You have administered a pain medication that has a half-life of 120 minutes, onset of
action 6 min, Tmax of 15 minutes, and is mostly excreted in the urine. When can the
patient expect the medication to start working?
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6 minutes
,Your patient has just completed IV potassium replacement. When should you collect
their repeat potassium level?
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30-60 min
Your patient has a right chest tube that was placed after thoracotomy. They report
that is very painful when they cough and request cough medicine. What should you
do?
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Teach them to splint their right side when coughing and give pain medicine
Your patient had an unplanned self-extubation. They are now alert and sitting up. Their
pulse oximetry is 98% on 4 liters face mask. What action should you prioritize?
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Inspecting the oral cavity
When donning an N-95 mask, how should you secure the nose?
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, Fit the nose piece with both hands
What MUST you confirm before removing a cervical spine collar?
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Presence of active order to remove
You have just received report on Patient A and Patient B. Patient A is intubated,
sedated, and on a vasoactive infusion to keep their BP greater than 110 mm Hg systolic
on an arterial line. Patient B was extubated an hour ago and has a scheduled glucose
check due in 1 hour. What is your PRIORITY action?
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Assess Patient B's respiratory status
What condition does the Confusion Assessment Method for ICU (CAM-ICU) detect?
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Delirium
Which medication is associated with increased delirium in critical care patients?
action 6 min, Tmax of 15 minutes, and is mostly excreted in the urine. When can the
patient expect the medication to start working?
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6 minutes
,Your patient has just completed IV potassium replacement. When should you collect
their repeat potassium level?
Give this one a try later!
30-60 min
Your patient has a right chest tube that was placed after thoracotomy. They report
that is very painful when they cough and request cough medicine. What should you
do?
Give this one a try later!
Teach them to splint their right side when coughing and give pain medicine
Your patient had an unplanned self-extubation. They are now alert and sitting up. Their
pulse oximetry is 98% on 4 liters face mask. What action should you prioritize?
Give this one a try later!
Inspecting the oral cavity
When donning an N-95 mask, how should you secure the nose?
Give this one a try later!
, Fit the nose piece with both hands
What MUST you confirm before removing a cervical spine collar?
Give this one a try later!
Presence of active order to remove
You have just received report on Patient A and Patient B. Patient A is intubated,
sedated, and on a vasoactive infusion to keep their BP greater than 110 mm Hg systolic
on an arterial line. Patient B was extubated an hour ago and has a scheduled glucose
check due in 1 hour. What is your PRIORITY action?
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Assess Patient B's respiratory status
What condition does the Confusion Assessment Method for ICU (CAM-ICU) detect?
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Delirium
Which medication is associated with increased delirium in critical care patients?
