CPEN case studies
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The Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse (CPEN®) credential is a specialty nursing certification from the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) for registered nurses who care for children in emergency settings. BCEN describes CPEN as the foundational specialty certification for RNs who treat pediatric patients in the emergency department, spanning care from the neonatal period through adolescence. The CPEN case studies are 5 cases and about 3,962 words.
1Four-Month-Old With Bronchiolitis Who Is Working Harder
A 4-month-old, born at 34 weeks' gestation, is brought to a community emergency department at 22:00 with 3 days of coryza and cough. Feeds have fallen from 150 mL every 4 hours to about 60 mL, with one wet diaper in 10 hours.
773 words, about 4 min2Five-Week-Old With a Rate of 268
A 5-week-old, 4.2 kg, is brought in at 03:00 for 2 hours of poor feeding and inconsolable fussiness. The mother says the baby 'felt like a hummingbird' against her chest.
770 words, about 4 min3Fever in a Child With a Port and a Penicillin Anaphylaxis Label
A 7-year-old with precursor B acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in maintenance therapy (daily 6-mercaptopurine, weekly methotrexate) arrives at 18:00 with a home temperature of 38.6 °C four hours ago, now 38.9 °C. She has a dual-lumen port, mild oral mucositis, one episode of vomiting and no diarrhoea.
754 words, about 4 min4New-Onset Diabetes in DKA Who Develops a Headache at Hour Six
An 11-year-old, 38.4 kg, is brought in at 07:00 after three weeks of polyuria and polydipsia, 4 kg of weight loss and 24 hours of vomiting. He is drowsy but rousable, breathing deep and fast with a fruity odour.
830 words, about 4 min5Fifteen-Year-Old With an Acetaminophen Ingestion Who Wants to Leave
A 15-year-old is brought in by her mother at 21:00, four hours after swallowing 'about 20' 500 mg acetaminophen tablets following an argument. She is asymptomatic.
835 words, about 4 min