Prophecy General ICU RN A v2 updated 2023

Your patient suddenly becomes diaphoretic, anxious, tachycardic, and has clammy skin. Which of the following would you suspect. The staff nurse asks the nursing assistant to check on a patient. The nursing assistant reports back that the patient is experiencing chest pain and is diaphorectic. Which of the following can the staff nurse delegate to the assistant? Your patient returned from PACU after surgery and is very drowsy. She attempts to eat a candy bar and begins to choke. The physician is unable to clear the airway. You would expect to prepare for which of the following. emergency procedures? Your patient is in bed and eating lunch when they begin to cough and gag. Suddenly they become dyspneic and bradycardic with excessive salivation. What do you suspect happened? Your patient sustained a crushed pelvis in a MVC. You notice a pinkish sediment in the urinary catheter tubing and decreased urinary output. Which of the following conditions would you suspect? Which of the following medications improves contractility, increases stroke volume, and increases cardiac output? Which of the following classes of drugs are used in an effort to therapeutically decrease venous return and reduce peripheral vascular resistance? Your patient is taking the following medications: Zoloft, Lanoxin, Protonix, lasix, and coumadin. Which medication would you hold for a blood pressure of 80/50? A patient was admitted with a hemoglobin of 6, hematocrit of 25, has clammy skin, confusion, and agitation, BP 80/40, HR 145. What type of shock is this? The patient is admitted with suspected Guillain-Barre syndrome. The nurse would expect CSF analysis to reveal which of the following to confirm the diagnosis? Your patient is receiving IV medications of Nitroglycerin and Verapamil. Which of the following should the nurse observe for during the assessment?