EMERGENCY NURSING ORIENTATION 3
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING
PRINCIPLES
◉ Which dysrhythmia has an irregularly irregular ventricular
response
Answer: Atrial fibrillation
◉ Which medication should be administered during the
resuscitation of a patient with ventricular fibrillation?
Answer: Epinephrine (Adrenalin)
◉ Which disorder is likely to produce a delta wave on the cardiac
monitor?
Answer: Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
◉ A preexcitation syndrome, such as Wolff-Parkinson-White
syndrome, results from which conduction pattern?
Answer: Atrial impulses bypass the typical electrical pathway and
activate the ventricular myocardium directly.
, ◉ A patient has stable, monomorphic ventricular tachycardia. To
perform synchronized cardioversion with a biphasic defibrillator
and convert this dysrhythmia, which energy setting should be used
first?
Answer: 100 joules
◉ Which disorder can initiate atrial flutter?
Answer: Pulmonary embolism
◉ Which disorder is potentially reversible if the cause is
immediately treated?
Answer: Pulseless electrical activity
◉ Which drug may be used to convert new-onset atrial fibrillation?
Answer: Amiodarone (Cordarone)
◉ An unstable patient with polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
requires which electrical treatment with a biphasic defibrillator?
Answer: Defibrillation at 200 joules
◉ In the PAAS mnemonic for performing automated external
defibrillation, what does the P stand for?
Answer: Power Pulse
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING
PRINCIPLES
◉ Which dysrhythmia has an irregularly irregular ventricular
response
Answer: Atrial fibrillation
◉ Which medication should be administered during the
resuscitation of a patient with ventricular fibrillation?
Answer: Epinephrine (Adrenalin)
◉ Which disorder is likely to produce a delta wave on the cardiac
monitor?
Answer: Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
◉ A preexcitation syndrome, such as Wolff-Parkinson-White
syndrome, results from which conduction pattern?
Answer: Atrial impulses bypass the typical electrical pathway and
activate the ventricular myocardium directly.
, ◉ A patient has stable, monomorphic ventricular tachycardia. To
perform synchronized cardioversion with a biphasic defibrillator
and convert this dysrhythmia, which energy setting should be used
first?
Answer: 100 joules
◉ Which disorder can initiate atrial flutter?
Answer: Pulmonary embolism
◉ Which disorder is potentially reversible if the cause is
immediately treated?
Answer: Pulseless electrical activity
◉ Which drug may be used to convert new-onset atrial fibrillation?
Answer: Amiodarone (Cordarone)
◉ An unstable patient with polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
requires which electrical treatment with a biphasic defibrillator?
Answer: Defibrillation at 200 joules
◉ In the PAAS mnemonic for performing automated external
defibrillation, what does the P stand for?
Answer: Power Pulse
