Free BCEN BCEN-TCRN Exam Questions

A patient has an odontoid type II fracture without cord involvement; the health care provider would anticipate treatment involving:

An 84-year-old patient is in the intensive care unit (ICU) on a ventilator following a multisystem trauma. The physician has discussed a do not resuscitate (DNR) order with the family. The wife states the patient would not want to live like this but the son is adamant that everything should be done and would not discuss a DNR. Which of the following would be the most appropriate intervention by the nurse?

Following a motor vehicle collision, the patient and spouse come to the emergency room after suffering a brief loss of consciousness post airbag deployment. The CT of the head was unremarkable. The nurse provided discharge instructions to the patient and the patient’s spouse. What symptom would not be considered a reason to return to the emergency room?

Documentation of events with trauma patients is crucial. All of the following are examples of improper forensic documentation techniques except:

Common organs injured in blunt mechanism abdominal trauma include all of the following except: