Progressive Care RN A Study Guide and Practice
Exam: Questions and Answers for Critical Care
Nursing Review
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**Question 1**
What is the most common cause of sinus tachycardia in a progressive care patient?
☑ Hypovolemia
○ Beta blocker overdose
○ Hypothyroidism
○ Increased ICP
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**Question 2**
A patient is on a Cardizem drip for atrial fibrillation with RVR. What is the primary goal of
this medication?
☑ Control ventricular rate
○ Convert to sinus rhythm
○ Increase contractility
○ Decrease preload
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, **Question 3**
Which hemodynamic value is most important to monitor when titrating a nitroglycerin
infusion?
☑ Blood pressure
○ Cardiac output
○ Pulmonary artery wedge pressure
○ Central venous pressure
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**Question 4**
A patient with an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is being cared for in progressive care.
What timing error is indicated by a widened diastolic augmentation on the arterial
waveform?
○ Early inflation
☑ Late inflation
○ Early deflation
○ Late deflation
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**Question 5**
Which laboratory value is most critical to monitor in a patient receiving amiodarone?
☑ Thyroid function tests (TSH)
○ Troponin
○ BNP
○ Serum calcium
Exam: Questions and Answers for Critical Care
Nursing Review
________________________________________________
**Question 1**
What is the most common cause of sinus tachycardia in a progressive care patient?
☑ Hypovolemia
○ Beta blocker overdose
○ Hypothyroidism
○ Increased ICP
________________________________________________
**Question 2**
A patient is on a Cardizem drip for atrial fibrillation with RVR. What is the primary goal of
this medication?
☑ Control ventricular rate
○ Convert to sinus rhythm
○ Increase contractility
○ Decrease preload
________________________________________________
, **Question 3**
Which hemodynamic value is most important to monitor when titrating a nitroglycerin
infusion?
☑ Blood pressure
○ Cardiac output
○ Pulmonary artery wedge pressure
○ Central venous pressure
________________________________________________
**Question 4**
A patient with an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is being cared for in progressive care.
What timing error is indicated by a widened diastolic augmentation on the arterial
waveform?
○ Early inflation
☑ Late inflation
○ Early deflation
○ Late deflation
________________________________________________
**Question 5**
Which laboratory value is most critical to monitor in a patient receiving amiodarone?
☑ Thyroid function tests (TSH)
○ Troponin
○ BNP
○ Serum calcium
