Bleeding for Certified Emergency Nursing (CEN)

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:

Lower GI bleeding is characterized by bleeding from:

An elderly man is brought to the ED by his daughter after an episode of rectal bleeding. After initial treatment in the ED, the patient will probably be:

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

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

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

Which sign is not an indication for IVP?

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

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