Question 1 - Medical Emergencies Practice Test for the CEN

The nurse is caring for an 18-year-old woman who is experiencing anaphylaxis during an infusion of Venofer (iron sucrose). Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

Stop the infusion.
Initiate CPR.
Administer epinephrine.
Apply a nasal cannula.

Hint

Be sure to consider describing words like first (second, third, etc.), number one (two, three, etc.), top, prior to, priority, prioritize, next, then, last, before, between, initial(ly), immediate(ly), direct(ly), final, earliest, latest, ultimately, original(ly), and after in questions. They indicate that there is one particular correct answer, even if the other answer choices may be related to the question.

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