PROPHECY RELIAS EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT 2026 FINAL ASSESSMENT
TESTED CONTENT WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
◉ A patient has sustained multiple traumatic injuries after a fall
from a....height. What is considered an important component of the
primary survey assessment? Answer: Neurological assessment
◉ Your patient's chest tube dressing has accidentally come off and
you are preparing to place a new one. You have a slit drain spring,
4x4 gauzes, tape, scissors, and antiseptic swabs. What else do you
need? Answer: Petroleum gauze
◉ What are you most likely to see during your initial assessment of a
patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
Answer: pursed lip breathing
◉ 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
, ◉ You are assisting a novice nurse with a blood draw. You observe
the nurse draw the blood, place the specimen tubes in a biohazard
bag, and leave the room with the unlabeled specimen tubes. What do
you do next? Answer: Re-educate the nurse, then redraw the labs,
use patient identifiers and label at the bedside.
◉ What do you anticipate is the best indicator of adequate hydration
in an adult patient with 30% body surface area burn during initial
fluid resuscitation? Answer: urine output of 0.5 ml/kg/hr
◉ A patient who is 8 weeks pregnant presents to triage with vaginal
bleeding and lower abdominal pain. RhoGAM will be given for which
situation? Answer: Mother is Rh negative
◉ A patient is being treated in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber for
carbon monoxide poisoning. What measurement is the best
indicator of treatment success? Answer: Arterial blood gas
◉ A patient presents after sustaining a roll-over motor vehicle
accident. They are complaining of pain around the mid-upper back.
On your initial triage assessment, you find that the patient has
preserved motor function below L5 but is suffering from a loss of
sensory function. The assessment findings are consistent with:
Answer: posterior cord syndrome
DEPARTMENT 2026 FINAL ASSESSMENT
TESTED CONTENT WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
◉ A patient has sustained multiple traumatic injuries after a fall
from a....height. What is considered an important component of the
primary survey assessment? Answer: Neurological assessment
◉ Your patient's chest tube dressing has accidentally come off and
you are preparing to place a new one. You have a slit drain spring,
4x4 gauzes, tape, scissors, and antiseptic swabs. What else do you
need? Answer: Petroleum gauze
◉ What are you most likely to see during your initial assessment of a
patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
Answer: pursed lip breathing
◉ 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
, ◉ You are assisting a novice nurse with a blood draw. You observe
the nurse draw the blood, place the specimen tubes in a biohazard
bag, and leave the room with the unlabeled specimen tubes. What do
you do next? Answer: Re-educate the nurse, then redraw the labs,
use patient identifiers and label at the bedside.
◉ What do you anticipate is the best indicator of adequate hydration
in an adult patient with 30% body surface area burn during initial
fluid resuscitation? Answer: urine output of 0.5 ml/kg/hr
◉ A patient who is 8 weeks pregnant presents to triage with vaginal
bleeding and lower abdominal pain. RhoGAM will be given for which
situation? Answer: Mother is Rh negative
◉ A patient is being treated in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber for
carbon monoxide poisoning. What measurement is the best
indicator of treatment success? Answer: Arterial blood gas
◉ A patient presents after sustaining a roll-over motor vehicle
accident. They are complaining of pain around the mid-upper back.
On your initial triage assessment, you find that the patient has
preserved motor function below L5 but is suffering from a loss of
sensory function. The assessment findings are consistent with:
Answer: posterior cord syndrome
