Bleeding for Certified Emergency Nursing (CEN)

Lower GI bleeding is characterized by bleeding from:

In assessing the patient’s health status, the nurse should know that hematemesis is most commonly caused by:

The nurse knows that a patient on long-term anticoagulant therapy must be carefully monitored for potential hemorrhagic complications that most commonly affect the:

Which sign is not an indication for IVP?

The patient’s BP suddenly drops to 88/60 mmHg and his pulse increases to 130 beats/minute. After administration of 500 mL of Lactated Ringer’s solution, the patient’s BP increases to 100/70 mmHg and his pulse rate decreases to 100 beats/minute. The nurse’s priority at this time would be to:

The most common causes of upper GI bleeding include:

Which condition is the most common cause of lower GI bleeding?

The nurse knows that such abdominal emergencies as obstruction, perforation, and acute intractable hemorrhage are typically treated by:

A 61-year-old man is transferred to the ED by ambulance from his physician’s office with a diagnosis of a possible abdominal aortic aneurysm. When eliciting the patient’s history, the nurse keeps in mind that one of the most common factors predisposing a patient to abdominal aortic aneurysm is:

Which assessment finding would be typical for a patient with an abdominal aortic aneurysm?