CEN Test Exam Professional Issues with Comprehensive Q & A 2023/2024
The ENA Code of Ethics expects the emergency nurse to do all of the following
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a. Maintain accountability for individual practice
b. Act to protect the patient from incompetent or illegal practice
c. Work to improve access to health care for all
d. Complete all required tasks for every patient correct answers D. An integral part of being an effective ED nurse is knowing what tasks can or should be delegated to other roles. The ED nurse should not expect to perform all tasks for every patient but should know what tasks can be delegated.
Emergency nurses are encouraged to use evidence based practices (EBP) in the practice of emergency nursing. Which of the following practices is not recommended by the Emergency Nurse's Association?
a. Use of two or more patient identifiers when providing care.
b. Not taking verbal or telephone orders.
c. Comply with hand hygiene guidelines
d. Assure central lines are inserted under sterile conditions. correct answers B. Although verbal and telephone orders are not ideal, the practice of emergency nursing often requires taking verbal orders. In those cases, the nurse must employ the practice of reading back the order to ensure that it was received and recorded accurately.
An emergency nurse provides education to a community group about bike and helmet safety. At this educational offering, the nurse provides helmets for children who do not have them. This is an example of a nurse providing:
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. None of the above correct answers A. Primary prevention averts disease or injury by reducing risk factors for a particular individual or group. Secondary prevention aims to detect injury or disease early to limit the effects. Tertiary preventions focus on treating a disease or injury to limit disability and preserve function.
The term used to describe pain that is due to a stimulus that does not normally provoke pain is:
a. Allodynia
b. Analgesia
c. Hyperalgesia
d. Neuralgia correct answers A. Allodynia is the perception of pain with a stimulus that does not normally cause pain. Analgesia is the absence of pain in response to a stimulus that would normally be considered painful. Hyperalgesia is an increased, or greater than expected, response to a stimulus that is painful. Neuralgia is pain in a nerve or nerves. [Show Less]