PROGRESSIVE CARE RN FORM A V1
EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
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100%
Incorrect 00
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1 of 65
Term
You receive a patient from the emergency department with a fever,
cough for 3 weeks, night chills, and fatigue. During the admission
assessment the patient reports recent travel out of the country.
What should be your FIRST action?
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Administer antibiotics, monitor Notify the pharmacist, apply hand
symptoms, and place in a sanitizer, and transfer to a private
regular room room
Notify the provider, apply a
mask to the patient, and Order a chest X-ray, provide cough
transfer to a negative syrup, and transfer to a standard
pressure room room
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, 2 of 65
Term
Which of the following positions is the BEST way to assess for JVD?
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Position the patient lying flat Position the patient sitting with
with head elevated head turned to the side
Position the patient standing Position the patient on his/her
with head tilted forward back with the head of bed 30-
45 degrees
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3 of 65
Term
Which of the following should be checked before administering
digoxin?
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Respiratory rate Temperature
Apical pulse Temporal pulse
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4 of 65
Term
Which of the following has been found to be linked to a diagnosis of
endocarditis?
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Acute kidney injury High level PPE
Recent invasive dental
Alcoholism and galstones
procedures
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5 of 65
Term
Then nursing assistant reports that your post-op day 2 CABG patient
has a temp of 101.3 and BP of 82/56. The patient's output has
decreased to < 30 cc in the past 4 hours. You suspect a post surgical
complication. After calling the doctor, you receive the orders for
STAT CBC, CMP, and coagulation test. Which of the following results
would you expect to see after these labs are completed?
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, High level PPE WBC greater than 19,000
Hgb of 5.2 Positive D-dimer
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6 of 65
Term
A patient is admitted for a NSTEMI and ST depression is noted in
leads II, III, and AVF. Two hours after admission you notice the
patient now has ST elevation in each of those leads. What should
you do NEXT?
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Prepare to administer 2 units PRBCs Call the provider to clarify the order
Immediately perform a bedside
Initiate STEMI team EKG
Don't know?
EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Correct 65
100%
Incorrect 00
Your answers
1 of 65
Term
You receive a patient from the emergency department with a fever,
cough for 3 weeks, night chills, and fatigue. During the admission
assessment the patient reports recent travel out of the country.
What should be your FIRST action?
Give this one a try later!
Administer antibiotics, monitor Notify the pharmacist, apply hand
symptoms, and place in a sanitizer, and transfer to a private
regular room room
Notify the provider, apply a
mask to the patient, and Order a chest X-ray, provide cough
transfer to a negative syrup, and transfer to a standard
pressure room room
Don't know?
, 2 of 65
Term
Which of the following positions is the BEST way to assess for JVD?
Give this one a try later!
Position the patient lying flat Position the patient sitting with
with head elevated head turned to the side
Position the patient standing Position the patient on his/her
with head tilted forward back with the head of bed 30-
45 degrees
Don't know?
3 of 65
Term
Which of the following should be checked before administering
digoxin?
Give this one a try later!
Respiratory rate Temperature
Apical pulse Temporal pulse
, Don't know?
4 of 65
Term
Which of the following has been found to be linked to a diagnosis of
endocarditis?
Give this one a try later!
Acute kidney injury High level PPE
Recent invasive dental
Alcoholism and galstones
procedures
Don't know?
5 of 65
Term
Then nursing assistant reports that your post-op day 2 CABG patient
has a temp of 101.3 and BP of 82/56. The patient's output has
decreased to < 30 cc in the past 4 hours. You suspect a post surgical
complication. After calling the doctor, you receive the orders for
STAT CBC, CMP, and coagulation test. Which of the following results
would you expect to see after these labs are completed?
Give this one a try later!
, High level PPE WBC greater than 19,000
Hgb of 5.2 Positive D-dimer
Don't know?
6 of 65
Term
A patient is admitted for a NSTEMI and ST depression is noted in
leads II, III, and AVF. Two hours after admission you notice the
patient now has ST elevation in each of those leads. What should
you do NEXT?
Give this one a try later!
Prepare to administer 2 units PRBCs Call the provider to clarify the order
Immediately perform a bedside
Initiate STEMI team EKG
Don't know?
