Free BCEN BCEN-TCRN Exam Questions

A 23-year-old male patient comes in after a nuclear explosion. He is unresponsive and agonal breathing. What would be the caregiver’s first priority be in the care of this particular situation?

There are different levels of responders to disaster situations. At what level are hospitals and receiving facilities categorized?

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

The nurse is caring for a patient with a compression injury to the thoracic cavity. The patient is intubated and sedated. On assessment, the patient has a heart rate of 119 beats per minute, the oxygen saturation reading is 91%, skin has a pallor, breathing is 18 breaths over the ventilator-setting rate of 12, the peak airway pressures are increasing, and crackles are auscultated throughout both lung fields. What diagnosis is most reflective of this patient’s presentation?

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?