URGENT EMERGENCIES UTA NURS 5338
ACTUAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ The nurse caring for a 2-year-old near-drowning victim monitors for
what possible complication?
Answer: Acute respiratory distress syndrome
⩥ The health care provider prescribes a vasoactive agent for a patient in
cardiogenic shock. The nurse knows that the drug is prescribed to
increase blood pressure by vasoconstriction. Which of the following is
most likely the drug that is ordered?
Answer: Levophed
⩥ A patient is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with left-sided
heart failure. What clinical manifestations does the nurse anticipate
finding when performing an assessment? (Select all that apply.)
Answer: Pulmonary crackles
Dyspnea
Cough
⩥ A client is in the emergency department following a fall on the face.
The client reports facial pain. The nurse assesses bleeding from nasal
cuts and from the nares, a deformity to the nose, periorbital ecchymoses,
,and some clear fluid draining from the right nostril. The first action of
the nurse is to
Answer: Check the clear fluid for glucose.
⩥ The nurse is caring for a client in shock who is deteriorating. The
nurse is infusing IV fluids and giving medications as ordered. What type
of medications is the nurse most likely giving to this client?
Answer: Adrenergic drugs
⩥ After a car accident, a client is admitted to an acute care facility with
multiple traumatic injuries, including a fractured pelvis. For 24 to 48
hours after the accident, the nurse must monitor the client closely for
which potential complication of a fractured pelvis?
Answer: Fat embolism
⩥ Which combination of adverse effects should a nurse monitor for
when administering IV insulin to a client with diabetic ketoacidosis?
Answer: Hypokalemia and hypoglycemia
⩥ A nurse is caring for a client who underwent a lumbar laminectomy 2
days ago. Which finding requires immediate intervention?
Answer: Urine retention or incontinence
,⩥ The licensed practical nurse is setting up the room for a client arriving
at the emergency department with ventricular arrhythmias. The nurse is
most correct to place which of the following in the room for treatment?
Answer: A defibrillator
⩥ You are a nurse in the Emergency Department (ED) caring for a client
presenting with vasodilation. Your assessment indicates that the client's
central blood flow is reduced and their peripheral vascular area is
hypervolemic. You notify the physician that this client is in what kind of
shock?
Answer: Circulatory (distributive)
⩥ A child is brought into the emergency department with vomiting,
drowsiness, and blowing respirations. The father reports that the
symptoms have been progressing throughout the day. The nurse suspects
diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Which action should the nurse take first in
the management of DKA?
Answer: Begin fluid replacements.
⩥ A client with a history of anaphylactic reactions to insect stings has
just been stung by a wasp. Place the steps in the correct order that the
client will follow for self-administration of an EpiPen. Use all options.
Answer: Remove the gray safety-release cap
Inject the black tip into the outer thigh
Massage the injection area
, Call the emergency medical response number (911)
⩥ The nurse is caring for a patient in the ED who is breathing but
unconscious. In order to avoid an upper airway obstruction, the nurse is
inserting an oropharyngeal airway. How would the nurse insert the
airway?
Answer: Upside down and then rotated 180 degrees
⩥ The client in neurogenic shock experiences
Answer: hypotension, bradycardia, and dry, warm skin.
⩥ A client experiencing septic shock would exhibit
Answer: tachycardia.
⩥ A client in anaphylactic shock would experience
Answer: respiratory distress.
⩥ A client in cardiogenic shock would exhibit
Answer: cardiac dysrhythmias and adventitious lung sounds.
⩥ Function of the Nervous System
Answer: Controls all motor, sensory, autonomic, cognitive, and
behavioral activities
ACTUAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ The nurse caring for a 2-year-old near-drowning victim monitors for
what possible complication?
Answer: Acute respiratory distress syndrome
⩥ The health care provider prescribes a vasoactive agent for a patient in
cardiogenic shock. The nurse knows that the drug is prescribed to
increase blood pressure by vasoconstriction. Which of the following is
most likely the drug that is ordered?
Answer: Levophed
⩥ A patient is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with left-sided
heart failure. What clinical manifestations does the nurse anticipate
finding when performing an assessment? (Select all that apply.)
Answer: Pulmonary crackles
Dyspnea
Cough
⩥ A client is in the emergency department following a fall on the face.
The client reports facial pain. The nurse assesses bleeding from nasal
cuts and from the nares, a deformity to the nose, periorbital ecchymoses,
,and some clear fluid draining from the right nostril. The first action of
the nurse is to
Answer: Check the clear fluid for glucose.
⩥ The nurse is caring for a client in shock who is deteriorating. The
nurse is infusing IV fluids and giving medications as ordered. What type
of medications is the nurse most likely giving to this client?
Answer: Adrenergic drugs
⩥ After a car accident, a client is admitted to an acute care facility with
multiple traumatic injuries, including a fractured pelvis. For 24 to 48
hours after the accident, the nurse must monitor the client closely for
which potential complication of a fractured pelvis?
Answer: Fat embolism
⩥ Which combination of adverse effects should a nurse monitor for
when administering IV insulin to a client with diabetic ketoacidosis?
Answer: Hypokalemia and hypoglycemia
⩥ A nurse is caring for a client who underwent a lumbar laminectomy 2
days ago. Which finding requires immediate intervention?
Answer: Urine retention or incontinence
,⩥ The licensed practical nurse is setting up the room for a client arriving
at the emergency department with ventricular arrhythmias. The nurse is
most correct to place which of the following in the room for treatment?
Answer: A defibrillator
⩥ You are a nurse in the Emergency Department (ED) caring for a client
presenting with vasodilation. Your assessment indicates that the client's
central blood flow is reduced and their peripheral vascular area is
hypervolemic. You notify the physician that this client is in what kind of
shock?
Answer: Circulatory (distributive)
⩥ A child is brought into the emergency department with vomiting,
drowsiness, and blowing respirations. The father reports that the
symptoms have been progressing throughout the day. The nurse suspects
diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Which action should the nurse take first in
the management of DKA?
Answer: Begin fluid replacements.
⩥ A client with a history of anaphylactic reactions to insect stings has
just been stung by a wasp. Place the steps in the correct order that the
client will follow for self-administration of an EpiPen. Use all options.
Answer: Remove the gray safety-release cap
Inject the black tip into the outer thigh
Massage the injection area
, Call the emergency medical response number (911)
⩥ The nurse is caring for a patient in the ED who is breathing but
unconscious. In order to avoid an upper airway obstruction, the nurse is
inserting an oropharyngeal airway. How would the nurse insert the
airway?
Answer: Upside down and then rotated 180 degrees
⩥ The client in neurogenic shock experiences
Answer: hypotension, bradycardia, and dry, warm skin.
⩥ A client experiencing septic shock would exhibit
Answer: tachycardia.
⩥ A client in anaphylactic shock would experience
Answer: respiratory distress.
⩥ A client in cardiogenic shock would exhibit
Answer: cardiac dysrhythmias and adventitious lung sounds.
⩥ Function of the Nervous System
Answer: Controls all motor, sensory, autonomic, cognitive, and
behavioral activities
