FREE Certified Emergency Nurse Questions and Answers

Question 1

The patient has an anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and is transported to the emergency department.
You are evaluating him to determine whether to administer fibrinolytics.
The following conditions are a strict no-no for this therapy:

Accepted Answer

Symptoms began 36 hours before arrival.

Answer

The patient has received aspirin in the last 2 hours.

Answer

The patient had a previous MI 6 years ago.

Answer

The patient's pain is not relieved by medications.

Question 2

Preload describes:

Accepted Answer

The volume of blood entering the right side of the heart

Answer

The pressure in the arterial system that the heart must overcome to pump the blood

Answer

The volume of blood entering the left side of the heart

Answer

The pressure in the venous system that the heart must overcome to pump the blood

Question 3

A patient is receiving CPR from the team. In response to an electrical shock, the beat will be:

Accepted Answer

Ventricular fibrillation

Answer

PEA

Answer

SVT

Answer

Asystole

Question 4

Which of the following should suctioning during a cardiac arrest be restricted to?

Accepted Answer

Less than 10 seconds

Answer

Less than 30 seconds

Answer

Less than 20 seconds

Answer

Less than 5 seconds

Question 5

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE POSSIBLE CAUSES OF CARDIAC ARREST, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Hypervolemia

Answer

Hypokalemia

Answer

Tension Pneumothorax

Answer

Hypoxia

Question 6

The American Heart Association's ACLS guidelines state that applying cricoid pressure when intubating should:

Accepted Answer

Is no longer recommended.

Answer

Should only be done on children.

Answer

Should be done in all cases.

Answer

None of the above.

Question 7

Using a Bag-mask device, you are delivering ventilations. Suddenly, the patient's chest does not lift in response to the ventilation. To maintain an open airway, you must reposition the patient. You don't see his chest rise as you try to ventilate him. This is most likely brought on by:

Accepted Answer

Airway obstruction

Answer

The patient has suffered an MI

Answer

Cardiac tamponade

Answer

The bag-mask device is faulty

The patient has an anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and is transported to the emergency department.You are evaluating him to determine whether to administer fibrinolytics.The following conditions are a strict no-no for this therapy:

The patient has an anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and is transported to the emergency department.
You are evaluating him to determine whether to administer fibrinolytics.
The following conditions are a strict no-no for this therapy: