Relias ED RN A Complete Test 2024 Updated with Right and Verified Answers

Your patient's chest tube dressing has accidentally come off and you are preparing to place a new one. You have a slit drain sponge, 4 x 4 gauzes, tape, scissors, and antiseptic swabs. What else do you need? - Answer: Petrolatum gauze 2. You want to implement the new evidence-based practice guidelines in managing patients to prevent falls on your unit. What provides the STRONGEST evidence for interventions? - Answer: Systematic reviews 3. Upon triage of a patient, they state that they have suicidal ideation with intent. What would you do NEXT? - Answer: Institute suicide precautions. 4. Which of the following wounds has the highest risk for developing osteomyelitis? - Answer: Puncture wound from stepping on a rusty nail 5. What type of diet would a patient with diverticulitis follow? - Answer: High fiber diet 6. Answer is NOT high residual diet 7. An elderly patient is brought in with new onset of confusion and gradual onset of headache in the last 48 hours. The patient states that they had a fall 3 days ago. Based on the history and presenting complaints, what diagnostic test do you anticipate the provider to order? - Answer: CT scan of the brain 8. What medication is used in reversing the effects of opioid overdose? - Answer: Naloxone (Narcan®) 9. What are you MOST likely to see during your initial assessment of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? - Answer: Pursed lip breathing 10. Under what circumstances can the hospital transfer an unstable patient to another facility and maintain compliance with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)? - Answer: The necessary treatment is not available at the current hospital.