Bleeding for Certified Emergency Nursing (CEN)

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:

Results of a diagnostic peritoneal lavage may be falsely negative in a patient with a:

The most common causes of upper GI bleeding include:

Which sign is not an indication for IVP?

The patient’s abdominal X-ray reveals a fusiform infrarenal non-dissecting aortic aneurysm. Which nursing diagnosis would be the highest priority for this patient?

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

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:

Which diagnostic test would the nurse anticipate for a patient with lower gastrointestinal bleeding?

Lower GI bleeding is characterized by bleeding from: