ACUTE CARE FINAL EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
If a patient is eating & needs to swallow, would you want their bed in Trendelenburg or
reverse Trendelenburg position? - Reverse trendelenburg
Hospital beds with trapezes on the frames are commonly used for ______ patients. -
Orthopedic
Are there bed alarms on ER stretchers/gurneys? - No bed alarms, so leave the handrails
up for safety.
Before getting a patient out of a bariatric bed for OOB activities, be sure that
___________. - air mattress is supported
Before getting a patient OOB from an ICU bed, you should: - deflate the air mattress
A patient had a L CVA one week ago. Before leaving the room, you should make sure
the call light is located: - on there left side (because right side is paretic). Then document
that NIR (needs in reach) before leaving the room.
What's the formal name of the pink/blue chair that transitions from bed-to-chair? -
stretcher chair
What's the unit called that does real-time vitals monitoring (ICP, BP, HR, spO2) with
activity & often is portable? - Telemetry
What's the difference btw a DynaMap/Pulse Oximetry and Telemetry? - DynaMap allows
you to portable check vitals, but it's not continuous/automatic monitoring like telemetry.
DynaMaps are the blue machines that do pulse oximetry.
, Pulse Oximetry - - non invasive
- frequently unreliable readings
- checks waveform
What can cause unreliable readings of pulse ox? - Nail polish, cold fingers, PVD, dark
skin tones, hypotension, & anemia.
When are crash carts used & where are they located? - They are located on every unit
(floor). They are used when a patient codes Blue.
What are the benefits/uses of a "struggle buggy/PVC walker? - - Used to balance and
carry drains, telemetry
- Portable tank, foley, chest tubes
- pt. perceives it as safer bc it's big & you can sit down at any time
True/False: An IV pole can be used as an AD progression - True!
In order for insurance to pay for O2 at home, O2 Sat drop below ____% must be
demonstrated on room air (RA) & improved when O2 replaced. - 88%
What 3 things should you document if a patient is on supplemental oxygen? - 1.
document that it's used (if it is)
2. flow rate
3. patient response by SATs change
What are standard precautions? - ●"Treat all patient situations as potentially infectious"
●LOOK at the door to know what PPE to use
●Handwashing/sanitizer on entry and exit
●New gloves for each patient for all direct contact
●Sanitize equipment between each patient
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
If a patient is eating & needs to swallow, would you want their bed in Trendelenburg or
reverse Trendelenburg position? - Reverse trendelenburg
Hospital beds with trapezes on the frames are commonly used for ______ patients. -
Orthopedic
Are there bed alarms on ER stretchers/gurneys? - No bed alarms, so leave the handrails
up for safety.
Before getting a patient out of a bariatric bed for OOB activities, be sure that
___________. - air mattress is supported
Before getting a patient OOB from an ICU bed, you should: - deflate the air mattress
A patient had a L CVA one week ago. Before leaving the room, you should make sure
the call light is located: - on there left side (because right side is paretic). Then document
that NIR (needs in reach) before leaving the room.
What's the formal name of the pink/blue chair that transitions from bed-to-chair? -
stretcher chair
What's the unit called that does real-time vitals monitoring (ICP, BP, HR, spO2) with
activity & often is portable? - Telemetry
What's the difference btw a DynaMap/Pulse Oximetry and Telemetry? - DynaMap allows
you to portable check vitals, but it's not continuous/automatic monitoring like telemetry.
DynaMaps are the blue machines that do pulse oximetry.
, Pulse Oximetry - - non invasive
- frequently unreliable readings
- checks waveform
What can cause unreliable readings of pulse ox? - Nail polish, cold fingers, PVD, dark
skin tones, hypotension, & anemia.
When are crash carts used & where are they located? - They are located on every unit
(floor). They are used when a patient codes Blue.
What are the benefits/uses of a "struggle buggy/PVC walker? - - Used to balance and
carry drains, telemetry
- Portable tank, foley, chest tubes
- pt. perceives it as safer bc it's big & you can sit down at any time
True/False: An IV pole can be used as an AD progression - True!
In order for insurance to pay for O2 at home, O2 Sat drop below ____% must be
demonstrated on room air (RA) & improved when O2 replaced. - 88%
What 3 things should you document if a patient is on supplemental oxygen? - 1.
document that it's used (if it is)
2. flow rate
3. patient response by SATs change
What are standard precautions? - ●"Treat all patient situations as potentially infectious"
●LOOK at the door to know what PPE to use
●Handwashing/sanitizer on entry and exit
●New gloves for each patient for all direct contact
●Sanitize equipment between each patient
