PROPHECY GENERAL ICU A V3 VIEW AHEAD
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ 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. Answer: 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?. Answer: 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. Answer: Intravenous bolus followed
by a continuous infusion
◉ Screening tests for DIC include:. Answer: D-Dimer and FDPs
◉ Which of the following hormones is secreted by the hypothalamus
in an effort to regulate water balance?. Answer: ADH
◉ Which of the following IV sedatives would most likely be ordered
for a non-intubated patient?. Answer: 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?. Answer:
Aspiration
◉ Which of the following is a response of the cardiovascular system
to early sepsis?. Answer: Increased cardiac output and reduced
systemic vascular resistance
◉ Which patient would you expect to be extubated?. Answer: Patient
is awake, follow commands with RR of 14, FiO2 40%, and PEEP 5
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ 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. Answer: 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?. Answer: 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. Answer: Intravenous bolus followed
by a continuous infusion
◉ Screening tests for DIC include:. Answer: D-Dimer and FDPs
◉ Which of the following hormones is secreted by the hypothalamus
in an effort to regulate water balance?. Answer: ADH
◉ Which of the following IV sedatives would most likely be ordered
for a non-intubated patient?. Answer: 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?. Answer:
Aspiration
◉ Which of the following is a response of the cardiovascular system
to early sepsis?. Answer: Increased cardiac output and reduced
systemic vascular resistance
◉ Which patient would you expect to be extubated?. Answer: Patient
is awake, follow commands with RR of 14, FiO2 40%, and PEEP 5
