NURS 425 - HIGH ACUITY, DELIRIUM,
LABS & EOL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
High-acuity patient definition - ANS A complex patient with unpredictable outcomes who
often needs intensive monitoring and rapid access to diagnostics and medications; may be in
ICU, step-down, or high-acuity med-surg settings.
Examples of high-acuity admissions - ANS Trauma; stroke or TBI; aneurysm or CVA; advanced
age; exacerbations of HF, CKD, DM, or COPD.
Why chronic illness can progress to high-acuity - ANS Lack of access to care; economic
barriers; medication noncompliance.
Advantages of high-acuity environments - ANS Rapid diagnostics; specialty consults;
continuous monitoring; quick medication access; rapid escalation of care.
Disadvantages of high-acuity environments - ANS Overstimulation; information overload;
poor communication.
Physical stressors in high-acuity care - ANS Lack of sleep; isolation; pain; immobility;
overstimulation; medication effects.
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, Complications of immobility - ANS DVT; muscle atrophy; contractures.
Psychosocial stressors in high-acuity patients - ANS Anxiety; grief; family stress; financial
stress; concern about recovery.
Common high-acuity complications - ANS VTE; stress-related GI bleed; delirium.
Primary cause of VTE in hospitalized patients - ANS Immobility.
VTE prophylaxis options - ANS Anticoagulants; compression stockings; sequential
compression devices.
Reason PPIs are used in high-acuity care - ANS Stress ulcer prophylaxis.
Definition of delirium - ANS Acute onset confusion with fluctuating mental status,
inattention, altered level of consciousness, and misinterpretation of stimuli.
Difference between delirium and dementia - ANS Delirium is acute and fluctuating; dementia
is chronic and progressive.
Common causes of delirium - ANS Infection; medications; metabolic imbalance; sleep
deprivation.
Most common cognitive disorder in hospitalized older adults - ANS Delirium.
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LABS & EOL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
High-acuity patient definition - ANS A complex patient with unpredictable outcomes who
often needs intensive monitoring and rapid access to diagnostics and medications; may be in
ICU, step-down, or high-acuity med-surg settings.
Examples of high-acuity admissions - ANS Trauma; stroke or TBI; aneurysm or CVA; advanced
age; exacerbations of HF, CKD, DM, or COPD.
Why chronic illness can progress to high-acuity - ANS Lack of access to care; economic
barriers; medication noncompliance.
Advantages of high-acuity environments - ANS Rapid diagnostics; specialty consults;
continuous monitoring; quick medication access; rapid escalation of care.
Disadvantages of high-acuity environments - ANS Overstimulation; information overload;
poor communication.
Physical stressors in high-acuity care - ANS Lack of sleep; isolation; pain; immobility;
overstimulation; medication effects.
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, Complications of immobility - ANS DVT; muscle atrophy; contractures.
Psychosocial stressors in high-acuity patients - ANS Anxiety; grief; family stress; financial
stress; concern about recovery.
Common high-acuity complications - ANS VTE; stress-related GI bleed; delirium.
Primary cause of VTE in hospitalized patients - ANS Immobility.
VTE prophylaxis options - ANS Anticoagulants; compression stockings; sequential
compression devices.
Reason PPIs are used in high-acuity care - ANS Stress ulcer prophylaxis.
Definition of delirium - ANS Acute onset confusion with fluctuating mental status,
inattention, altered level of consciousness, and misinterpretation of stimuli.
Difference between delirium and dementia - ANS Delirium is acute and fluctuating; dementia
is chronic and progressive.
Common causes of delirium - ANS Infection; medications; metabolic imbalance; sleep
deprivation.
Most common cognitive disorder in hospitalized older adults - ANS Delirium.
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