Free BCEN BCEN-CEN Exam Questions

A construction worker presents with left eye pain and redness. He reports having a feeling of "something stuck in my eye". He denies any changes in his vision, but the left eye has clear tearing, erythematic sclera and he complains of photophobia. Which of the following is consistent with his chief complaint?

Mrs. F, 86, is brought into the ED by her daughter with reports of dull abdominal pain x 3 days. She states she has had "thin" stools for the 3 days before the onset of her abdominal pain. She has not been passing much flatus in the last three days. She states she feels weaker and more lethargic. An IV is established, O2 and cardiac monitor are placed. Labs have been sent. Her bowel sounds are absent. The nurse should suspect:

A 48yearold female in a headon collision arrives to the ED. She is awake and talking. She reports being a restrained driver with air bag deployment. She reports a decreased in vision in her right eye. She has a hematoma above the right eye. When you examine her pupils you notice the right eye has a tear drop shaped pupil. You alert the ED physician of your physical findings as the patient has:

EMS calls with a possible stroke alert patient. As the patient has developed right sided facial paralysis. Upon arrival you examine the patient and observe the he is unable to blink his right eye, nor raise the eye brows. The symptoms suggest that the patient has:

The normal progression to cardiac arrest in children is: