HEALTHSTREAM POST TEST EXAM (ACTUAL
EXAM) QUESTIONS WITH VERY
ELABORATED ANSWERS CORRECTRY WELL
ORGANIZED LATEST 2024 – 2025 ALREADY
GRADED A+
A 42-year-old male patient presents to the Emergency Department reporting a
sensation of spinning, nausea and vomiting, and tinnitus. He has been sick for the
last few days with an upper respiratory infection. His heart rate is 80 and his
blood pressure is 132/70 without orthostatic changes. The emergency nurse
anticipates that the patient will be treated for: - ANSWERS-
Thirty minutes after starting a packed red blood cells (PRBC) infusion, your patient
reports that his hands and arms itch and are starting to swell. What is the nurse's
first priority? - ANSWERS-Immediately stop the infusion.
Which class of diuretics retains its diuretic properties in patients with poor renal
function? - ANSWERS-loop diuretics
, What is the priority when assessing a patient with dysphagia who has experienced
a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)? - ANSWERS-Airway
An oral dose of 0.25 mg of an inotropic antidysrhythmic medication is ordered.
This medication is available as 0.125 mg per tablet. How many tablets should be
administered? - ANSWERS-2
Nurses should tell patients who are receiving ophthalmic medications that they
will possibly experience: - ANSWERS-
The priority intervention for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is: - ANSWERS-fluid
replacement.
What is the sign that a pressure ulcer is beginning to develop - ANSWERS-
Discoloration
A 72-year-old female patient presents to the Emergency Department reporting
substernal chest pain that she describes as "ripping"; it radiates into her back and
is associated with cough and shortness of breath. Her blood pressure is 150/90
and her heart rate is 110. The emergency nurse anticipates administering: -
ANSWERS-
Which emergency medication may cause cerebral hemorrhage? - ANSWERS-
Epinephrine
EXAM) QUESTIONS WITH VERY
ELABORATED ANSWERS CORRECTRY WELL
ORGANIZED LATEST 2024 – 2025 ALREADY
GRADED A+
A 42-year-old male patient presents to the Emergency Department reporting a
sensation of spinning, nausea and vomiting, and tinnitus. He has been sick for the
last few days with an upper respiratory infection. His heart rate is 80 and his
blood pressure is 132/70 without orthostatic changes. The emergency nurse
anticipates that the patient will be treated for: - ANSWERS-
Thirty minutes after starting a packed red blood cells (PRBC) infusion, your patient
reports that his hands and arms itch and are starting to swell. What is the nurse's
first priority? - ANSWERS-Immediately stop the infusion.
Which class of diuretics retains its diuretic properties in patients with poor renal
function? - ANSWERS-loop diuretics
, What is the priority when assessing a patient with dysphagia who has experienced
a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)? - ANSWERS-Airway
An oral dose of 0.25 mg of an inotropic antidysrhythmic medication is ordered.
This medication is available as 0.125 mg per tablet. How many tablets should be
administered? - ANSWERS-2
Nurses should tell patients who are receiving ophthalmic medications that they
will possibly experience: - ANSWERS-
The priority intervention for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is: - ANSWERS-fluid
replacement.
What is the sign that a pressure ulcer is beginning to develop - ANSWERS-
Discoloration
A 72-year-old female patient presents to the Emergency Department reporting
substernal chest pain that she describes as "ripping"; it radiates into her back and
is associated with cough and shortness of breath. Her blood pressure is 150/90
and her heart rate is 110. The emergency nurse anticipates administering: -
ANSWERS-
Which emergency medication may cause cerebral hemorrhage? - ANSWERS-
Epinephrine
