the
patient.
Promoting injury prevention with caregivers of patients with a history of depression
or suicidal ideation by encouraging that all firearms and medications are under lock
to prevent overdoses or suicide attempt. - Correct Answer - You are discharging a
patient to home with a history of depression. Discharge teaching should include
which of the following?
Obtain vascular access for rapid fluid administration
Rapid vascular access and fluid administration are the priority interventions. -
Correct Answer - A 2-year old has uniformly demarcated burns to bilateral lower
extremities, approximately 30% of the childs total body surface area. The father
states he briefly left the room while the child was in the bath and the child apparently
played with the faucet. Which of the following interventions has the highest priority?
Draw and send a metabolic panel and venous blood gas, administer a fluid bolus, and
, obtain a point of care glucose
Comotio Cordis "occurs when chest is struck during the refractory period of the
cardiac conduction cycle. This type of injury usually occurs in recreational sports
such as baseball or ice hockey." - Correct Answer - A 14-year-old high school student
who was pitching for his baseball team was hit in the chest by the ball and had a
sudden cardiac arrest. Of the following, which is the most likely cause of the cardiac
arrest?
Focused Assessment: Vital Signs: "As the patient compensates for altered tissue
perfusion, the pulse pressure narrows and the heart rate increases" - (need to rewrite
either the question or the answers)
Widening Pulse pressure - not correct (suppose to be narrow pulse pressure)
Bradycardia - not correct
Decreasing diastolic blood pressure - late sign
Weak peripheral pulses - late sign - Correct Answer - A 5-year-old child presents to
the emergency department after being hit by a car. She complains of left upper
quadrant pain and the focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) exam
shows fluid around her spleen. Which of the following findings would be an early
indication of ongoing blood loss?
Increasing heart rate
Electrolyte imbalances need to be identified and treated to prevent another seizure. -
Correct Answer - A 7-year-old arrives via ambulance. The patient's mother reports
witnessing a seizure at home. The patient has no seizure history. Upon examination,
the patient is post-ictal with a heart rate of 142 beats per minute, respiratory rate of
36 breaths per minute, and blood pressure of 86/72 mm Hg. Significant burns are
noted to the patient's back and lower extremities. The mother states the burns
accidentally occurred 3 days ago, but she was afraid to bring patient in due to an
ongoing child welfare investigation. Which of the following are the MOST appropriate
immediate interventions?
ventilation to address hypoxia is the priority intervention. - Correct Answer - What is
the priority intervention for symptomatic bradycardia in a four-year-old child?
Commotio cordis
ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 | GRADED A+ |
100% VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE.
Ask about any new bed-wetting or sleep disturbances
Pediatric patients with anxiety and PTSD may present with physical complaints.
Assess for other behavioral symptoms to facilitate appropriate care and follow-up. -
Correct Answer - A 5 year-old with no health problems presents to the Emergency
Department with a sudden onset of chest pain and shortness of breath. Parents state
that the family was involved in a bad car crash one week ago. A thorough assessment
and workup has not revealed any abnormalities. Which of the following steps is the
best next step to take?
Ensuring all firearms in the home are locked in a safe place with no access by the
patient.
Promoting injury prevention with caregivers of patients with a history of depression
or suicidal ideation by encouraging that all firearms and medications are under lock
to prevent overdoses or suicide attempt. - Correct Answer - You are discharging a
patient to home with a history of depression. Discharge teaching should include
which of the following?
Obtain vascular access for rapid fluid administration
Rapid vascular access and fluid administration are the priority interventions. -
Correct Answer - A 2-year old has uniformly demarcated burns to bilateral lower
extremities, approximately 30% of the childs total body surface area. The father
states he briefly left the room while the child was in the bath and the child apparently
played with the faucet. Which of the following interventions has the highest priority?
Draw and send a metabolic panel and venous blood gas, administer a fluid bolus, and
, obtain a point of care glucose
Comotio Cordis "occurs when chest is struck during the refractory period of the
cardiac conduction cycle. This type of injury usually occurs in recreational sports
such as baseball or ice hockey." - Correct Answer - A 14-year-old high school student
who was pitching for his baseball team was hit in the chest by the ball and had a
sudden cardiac arrest. Of the following, which is the most likely cause of the cardiac
arrest?
Focused Assessment: Vital Signs: "As the patient compensates for altered tissue
perfusion, the pulse pressure narrows and the heart rate increases" - (need to rewrite
either the question or the answers)
Widening Pulse pressure - not correct (suppose to be narrow pulse pressure)
Bradycardia - not correct
Decreasing diastolic blood pressure - late sign
Weak peripheral pulses - late sign - Correct Answer - A 5-year-old child presents to
the emergency department after being hit by a car. She complains of left upper
quadrant pain and the focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) exam
shows fluid around her spleen. Which of the following findings would be an early
indication of ongoing blood loss?
Increasing heart rate
Electrolyte imbalances need to be identified and treated to prevent another seizure. -
Correct Answer - A 7-year-old arrives via ambulance. The patient's mother reports
witnessing a seizure at home. The patient has no seizure history. Upon examination,
the patient is post-ictal with a heart rate of 142 beats per minute, respiratory rate of
36 breaths per minute, and blood pressure of 86/72 mm Hg. Significant burns are
noted to the patient's back and lower extremities. The mother states the burns
accidentally occurred 3 days ago, but she was afraid to bring patient in due to an
ongoing child welfare investigation. Which of the following are the MOST appropriate
immediate interventions?
ventilation to address hypoxia is the priority intervention. - Correct Answer - What is
the priority intervention for symptomatic bradycardia in a four-year-old child?
Commotio cordis
