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Relias General ICU RN B 3 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED C
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OMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (7161 zm zm zm zm zm
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QUESTION 1 zm
Ask the provider to clarify orders.
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ANSWER
You are admitting a pt with DKA who has orders to start IV insulin infusion. The pt has an insulin
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pump in place and says they never take it off and always manage it. How should you respond?
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QUESTION 2 zm
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ANSWER
You are caring for a pt who is receiving tPA for a stroke. During your neuro check you note that th
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e pt's LOC seems to be deteriorating. What STAT order do you expect for this pt?
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QUESTION 3 zm
A) Suction their mouth and push the ETT back in (WRONG)
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B) Restrain the pts hands (WRONG)
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C) Remove the ETT and suction their mouth
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D) Increase the propofol (Diprivan) infusion
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ANSWER
You find your pt with their hands on the ETT, coughing, with large amounts of secretions coming o
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ut of their mouth and around their ETT. You can clearly see the ETT has been pulled out at least 4c
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m farther than it was before. After calling for help, what should you do next?
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QUESTION 4 zm
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ANSWER
What fluid order do you expect for the treatment of hyponatremia in a pt who is normovolemic?
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QUESTION 5 zm
Similar cuff pressure reading
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ANSWER
What data supports the accuracy of an arterial line BP reading?
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QUESTION 6 zm
A) Confusion (WRONG)
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B) Anxiety
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C) Seizure (WRONG)
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D) Bradycardia
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ANSWER
Which of the following is an EARLY sign or symptom of alcohol withdrawal?
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QUESTION 7 zm
Turn the stopcock off to the flush solution
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ANSWER
When collecting an ABG from an arterial line with a specimen tube, what should you do after attach
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ing the needleless blood sampling device to the stopcock?
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QUESTION 8 zm
Advocate for the removal of central line
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ANSWER
Your pts vital signs have been stable for two days and their vasoactive infusions, arterial line and C
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VP monitoring was discontinued yesterday. What step is MOST important for you to take to help pr
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event a central line associated blood stream infection?
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QUESTION 9 zm
Respiratory alkalosis zm
ANSWER
Exam Solution zm
Relias General ICU RN B 3 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED C
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OMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (7161 zm zm zm zm zm
4)
QUESTION 1 zm
Ask the provider to clarify orders.
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ANSWER
You are admitting a pt with DKA who has orders to start IV insulin infusion. The pt has an insulin
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pump in place and says they never take it off and always manage it. How should you respond?
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QUESTION 2 zm
CT scan zm
ANSWER
You are caring for a pt who is receiving tPA for a stroke. During your neuro check you note that th
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e pt's LOC seems to be deteriorating. What STAT order do you expect for this pt?
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QUESTION 3 zm
A) Suction their mouth and push the ETT back in (WRONG)
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B) Restrain the pts hands (WRONG)
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C) Remove the ETT and suction their mouth
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D) Increase the propofol (Diprivan) infusion
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ANSWER
You find your pt with their hands on the ETT, coughing, with large amounts of secretions coming o
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ut of their mouth and around their ETT. You can clearly see the ETT has been pulled out at least 4c
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m farther than it was before. After calling for help, what should you do next?
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QUESTION 4 zm
, Hypertonic saline zm
ANSWER
What fluid order do you expect for the treatment of hyponatremia in a pt who is normovolemic?
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QUESTION 5 zm
Similar cuff pressure reading
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ANSWER
What data supports the accuracy of an arterial line BP reading?
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QUESTION 6 zm
A) Confusion (WRONG)
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B) Anxiety
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C) Seizure (WRONG)
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D) Bradycardia
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ANSWER
Which of the following is an EARLY sign or symptom of alcohol withdrawal?
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QUESTION 7 zm
Turn the stopcock off to the flush solution
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ANSWER
When collecting an ABG from an arterial line with a specimen tube, what should you do after attach
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ing the needleless blood sampling device to the stopcock?
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QUESTION 8 zm
Advocate for the removal of central line
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ANSWER
Your pts vital signs have been stable for two days and their vasoactive infusions, arterial line and C
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VP monitoring was discontinued yesterday. What step is MOST important for you to take to help pr
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event a central line associated blood stream infection?
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QUESTION 9 zm
Respiratory alkalosis zm
ANSWER