PROGRESSIVE CARE RN ALL VERSIONS 2025
LATEST AND ACCURATE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS LATEST UPDATE
Which of the following patients would you see FIRST? -CORRECT ANSWER A 57 year old
male complaining of worsening chest tightness
You enter a patient's room and notice the telemetry box on the bed and the IV on the floor
connected to running IV fluids. You last saw the patient 1 hour ago. Who should be notified
immediately? - CORRECT ANSWER Charge nurse
A patient is admitted for a NSTEMI and ST depression is noted in leads II, III, and AVF. Two
hours after admission you notice the patient now has ST elevation in each of those leads. What
should you do NEXT? - CORRECT ANSWER Administer O2 and morphine 2mg IV???
An 18 year old female is admitted from PACU after a cholecystectomy. She has a 22 gauge
peripheral IV in her left hand and is due to void. She had morphine 8 mg and Zofran 4 mg in
recovery, and is complaining of nausea. She has Phenergan 50 mg IV every 6 hours/PRN. What
should you do first? - CORRECT ANSWER Start a new IV line in the antecubital region or
obtain an order for Phenergan IM
A patient is on strict I&Os with an indwelling urinary catheter. 4 hours into your shift you notice
that there is a total of 50 mL of urine in the bag. You notify the provider because you recognize
that adequate urine output should be: - CORRECT ANSWER 30 mL/hr
A co-worker administered a narcotic earlier in the shift, but failed to get a witness for the portion
of medication that was wasted. The co-worker asks that you sign off as the witness. What is the
BEST response? - CORRECT ANSWER Refuse to witness the waste and ask the co-worker to
notify the charge nurse
You are caring for a patient taking warfarin for atrial fibrillation. The lab calls reporting that the
patient has an INR of 6.4. What medication do you anticipate being ordered by the provider? -
CORRECT ANSWER Vitamin K
, PROGRESSIVE CARE RN ALL VERSIONS 2025
LATEST AND ACCURATE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS LATEST UPDATE
You are caring for a patient complaining of chest pain. Which of the following troponin I levels
requires provider notification? - CORRECT ANSWER 0.5 ng/mL???
A patient with new onset seizures is most likely to have which of the following in their room? -
CORRECT ANSWER Padded side rails and suction at the bedside
You are transfusing PRBCs into a patient with a hgb of 7.7 g/dL. Fifteen minutes into the
transfusion, the patient complains of lower back pain, shortness of breath, and chills. Which of
the following would you do FIRST? - CORRECT ANSWER Stop the transfusion
You receive a patient from the emergency department with a fever, cough for 3 weeks, night
chills, and fatigue. During the admission assessment the patient reports recent travel out of the
country. What should be your FIRST action? - CORRECT ANSWER Notify the provider, apply
a mask to the patient, and transfer to a negative pressure room
Unstable angina is characterized by which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER Chest pain,
usually while at rest
The patient's lab test results indicate a BNP of 2,000 upon arrival to the ED. The patient has been
transferred to PCU. What treatment plan would you anticipate from the attending provider? -
CORRECT ANSWER Furosemide 40 mg IV BID
Which of the following has been found to be linked to a diagnosis of endocarditis? - CORRECT
ANSWER Recent invasive dental procedures
Your patient is post-op day 3 after triple bypass surgery. Chest tubes have been removed. The
patient suddenly complains of palpitations. His blood pressure is 130/76 and heart rate is 140
bpm. What would you do NEXT? - CORRECT ANSWER Immediately perform a bedside EKG
What abnormal heart sound would you expect to hear in a patient with mitral stenosis? -
CORRECT ANSWER Diastolic murmur
LATEST AND ACCURATE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS LATEST UPDATE
Which of the following patients would you see FIRST? -CORRECT ANSWER A 57 year old
male complaining of worsening chest tightness
You enter a patient's room and notice the telemetry box on the bed and the IV on the floor
connected to running IV fluids. You last saw the patient 1 hour ago. Who should be notified
immediately? - CORRECT ANSWER Charge nurse
A patient is admitted for a NSTEMI and ST depression is noted in leads II, III, and AVF. Two
hours after admission you notice the patient now has ST elevation in each of those leads. What
should you do NEXT? - CORRECT ANSWER Administer O2 and morphine 2mg IV???
An 18 year old female is admitted from PACU after a cholecystectomy. She has a 22 gauge
peripheral IV in her left hand and is due to void. She had morphine 8 mg and Zofran 4 mg in
recovery, and is complaining of nausea. She has Phenergan 50 mg IV every 6 hours/PRN. What
should you do first? - CORRECT ANSWER Start a new IV line in the antecubital region or
obtain an order for Phenergan IM
A patient is on strict I&Os with an indwelling urinary catheter. 4 hours into your shift you notice
that there is a total of 50 mL of urine in the bag. You notify the provider because you recognize
that adequate urine output should be: - CORRECT ANSWER 30 mL/hr
A co-worker administered a narcotic earlier in the shift, but failed to get a witness for the portion
of medication that was wasted. The co-worker asks that you sign off as the witness. What is the
BEST response? - CORRECT ANSWER Refuse to witness the waste and ask the co-worker to
notify the charge nurse
You are caring for a patient taking warfarin for atrial fibrillation. The lab calls reporting that the
patient has an INR of 6.4. What medication do you anticipate being ordered by the provider? -
CORRECT ANSWER Vitamin K
, PROGRESSIVE CARE RN ALL VERSIONS 2025
LATEST AND ACCURATE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED ANSWERS VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS LATEST UPDATE
You are caring for a patient complaining of chest pain. Which of the following troponin I levels
requires provider notification? - CORRECT ANSWER 0.5 ng/mL???
A patient with new onset seizures is most likely to have which of the following in their room? -
CORRECT ANSWER Padded side rails and suction at the bedside
You are transfusing PRBCs into a patient with a hgb of 7.7 g/dL. Fifteen minutes into the
transfusion, the patient complains of lower back pain, shortness of breath, and chills. Which of
the following would you do FIRST? - CORRECT ANSWER Stop the transfusion
You receive a patient from the emergency department with a fever, cough for 3 weeks, night
chills, and fatigue. During the admission assessment the patient reports recent travel out of the
country. What should be your FIRST action? - CORRECT ANSWER Notify the provider, apply
a mask to the patient, and transfer to a negative pressure room
Unstable angina is characterized by which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER Chest pain,
usually while at rest
The patient's lab test results indicate a BNP of 2,000 upon arrival to the ED. The patient has been
transferred to PCU. What treatment plan would you anticipate from the attending provider? -
CORRECT ANSWER Furosemide 40 mg IV BID
Which of the following has been found to be linked to a diagnosis of endocarditis? - CORRECT
ANSWER Recent invasive dental procedures
Your patient is post-op day 3 after triple bypass surgery. Chest tubes have been removed. The
patient suddenly complains of palpitations. His blood pressure is 130/76 and heart rate is 140
bpm. What would you do NEXT? - CORRECT ANSWER Immediately perform a bedside EKG
What abnormal heart sound would you expect to hear in a patient with mitral stenosis? -
CORRECT ANSWER Diastolic murmur
