RELIAS/PROPHECY GENERAL ICU RN A V3 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED AND
CURRENTLY TESTING || GUARANTEED PASS
1. One of your patients coded but is now stabilized and you are catching up on charting.
The step-down unit calls to get report on your other patient who is to be transferred. The
nurses near you do not appear busy. How should you prioritize your time?
A) Finish your charting first, as it is a legal document.
B) Ask the step-down nurse to call back in 30 minutes.
C) Give report and ask the nurses to prepare the patient for transfer.
D) Delegate the report to one of the nurses who is not busy.
Answer ✔✔: C) Give report and ask the nurses to prepare the patient for transfer.
2. Your patient was intubated but still has oral medications on their list of medications.
How should you ensure they receive their medications?
A) Crush the pills and administer them through the enteral tube.
B) Hold the medications until the patient is extubated.
C) Ask the provider to update the route of administration.
D) Dissolve the pills in water and administer them orally.
Answer ✔✔: C) Ask the provider to update the route of administration.
3. What laboratory value should you monitor closely if your patient is vomiting coffee
ground emesis?
A) Potassium
B) Hemoglobin
C) Creatinine
D) Amylase
Answer ✔✔: B) Hemoglobin
4. What ECG finding is indicative of hyperkalemia?
A) ST elevation
, B) U waves
C) Peaked T waves
D) Prolonged PR interval
Answer ✔✔: C) Peaked T waves
5. You witness a patient that is not assigned to you fall out of bed and begin crying for help
but you do not see the assigned nurse to assist the patient. What should you do first?
A) Find the patient's assigned nurse immediately.
B) Check on the patient's status and call for assistance.
C) Go to the nurse's station to document the incident.
D) Ask the patient's roommate what happened.
Answer ✔✔: B) Check on the patient's status and call for assistance.
6. When assessing for fever in your intubated patient, placement of the thermometer in
which area would be most accurate?
A) Axilla
B) Temporal artery
C) Pulmonary artery or bladder
D) Oral
Answer ✔✔: C) Pulmonary artery or bladder
7. Your patient has just completed IV potassium replacement. When should you collect
their repeat potassium level?
A) Immediately
B) 30-60 min
C) 2 hours
D) 4 hours
Answer ✔✔: B) 30-60 min
8. Your patient is receiving an anti-arrhythmic agent. Which of the following assessment
parameters is the MOST important for you to evaluate?
A) Blood Pressure
B) ECG
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED AND
CURRENTLY TESTING || GUARANTEED PASS
1. One of your patients coded but is now stabilized and you are catching up on charting.
The step-down unit calls to get report on your other patient who is to be transferred. The
nurses near you do not appear busy. How should you prioritize your time?
A) Finish your charting first, as it is a legal document.
B) Ask the step-down nurse to call back in 30 minutes.
C) Give report and ask the nurses to prepare the patient for transfer.
D) Delegate the report to one of the nurses who is not busy.
Answer ✔✔: C) Give report and ask the nurses to prepare the patient for transfer.
2. Your patient was intubated but still has oral medications on their list of medications.
How should you ensure they receive their medications?
A) Crush the pills and administer them through the enteral tube.
B) Hold the medications until the patient is extubated.
C) Ask the provider to update the route of administration.
D) Dissolve the pills in water and administer them orally.
Answer ✔✔: C) Ask the provider to update the route of administration.
3. What laboratory value should you monitor closely if your patient is vomiting coffee
ground emesis?
A) Potassium
B) Hemoglobin
C) Creatinine
D) Amylase
Answer ✔✔: B) Hemoglobin
4. What ECG finding is indicative of hyperkalemia?
A) ST elevation
, B) U waves
C) Peaked T waves
D) Prolonged PR interval
Answer ✔✔: C) Peaked T waves
5. You witness a patient that is not assigned to you fall out of bed and begin crying for help
but you do not see the assigned nurse to assist the patient. What should you do first?
A) Find the patient's assigned nurse immediately.
B) Check on the patient's status and call for assistance.
C) Go to the nurse's station to document the incident.
D) Ask the patient's roommate what happened.
Answer ✔✔: B) Check on the patient's status and call for assistance.
6. When assessing for fever in your intubated patient, placement of the thermometer in
which area would be most accurate?
A) Axilla
B) Temporal artery
C) Pulmonary artery or bladder
D) Oral
Answer ✔✔: C) Pulmonary artery or bladder
7. Your patient has just completed IV potassium replacement. When should you collect
their repeat potassium level?
A) Immediately
B) 30-60 min
C) 2 hours
D) 4 hours
Answer ✔✔: B) 30-60 min
8. Your patient is receiving an anti-arrhythmic agent. Which of the following assessment
parameters is the MOST important for you to evaluate?
A) Blood Pressure
B) ECG
