Relias ED RN A Test
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Your patient's chest tube dressing has accidentally come
off and you are preparing to place a new one. You have
Petrolatum gauze
a slit drain sponge, 4 x 4 gauzes, tape, scissors, and
antiseptic swabs. What else do you need?
You want to implement the new evidence-based practice
guidelines in managing patients to prevent falls on your
Systematic reviews
unit. What provides the STRONGEST evidence for inter-
ventions?
Upon triage of a patient, they state that they have suicidal
Institute suicide precautions.
ideation with intent. What would you do NEXT?
Which of the following wounds has the highest risk for
Puncture wound from stepping on a rusty nail
developing osteomyelitis?
High fiber diet
What type of diet would a patient with diverticulitis follow?
Answer is NOT high residual diet
An elderly patient is brought in with new onset of confu-
sion and gradual onset of headache in the last 48 hours.
The patient states that they had a fall 3 days ago. Based CT scan of the brain
on the history and presenting complaints, what diagnostic
test do you anticipate the provider to order?
What medication is used in reversing the effects of opioid
Naloxone (Narcan®)
overdose?
What are you MOST likely to see during your initial as-
sessment of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary Pursed lip breathing
disease (COPD)?
Under what circumstances can the hospital transfer an un-
stable patient to another facility and maintain compliance The necessary treatment is not available at the current
with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor hospital.
Act (EMTALA)?
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The life-threatening and rare complication of hypothy-
Myxedema coma
roidism is known as:
A patient presents with acute onset of chest pain and goes
into cardiac arrest immediately upon arrival. What is a Tension Pneumothorax
possible reversible cause of cardiac arrest?
A patient presents with an episode of hypertensive crisis,
a blood pressure of 220/118, and the provider has put in
Systolic blood pressure reaches 160 mm Hg
the order for nitroprusside. What demonstrates that the
treatment has been effective?
A patient arrives with suspected appendicitis. What action,
if observed, would require additional training for the un- The UAP offers the patient a ginger ale.
licensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
You see a fellow nurse placing an opioid medication in
their pocket rather than administering it as ordered. What Tell your immediate supervisor.
would you do NEXT?
You are administering haloperidol (Haldol®) to a patient
with acute symptoms of Schizophrenia. What changes in
Prolonged QT interval
the electrocardiogram (ECG) are possible as a result of
this medication?
A patient presents with a 5-day history of runny nose,
headache, and productive cough. The patient is unable to
speak full sentences, reports having a history of moderate
Provide oxygen
to severe COPD, and has a SpO2 reading of 89%. What
intervention do you anticipate implementing FIRST for this
patient?
A patient who is 24 weeks pregnant presents with fever
and right upper quadrant pain. The patient states that the
Cholecystitis
pain is radiating to the right shoulder blade, and started
an hour after having a pizza for lunch. She is tachycardic,
2/9
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Your patient's chest tube dressing has accidentally come
off and you are preparing to place a new one. You have
Petrolatum gauze
a slit drain sponge, 4 x 4 gauzes, tape, scissors, and
antiseptic swabs. What else do you need?
You want to implement the new evidence-based practice
guidelines in managing patients to prevent falls on your
Systematic reviews
unit. What provides the STRONGEST evidence for inter-
ventions?
Upon triage of a patient, they state that they have suicidal
Institute suicide precautions.
ideation with intent. What would you do NEXT?
Which of the following wounds has the highest risk for
Puncture wound from stepping on a rusty nail
developing osteomyelitis?
High fiber diet
What type of diet would a patient with diverticulitis follow?
Answer is NOT high residual diet
An elderly patient is brought in with new onset of confu-
sion and gradual onset of headache in the last 48 hours.
The patient states that they had a fall 3 days ago. Based CT scan of the brain
on the history and presenting complaints, what diagnostic
test do you anticipate the provider to order?
What medication is used in reversing the effects of opioid
Naloxone (Narcan®)
overdose?
What are you MOST likely to see during your initial as-
sessment of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary Pursed lip breathing
disease (COPD)?
Under what circumstances can the hospital transfer an un-
stable patient to another facility and maintain compliance The necessary treatment is not available at the current
with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor hospital.
Act (EMTALA)?
1/9
, Relias ED RN A Test
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ehume7
The life-threatening and rare complication of hypothy-
Myxedema coma
roidism is known as:
A patient presents with acute onset of chest pain and goes
into cardiac arrest immediately upon arrival. What is a Tension Pneumothorax
possible reversible cause of cardiac arrest?
A patient presents with an episode of hypertensive crisis,
a blood pressure of 220/118, and the provider has put in
Systolic blood pressure reaches 160 mm Hg
the order for nitroprusside. What demonstrates that the
treatment has been effective?
A patient arrives with suspected appendicitis. What action,
if observed, would require additional training for the un- The UAP offers the patient a ginger ale.
licensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
You see a fellow nurse placing an opioid medication in
their pocket rather than administering it as ordered. What Tell your immediate supervisor.
would you do NEXT?
You are administering haloperidol (Haldol®) to a patient
with acute symptoms of Schizophrenia. What changes in
Prolonged QT interval
the electrocardiogram (ECG) are possible as a result of
this medication?
A patient presents with a 5-day history of runny nose,
headache, and productive cough. The patient is unable to
speak full sentences, reports having a history of moderate
Provide oxygen
to severe COPD, and has a SpO2 reading of 89%. What
intervention do you anticipate implementing FIRST for this
patient?
A patient who is 24 weeks pregnant presents with fever
and right upper quadrant pain. The patient states that the
Cholecystitis
pain is radiating to the right shoulder blade, and started
an hour after having a pizza for lunch. She is tachycardic,
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