ICU BKAT UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔atelectasis - ✔✔your post op patient has left anterior chest tube. Whn you
ausculatate the lung fields bilaterally you hear dminshed breath sounds in the right
posterior base. THis is most likely due to?
✔✔disconnected tubing - ✔✔patient on ventilator and low volume alarm sounds. THis is
due to?
✔✔leaking cuff - ✔✔high pressure alarm on respirator will NOT be triggered by what?
✔✔development of pneumothorax - ✔✔most important reason for diminshing breath
sounds in motor vechile crash victim with closed chest trauma is
✔✔fat embolus - ✔✔trauma patient 4 days post fracture suddenly develops SOB, most
likely cause is?
✔✔handwashing and gloves when suctioing - ✔✔preventing Ventilator pna, most
important action is
✔✔immbolize head - ✔✔most imporant nursing acticity for patient with dx of cervical
spinal cord injury is
✔✔change in LOC - ✔✔earliest sign of increase ICP is?
✔✔listen for bilateral breath sounds - ✔✔assess proper positioning of et tube, most
important nursing action?
✔✔widened pulse pressure - ✔✔deepening ICP characterized by
✔✔mannitol - ✔✔drug of choice to reduce ICP
✔✔abnormal finding - ✔✔positive babinski in adult represents
✔✔initiating tpa if within 8 hours - ✔✔which of the folliwng is wrong -- acute phse of
stroke treatment
✔✔evaluating LOC - ✔✔most improtant part of nuero check
✔✔fruity breath, deep and rapid breathing - ✔✔DKA sx
✔✔weakness, headache, diaphoresis - ✔✔sx of hypoglycemia
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔atelectasis - ✔✔your post op patient has left anterior chest tube. Whn you
ausculatate the lung fields bilaterally you hear dminshed breath sounds in the right
posterior base. THis is most likely due to?
✔✔disconnected tubing - ✔✔patient on ventilator and low volume alarm sounds. THis is
due to?
✔✔leaking cuff - ✔✔high pressure alarm on respirator will NOT be triggered by what?
✔✔development of pneumothorax - ✔✔most important reason for diminshing breath
sounds in motor vechile crash victim with closed chest trauma is
✔✔fat embolus - ✔✔trauma patient 4 days post fracture suddenly develops SOB, most
likely cause is?
✔✔handwashing and gloves when suctioing - ✔✔preventing Ventilator pna, most
important action is
✔✔immbolize head - ✔✔most imporant nursing acticity for patient with dx of cervical
spinal cord injury is
✔✔change in LOC - ✔✔earliest sign of increase ICP is?
✔✔listen for bilateral breath sounds - ✔✔assess proper positioning of et tube, most
important nursing action?
✔✔widened pulse pressure - ✔✔deepening ICP characterized by
✔✔mannitol - ✔✔drug of choice to reduce ICP
✔✔abnormal finding - ✔✔positive babinski in adult represents
✔✔initiating tpa if within 8 hours - ✔✔which of the folliwng is wrong -- acute phse of
stroke treatment
✔✔evaluating LOC - ✔✔most improtant part of nuero check
✔✔fruity breath, deep and rapid breathing - ✔✔DKA sx
✔✔weakness, headache, diaphoresis - ✔✔sx of hypoglycemia
