Free BCEN Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) Practice Question

A 16-year-old female with a history of cyclic vomiting syndrome presents to the ED during an acute episode. She has been vomiting for 12 hours and appears dehydrated. Her mother reports that the patient's usual triggers include stress and menses, but this episode started without any apparent trigger. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate next step in management?

  • Initiate oral propranolol therapy

  • Administer sumatriptan nasal spray

  • Give intramuscular lorazepam

  • Start IV ondansetron infusion

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BCEN Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) / 
Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, Gynecology, and Obstetrical
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