Docsity
Docsity

Prepare for your exams
Prepare for your exams

Study with the several resources on Docsity


Earn points to download
Earn points to download

Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan


Guidelines and tips
Guidelines and tips

Prophecy General ICU RN A v2 Question & Answers, Exams of Nursing

Prophecy General ICU RN A v2 Question & Answers

Typology: Exams

2021/2022

Available from 08/15/2022

Terrie001
Terrie001 🇺🇸

4

(22)

444 documents

1 / 4

Toggle sidebar

This page cannot be seen from the preview

Don't miss anything!

bg1
Prophecy General ICU RN A v2 Question
& Answers
Common complications of massive transfusions are - Dilutional Coagulopathy, DIC,
hypothermia, and fibrinolysis
ABG pH 7.25, pCO2 40, pO2 90, HCO3 20mEq/L - Metabolic Acidosis
Long term use of TPN may lead to: - Liver Failure
Which of the following is a potential complication of high PEEP - Pneumothorax
What is a common assessment finding for a patient returning from a small bowel
resection? - Hypoactive bowel sounds
Your patient suddenly becomes diaphoretic, anxious, tachycardic, and has clammy skin.
Which of the following would you suspect. - A)*WRONG* Hypoxemia
B) Acute MI
C) Panic Attack
D) Hypoglycemia
The staff nurse asks the nursing assistant to check on a patient. The nursing assistant
reports back that the patient is experiencing chest pain and is diaphorectic. Which of the
following can the staff nurse delegate to the assistant? - A) *WRONG* Calling the
physician
B) Gathering vitals and assessing the cause for the change in status
C) Informing the charge nurse that a patient needs attention
D) Obtaining a medication for the nurse to administer to the patient
Your patient returned from PACU after surgery and is very drowsy. She attempts to eat
a candy bar and begins to choke. The physician is unable to clear the airway. You
would expect to prepare for which of the following. emergency procedures? - A)
*WRONG* Endotracheal Intubation
B) Chest tube insertion
C) Tracheostomy
D) Bronchoscopy
The initial insulin therapy for a patient with acute DKA is usually administered by which
route - Intravenous bolus followed by a continuous infusion
Screening tests for DIC include: - D-Dimer and FDPs
Which of the following hormones is secreted by the hypothalamus in an effort to
regulate water balance? - ADH
pf3
pf4

Partial preview of the text

Download Prophecy General ICU RN A v2 Question & Answers and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity!

Prophecy General ICU RN A v2 Question

& Answers

Common complications of massive transfusions are - ✅Dilutional Coagulopathy, DIC, hypothermia, and fibrinolysis ABG pH 7.25, pCO2 40, pO2 90, HCO3 20mEq/L - ✅Metabolic Acidosis Long term use of TPN may lead to: - ✅Liver Failure Which of the following is a potential complication of high PEEP - ✅Pneumothorax What is a common assessment finding for a patient returning from a small bowel resection? - ✅Hypoactive bowel sounds Your patient suddenly becomes diaphoretic, anxious, tachycardic, and has clammy skin. Which of the following would you suspect. - ✅A)WRONG Hypoxemia B) Acute MI C) Panic Attack D) Hypoglycemia The staff nurse asks the nursing assistant to check on a patient. The nursing assistant reports back that the patient is experiencing chest pain and is diaphorectic. Which of the following can the staff nurse delegate to the assistant? - ✅A) WRONG Calling the physician B) Gathering vitals and assessing the cause for the change in status C) Informing the charge nurse that a patient needs attention D) Obtaining a medication for the nurse to administer to the patient Your patient returned from PACU after surgery and is very drowsy. She attempts to eat a candy bar and begins to choke. The physician is unable to clear the airway. You would expect to prepare for which of the following. emergency procedures? - ✅A) WRONG Endotracheal Intubation B) Chest tube insertion C) Tracheostomy D) Bronchoscopy The initial insulin therapy for a patient with acute DKA is usually administered by which route - ✅Intravenous bolus followed by a continuous infusion Screening tests for DIC include: - ✅D-Dimer and FDPs Which of the following hormones is secreted by the hypothalamus in an effort to regulate water balance? - ✅ADH

Which of the following IV sedatives would most likely be ordered for a non-intubated patient? - ✅Precedex Your patient is in bed and eating lunch when they begin to cough and gag. Suddenly they become dyspneic and bradycardic with excessive salivation. What do you suspect happened? - ✅Aspiration Which of the following is a response of the cardiovascular system to early sepsis? - ✅Increased cardiac output and reduced systemic vascular resistance Which patient would you expect to be extubated? - ✅Patient is awake, follow commands with RR of 14, FiO2 40%, and PEEP 5 Hypertensive crisis - ✅Nicardipine Your patient sustained a crushed pelvis in a MVC. You notice a pinkish sediment in the urinary catheter tubing and decreased urinary output. Which of the following conditions would you suspect? - ✅Rhabdomyolysis Which class of drugs should be avoided in patients with asthma? - ✅Beta Blockers CAM-ICU is a measure for which condition? - ✅Delirium Which of the following drugs would you expect to administer in a patient diagnosed with myasthenia gravis? - ✅Mestinon ABG pH 7.56, paCO2 24 mmHG, HCO3 23 mEq/L - ✅Respiratory Alkalosis When assessing a chest tube, which of the following indicates a possible air leak - ✅Excessive bubbling in the water chamber Which of the following medications improves contractility, increases stroke volume, and increases cardiac output? - ✅Dobutamine Muffled heart sounds would indicate what condition? - ✅Cardiac tamponade Pain assessment in an unconscious patient - ✅Requires astute assessment skills using multiple approaches Which of the following tests should be performed prior to administering tPA - ✅CT Scan Which of the following classes of drugs are used in an effort to therapeutically decrease venous return and reduce peripheral vascular resistance? - ✅Vasodilators

Diet best for patient with renal failure? - ✅low sodium, low potassium, and moderate protein You're caring for a 49 yo head trauma pt with an ICP line. What is the formula for calculating the CPP? - ✅MAP - ICP Pt presents with fever, chills, cough, SOB and chest pain. Which diagnosis would you anticipate? - ✅Pneumonia CVP normal range - ✅2-8 mmHg Pt presents with stiff neck, headache and fever for the last 24 hr. What condition would you suspect? - ✅Bacterial meningitis Hypotensive crisis, which med would you anticipate giving? - ✅Levophed Hypotonic solution - ✅0.45% NS What pathological condition might you suspect in a patient with a serum sodium of 165 and serum osmolality of 330? - ✅Diabetes Insipidus Med commonly used to decrease ICP - ✅Mannitol ABG 7.35, paCO2 60mmHg, HCO3 38 mEq - ✅Compensated respiratory acidosis Contraindicated for Lorazepam - ✅Pt with acute angle-closure glaucoma