Prophecy General ICU RN A v2
updated Questions and Answers
2026
TheBpatient'sBABGBisB:BpHB7.25,BpCO2B40,BpO2B90,BHCO3B20mEq/LB.BWhatBtypeBofB
acidBimbalanceBdoesBheBhave.B-BAnswerBMetabolicBAcidosis
CommonBcomplicationsBofBmassiveBtransfusionsBareB-
BAnswerBDilutionalBCoagulopathy,BDIC,Bhypothermia,BandBfibrinolysis
LongBtermBuseBofBTPNBmayBleadBto:B-BAnswerBLiverBFailure
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBaBpotentialBcomplicationBofBhighBPEEPB-
BAnswerBPneumothorax
WhatBisBaBcommonBassessmentBfindingBforBaBpatientBreturningBfromBaBsmallBbowelB
resection?B-BAnswerBHypoactiveBbowelBsounds
YourBpatientBsuddenlyBbecomesBdiaphoretic,Banxious,Btachycardic,BandBhasBclammyBsk
in.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBwouldByouBsuspect.B-BAnswerBA)*WRONG*BHypoxemia
B)B*WrongB*BAcuteBMI
C)BPanicBAttack
D)BHypoglycemia
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antBreportsBbackBthatBtheBpatientBisBexperiencingBchestBpainBandBisBdiaphorectic.BW
hichBofBtheBfollowingBcanBtheBstaffBnurseBdelegateBtoBtheBassistant?B-
BAnswerBA)B*WRONG*BCallingBtheBphysician
B)B*Wrong*BGatheringBvitalsBandBassessingBtheBcauseBforBtheBchangeBinBstatus
C)BInformingBtheBchargeBnurseBthatBaBpatientBneedsBattention
D)BObtainingBaBmedicationBforBtheBnurseBtoBadministerBtoBtheBpatient
, YourBpatientBreturnedBfromBPACUBafterBsurgeryBandBisBveryBdrowsy.BSheBattemptsBto
BeatBaBcandyBbarBandBbeginsBtoBchoke.BTheBphysicianBisBunableBtoBclearBtheBairway.
BYouBwouldBexpectBtoBprepareBforBwhichBofBtheBfollowing.BemergencyBprocedures?B-
BAnswerBC)BTracheostomy
TheBinitialBinsulinBtherapyBforBaBpatientBwithBacuteBDKABisBusuallyBadministeredBbyB
whichBrouteB-BAnswerBIntravenousBbolusBfollowedBbyBaBcontinuousBinfusion
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WhichBofBtheBfollowingBhormonesBisBsecretedBbyBtheBhypothalamusBinBanBeffortBtoB
regulateBwaterBbalance?B-BAnswerBADH
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBIVBsedativesBwouldBmostBlikelyBbeBorderedBforBaBnon-
intubatedBpatient?B-BAnswerBPrecedex
YourBpatientBisBinBbedBandBeatingBlunchBwhenBtheyBbeginBtoBcoughBandBgag.BSudde
nlyBtheyBbecomeBdyspneicBandBbradycardicBwithBexcessiveBsalivation.BWhatBdoByouBs
uspectBhappened?B-BAnswerBAspiration
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBaBresponseBofBtheBcardiovascularBsystemBtoBearlyBsepsis?B
-BAnswerBIncreasedBcardiacBoutputBandBreducedBsystemicBvascularBresistance
WhichBpatientBwouldByouBexpectBtoBbeBextubated?B-
BAnswerBPatientBisBawake,BfollowBcommandsBwithBRRBofB14,BFiO2B40%,BandBPEEPB5
YourBpatientBisBinBaBHypertensiveBcrisis.BWhatBmedicationBcanByouBexpectBtheBdocto
rBtoBorder.B-BAnswerBNicardipine
updated Questions and Answers
2026
TheBpatient'sBABGBisB:BpHB7.25,BpCO2B40,BpO2B90,BHCO3B20mEq/LB.BWhatBtypeBofB
acidBimbalanceBdoesBheBhave.B-BAnswerBMetabolicBAcidosis
CommonBcomplicationsBofBmassiveBtransfusionsBareB-
BAnswerBDilutionalBCoagulopathy,BDIC,Bhypothermia,BandBfibrinolysis
LongBtermBuseBofBTPNBmayBleadBto:B-BAnswerBLiverBFailure
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBaBpotentialBcomplicationBofBhighBPEEPB-
BAnswerBPneumothorax
WhatBisBaBcommonBassessmentBfindingBforBaBpatientBreturningBfromBaBsmallBbowelB
resection?B-BAnswerBHypoactiveBbowelBsounds
YourBpatientBsuddenlyBbecomesBdiaphoretic,Banxious,Btachycardic,BandBhasBclammyBsk
in.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBwouldByouBsuspect.B-BAnswerBA)*WRONG*BHypoxemia
B)B*WrongB*BAcuteBMI
C)BPanicBAttack
D)BHypoglycemia
TheBstaffBnurseBasksBtheBnursingBassistantBtoBcheckBonBaBpatient.BTheBnursingBassist
antBreportsBbackBthatBtheBpatientBisBexperiencingBchestBpainBandBisBdiaphorectic.BW
hichBofBtheBfollowingBcanBtheBstaffBnurseBdelegateBtoBtheBassistant?B-
BAnswerBA)B*WRONG*BCallingBtheBphysician
B)B*Wrong*BGatheringBvitalsBandBassessingBtheBcauseBforBtheBchangeBinBstatus
C)BInformingBtheBchargeBnurseBthatBaBpatientBneedsBattention
D)BObtainingBaBmedicationBforBtheBnurseBtoBadministerBtoBtheBpatient
, YourBpatientBreturnedBfromBPACUBafterBsurgeryBandBisBveryBdrowsy.BSheBattemptsBto
BeatBaBcandyBbarBandBbeginsBtoBchoke.BTheBphysicianBisBunableBtoBclearBtheBairway.
BYouBwouldBexpectBtoBprepareBforBwhichBofBtheBfollowing.BemergencyBprocedures?B-
BAnswerBC)BTracheostomy
TheBinitialBinsulinBtherapyBforBaBpatientBwithBacuteBDKABisBusuallyBadministeredBbyB
whichBrouteB-BAnswerBIntravenousBbolusBfollowedBbyBaBcontinuousBinfusion
ScreeningBtestsBforBDICBinclude:B-BAnswerBD-DimerBandBFDPs
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBhormonesBisBsecretedBbyBtheBhypothalamusBinBanBeffortBtoB
regulateBwaterBbalance?B-BAnswerBADH
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBIVBsedativesBwouldBmostBlikelyBbeBorderedBforBaBnon-
intubatedBpatient?B-BAnswerBPrecedex
YourBpatientBisBinBbedBandBeatingBlunchBwhenBtheyBbeginBtoBcoughBandBgag.BSudde
nlyBtheyBbecomeBdyspneicBandBbradycardicBwithBexcessiveBsalivation.BWhatBdoByouBs
uspectBhappened?B-BAnswerBAspiration
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBaBresponseBofBtheBcardiovascularBsystemBtoBearlyBsepsis?B
-BAnswerBIncreasedBcardiacBoutputBandBreducedBsystemicBvascularBresistance
WhichBpatientBwouldByouBexpectBtoBbeBextubated?B-
BAnswerBPatientBisBawake,BfollowBcommandsBwithBRRBofB14,BFiO2B40%,BandBPEEPB5
YourBpatientBisBinBaBHypertensiveBcrisis.BWhatBmedicationBcanByouBexpectBtheBdocto
rBtoBorder.B-BAnswerBNicardipine
