PROPHECY GENERAL ICU A V3
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ Your intubated and unresponsive patient is scheduled for surgery
in the morning. Who is the most appropriate person to make
decisions for your patient? Answer: The healthcare POA
◉ When administering a titratable infusion what information must
you check on the medication IV bag to confirm the correct dose is
being administered? Answer: Concentration
◉ Your patient has a known baseline heart rate of around 45. The
ECG monitor keeps alarming when the heart rate decreases below
50. Their vital signs are stable. What would you do? Answer: A.
Adjust the alarm parameters
◉ How is dopamine usually administered in the icu when given
intravenously Answer: Titratable continous infusion
◉ Which of the following can be given through an enteral feeding
tube? Answer: Immediate release pills
, ◉ When donning an N-95 mask, how should you secure the nose?
Answer: Fit the nose piece with both hands
◉ What type of medication is used in the critical care setting to help
manage the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal? Answer:
Benzodiazepines
◉ While admitting a patient with a history of IV drug use, what
precautions should you take? Answer: Carefully inspect items for
presence of sharps.
◉ Your patient is intubated and begins to cough up clear mucous
inside their ETT. What should you do NEXT? Answer: A. Instill
normal saline to lavage ETT*WRONG*
B. Sit the patient up to 30 degrees in bed *wrong*
C. Inspect their oral cavity and suction mouth
D. Provide 100% oxygenation and prepare to suction
◉ What is a complication of long term TPN? Answer: Liver injury
◉ Which assessment establishes baseline hand perfusion before an
ABG puncture or arterial line placement? Answer: Allen Test
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ Your intubated and unresponsive patient is scheduled for surgery
in the morning. Who is the most appropriate person to make
decisions for your patient? Answer: The healthcare POA
◉ When administering a titratable infusion what information must
you check on the medication IV bag to confirm the correct dose is
being administered? Answer: Concentration
◉ Your patient has a known baseline heart rate of around 45. The
ECG monitor keeps alarming when the heart rate decreases below
50. Their vital signs are stable. What would you do? Answer: A.
Adjust the alarm parameters
◉ How is dopamine usually administered in the icu when given
intravenously Answer: Titratable continous infusion
◉ Which of the following can be given through an enteral feeding
tube? Answer: Immediate release pills
, ◉ When donning an N-95 mask, how should you secure the nose?
Answer: Fit the nose piece with both hands
◉ What type of medication is used in the critical care setting to help
manage the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal? Answer:
Benzodiazepines
◉ While admitting a patient with a history of IV drug use, what
precautions should you take? Answer: Carefully inspect items for
presence of sharps.
◉ Your patient is intubated and begins to cough up clear mucous
inside their ETT. What should you do NEXT? Answer: A. Instill
normal saline to lavage ETT*WRONG*
B. Sit the patient up to 30 degrees in bed *wrong*
C. Inspect their oral cavity and suction mouth
D. Provide 100% oxygenation and prepare to suction
◉ What is a complication of long term TPN? Answer: Liver injury
◉ Which assessment establishes baseline hand perfusion before an
ABG puncture or arterial line placement? Answer: Allen Test
