HealthStream Jane Assessment Test Questions
and Answers (2026) | Comprehensive Review
with Detailed Rationales | A+ Verified
• The nurse is caring for a patient with severe sepsis and third-degree heart block. The
patient is hypotensive. The treatment for this life-threatening rhythm change includes: -
✓✓transcutaneous pacing.
• A patient is admitted to the ICU with suspected cervical spinal cord injury following a
motor vehicle accident. The most important nursing intervention for this patient is to: -
✓✓immobilize his head.
• The nurse assesses a patient's chest tube drainage 2 hours following thoracic surgery.
The total drainage in the system is 200 mL. The nurse knows that: -✓✓this is an
excessive amount of drainage
• The patient being admitted requires CRRT therapy. The nurse assigned to admit the
patient has not been educated on this therapy. The charge nurse adjusts the
assignment so that a nurse with 3 years experience in CRRT therapy is assigned to the
patient. This type of
decision making is an example of: -✓✓the synergy model for patient care.
• The patient diagnosed with acute tubular necrosis (ATN) and experiencing severe
dehydration, sepsis, and pneumonia is now in the polyureic stage of ATN. The most
important nursing action is to: -✓✓monitor electrolyte levels and signs of fluid depletion.
• A patient has an elevated central venous pressure (CVP) measurement. The most
likely reason is: -✓✓right heart failure.
• Diabetes insipidus is usually treated with -✓✓vasopressin.
• Which physiologic effect is produced by alpha-1 receptors? -✓✓Vasoconstriction
• The patient experiencing an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) arrived on the unit an
hour ago with TPA infusing. Initially, the patient's neurologic exam was normal. The
nurse assesses the patient and finds him now disoriented. The next nursing action
should be to: -✓✓discontinue the TPA.
• A patient has cardiomyopathy and is unstable. The nurse understands that the
treatment goal is to improve contractility, reduce preload and reduce afterload. The
nurse anticipates that medication management will include: -✓✓dobutamine and
nitroprusside infusions
, • A continuous drip of a medication is ordered at a rate of 2 mg/min. The standard
mixture of this medication to yield a final concentration of 2 mg/mL is 1 g of the
medication in 500 mL of IV fluid. At what rate in milliliters per hour should the IV pump
be set? -✓✓60 mL/hr
• A practitioner has ordered 700 mg of an antibiotic. The medication label states, "Add 5
mL sterile water to 1 g of this medication; 0.5 g = 2 mL." How many milliliters should be
given? -✓✓2.8 mL
• A practitioner order is written for a continuous infusion of insulin at 3 units/hr; the
premixed solution is composed of 100 units of regular U-100 insulin in 100 mL normal
saline. At which rate should the infusion run? -✓✓3 ml/hr
• A dose of 35 mg of a corticosteroid is ordered to be given IM to treat inflammation. The
medication is available as 250 mg/10 mL. How many milliliters should be administered?
-✓✓1.4 ml
• A practitioner's order prescribes levothyroxine 0.075 mg PO daily. The available
medication is levothyroxine 25-mcg tablets. What will the nurse administer? -✓✓3 tabs
• The actions of nitroglycerin in the management of angina include -✓✓coronary artery
dilation and peripheral venous dilation.
• The most common cause of right heart failure is: -✓✓left heart failure.
• The nurse is differentiating between right- and left-sided heart failure in an assigned
patient. For right-sided heart failure, the patient presents with edematous extremities,
nausea/vomiting, and: -✓✓anorexia.
• The nurse is assigned to a patient with acute adrenal insufficiency (Addisonian crisis).
The practitioner orders the steroids to be discontinued quickly. The nurse knows to
question the order because: -✓✓steroids should be withdrawn slowly to allow for
pituitary production of ACTH
• The nurse is caring for a patient who has atrial fibrillation. The patient is attempting to
understand why this dysrhythmia developed in him. The nurse educates this patient
about his risk factors, including: -✓✓diabetes mellitus.
• The nurse is assigned a patient who is experiencing chest pain resulting from coronary
artery spasms while at rest. The nurse quickly realizes that the patient is suffering from:
-✓✓variant (Prinzmetal's) angina.
• A blood transfusion is: indicated in cases of -✓✓active hemorrhage resulting in shock
and Answers (2026) | Comprehensive Review
with Detailed Rationales | A+ Verified
• The nurse is caring for a patient with severe sepsis and third-degree heart block. The
patient is hypotensive. The treatment for this life-threatening rhythm change includes: -
✓✓transcutaneous pacing.
• A patient is admitted to the ICU with suspected cervical spinal cord injury following a
motor vehicle accident. The most important nursing intervention for this patient is to: -
✓✓immobilize his head.
• The nurse assesses a patient's chest tube drainage 2 hours following thoracic surgery.
The total drainage in the system is 200 mL. The nurse knows that: -✓✓this is an
excessive amount of drainage
• The patient being admitted requires CRRT therapy. The nurse assigned to admit the
patient has not been educated on this therapy. The charge nurse adjusts the
assignment so that a nurse with 3 years experience in CRRT therapy is assigned to the
patient. This type of
decision making is an example of: -✓✓the synergy model for patient care.
• The patient diagnosed with acute tubular necrosis (ATN) and experiencing severe
dehydration, sepsis, and pneumonia is now in the polyureic stage of ATN. The most
important nursing action is to: -✓✓monitor electrolyte levels and signs of fluid depletion.
• A patient has an elevated central venous pressure (CVP) measurement. The most
likely reason is: -✓✓right heart failure.
• Diabetes insipidus is usually treated with -✓✓vasopressin.
• Which physiologic effect is produced by alpha-1 receptors? -✓✓Vasoconstriction
• The patient experiencing an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) arrived on the unit an
hour ago with TPA infusing. Initially, the patient's neurologic exam was normal. The
nurse assesses the patient and finds him now disoriented. The next nursing action
should be to: -✓✓discontinue the TPA.
• A patient has cardiomyopathy and is unstable. The nurse understands that the
treatment goal is to improve contractility, reduce preload and reduce afterload. The
nurse anticipates that medication management will include: -✓✓dobutamine and
nitroprusside infusions
, • A continuous drip of a medication is ordered at a rate of 2 mg/min. The standard
mixture of this medication to yield a final concentration of 2 mg/mL is 1 g of the
medication in 500 mL of IV fluid. At what rate in milliliters per hour should the IV pump
be set? -✓✓60 mL/hr
• A practitioner has ordered 700 mg of an antibiotic. The medication label states, "Add 5
mL sterile water to 1 g of this medication; 0.5 g = 2 mL." How many milliliters should be
given? -✓✓2.8 mL
• A practitioner order is written for a continuous infusion of insulin at 3 units/hr; the
premixed solution is composed of 100 units of regular U-100 insulin in 100 mL normal
saline. At which rate should the infusion run? -✓✓3 ml/hr
• A dose of 35 mg of a corticosteroid is ordered to be given IM to treat inflammation. The
medication is available as 250 mg/10 mL. How many milliliters should be administered?
-✓✓1.4 ml
• A practitioner's order prescribes levothyroxine 0.075 mg PO daily. The available
medication is levothyroxine 25-mcg tablets. What will the nurse administer? -✓✓3 tabs
• The actions of nitroglycerin in the management of angina include -✓✓coronary artery
dilation and peripheral venous dilation.
• The most common cause of right heart failure is: -✓✓left heart failure.
• The nurse is differentiating between right- and left-sided heart failure in an assigned
patient. For right-sided heart failure, the patient presents with edematous extremities,
nausea/vomiting, and: -✓✓anorexia.
• The nurse is assigned to a patient with acute adrenal insufficiency (Addisonian crisis).
The practitioner orders the steroids to be discontinued quickly. The nurse knows to
question the order because: -✓✓steroids should be withdrawn slowly to allow for
pituitary production of ACTH
• The nurse is caring for a patient who has atrial fibrillation. The patient is attempting to
understand why this dysrhythmia developed in him. The nurse educates this patient
about his risk factors, including: -✓✓diabetes mellitus.
• The nurse is assigned a patient who is experiencing chest pain resulting from coronary
artery spasms while at rest. The nurse quickly realizes that the patient is suffering from:
-✓✓variant (Prinzmetal's) angina.
• A blood transfusion is: indicated in cases of -✓✓active hemorrhage resulting in shock
