PROPHECY EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
RN A Exam Questions And Answers
What is the proper procedure for testing visual acuity? - correct answer
✅*BOTH WRONG*
1) Test the affected eye first, then the unaffected eye without corrective
lenses
2) Test the unaffected eye first, then the affected eye with corrective
lenses when available
A 22-year-old man with sickle cell disease is brought into the ED by
Campus Police from his local university. He is complaining of increasing
pain to his bilateral lower extremities, consistent with his past sickle cell
pain crisis. Which intervention would you expect the provider to order?
- correct answer ✅IV Fluids Normal Saline
TPA would be contraindicated for which of the following patients? -
correct answer ✅80 year old diagnosed with stroke 2 weeks ago
A 24 year old female, who has recently received methotrexate for a
tubal pregnancy, presents to the ED with severe abdominal pain. What
would be the PRIORITY nursing intervention? - correct answer
✅Prepare to go to the OR
A 3 year old boy with a history of hydrocephalus with a cerebral shunt
arrives to the ED with a fever of 102.0°F, an enlarged abdomen,
tachycardia and hypotension. The patient is mildly lethargic, however is
, PROPHECY EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
RN A Exam Questions And Answers
cooperative with the ED staff. Immediate treatment for this child should
include: - correct answer ✅Antibiotics and IV Fluids
When caring for a patient who has received a massive blood
transfusion, monitoring which of the following lab results is a top
priority? - correct answer ✅Ionized Calcium Level
What medication would you anticipate administering to a six month old
having an active tonic-clonic seizure? - correct answer ✅Ativan
Patient presents to the ED with a snake bite that occurred 30 minutes
ago. The snake was identified as a poisonous rattlesnake. What
medication would you expect the physician to order for this patient? -
correct answer ✅CroFab Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab (Ovine)
A 26 year old male with a history of asthma presents to the ED with
dyspnea, audible expiratory wheezes, substernal retractions, accessory
muscle use, with BP-145/72, HR -26, RR-32, O2 Sat 88% on room air.
What is the FIRST treatment of choice for this patient? - correct answer
✅Give albuterol and atrovent nebulizer with oxygen
A 40-year-old man presents to the ED with shortness of breath and a
headache, after being sprayed by pesticides while working on a farm.
What is the FIRST nursing intervention? - correct answer
✅Decontaminate the patient according to hospital procedure
RN A Exam Questions And Answers
What is the proper procedure for testing visual acuity? - correct answer
✅*BOTH WRONG*
1) Test the affected eye first, then the unaffected eye without corrective
lenses
2) Test the unaffected eye first, then the affected eye with corrective
lenses when available
A 22-year-old man with sickle cell disease is brought into the ED by
Campus Police from his local university. He is complaining of increasing
pain to his bilateral lower extremities, consistent with his past sickle cell
pain crisis. Which intervention would you expect the provider to order?
- correct answer ✅IV Fluids Normal Saline
TPA would be contraindicated for which of the following patients? -
correct answer ✅80 year old diagnosed with stroke 2 weeks ago
A 24 year old female, who has recently received methotrexate for a
tubal pregnancy, presents to the ED with severe abdominal pain. What
would be the PRIORITY nursing intervention? - correct answer
✅Prepare to go to the OR
A 3 year old boy with a history of hydrocephalus with a cerebral shunt
arrives to the ED with a fever of 102.0°F, an enlarged abdomen,
tachycardia and hypotension. The patient is mildly lethargic, however is
, PROPHECY EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
RN A Exam Questions And Answers
cooperative with the ED staff. Immediate treatment for this child should
include: - correct answer ✅Antibiotics and IV Fluids
When caring for a patient who has received a massive blood
transfusion, monitoring which of the following lab results is a top
priority? - correct answer ✅Ionized Calcium Level
What medication would you anticipate administering to a six month old
having an active tonic-clonic seizure? - correct answer ✅Ativan
Patient presents to the ED with a snake bite that occurred 30 minutes
ago. The snake was identified as a poisonous rattlesnake. What
medication would you expect the physician to order for this patient? -
correct answer ✅CroFab Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab (Ovine)
A 26 year old male with a history of asthma presents to the ED with
dyspnea, audible expiratory wheezes, substernal retractions, accessory
muscle use, with BP-145/72, HR -26, RR-32, O2 Sat 88% on room air.
What is the FIRST treatment of choice for this patient? - correct answer
✅Give albuterol and atrovent nebulizer with oxygen
A 40-year-old man presents to the ED with shortness of breath and a
headache, after being sprayed by pesticides while working on a farm.
What is the FIRST nursing intervention? - correct answer
✅Decontaminate the patient according to hospital procedure
