Free BCEN BCEN-TCRN Exam Questions

Which of the following is not a description of a designated level 1 trauma center?

Proper medical management of a traumatic brain injury patient includes all except:

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?

Mr. Francis experienced a crush injury following a motorcycle crash when the motorcycle landed on top of him. He was diagnosed with a colon injury and underwent a colon resection with primary anastomosis and a proximal colostomy. Mr. Francis is concerned with the duration of the colostomy and is worried about the maintenance after going home. The nurse informs the patient that the colostomy will most likely be:

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?