Free BCEN BCEN-TCRN Exam Questions

The receiving level 1 trauma center receives a patient from a lower level trauma center. When reviewing the transfer documentation and medical records, it is obvious that the benefits of transferring the patient have been misrepresented. This is a violating which of the following?

There are different levels of responders to disaster situations. At what level are hospitals and receiving facilities categorized?

Following a motor vehicle collision, the patient and spouse come to the emergency room after suffering a brief loss of consciousness post airbag deployment. The CT of the head was unremarkable. The nurse provided discharge instructions to the patient and the patient’s spouse. What symptom would not be considered a reason to return to the emergency room?

A patient comes into the emergency department after gunshot wounds to the lower left lateral chest. A chest tube has been placed and the patient is transferred to the intensive care unit. While a handoff report is being conducted, the patient’s heart rate increases to 134 beats per minute and the patient begins breathing at 43 breaths per minute. The nurse notes that the chest tube drainage system is beginning to rapidly fill with blood. The team begins to prepare for autotransfusion. Which of the following would be a contraindication to autotranfusion?

Documentation of events with trauma patients is crucial. All of the following are examples of improper forensic documentation techniques except: