Free Practice BCEN BCEN-TCRN Exam Questions 2026

The nurse is caring for a patient with a compression injury to the thoracic cavity. The patient is intubated and sedated. On assessment, the patient has a heart rate of 119 beats per minute, the oxygen saturation reading is 91%, skin has a pallor, breathing is 18 breaths over the ventilator-setting rate of 12, the peak airway pressures are increasing, and crackles are auscultated throughout both lung fields. What diagnosis is most reflective of this patient’s presentation?

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

Which of the following involves enhancing the quality of life in any stage and integrating physical, social, spiritual, and psychological aspects of care of patient/family who has been involved in a traumatic situation?

Which of the following is not a description of a designated level 1 trauma center?

An 84-year-old patient is in the intensive care unit (ICU) on a ventilator following a multisystem trauma. The physician has discussed a do not resuscitate (DNR) order with the family. The wife states the patient would not want to live like this but the son is adamant that everything should be done and would not discuss a DNR. Which of the following would be the most appropriate intervention by the nurse?