NUR 2755 MDC4 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Why do we give burn patients cimetidine?.
Answer: Helps with gastric ulcers
◍ Triage tag colors: Red.
Answer: Emergent, need immediate attention (Class I)
◍ Characteristics of CSF, what does it test for?.
Answer: Clear with a yellow haloTests positive for glucose
◍ Ways to prevent PTSD.
Answer: Well balanced mealsDrink fluidsTake breaks when neededDon't
work over 12 hours a dayDebrief
◍ Halo device: should a patient drive?.
Answer: No, the patient should not drive
◍ Sick calls and tension with staff after a long week of critical care patients,
what is important to remember during this time?.
Answer: Debriefing
◍ For a patient with a head injury and are arousable, what are the interventions
the patient themselves can do to reduce ICP?.
Answer: Exhaling during repositioning
◍ The patient is being treated for hypothermia and is on a heart monitor, what
is the reason that the patient could have arrhythmias?.
Answer: Lactic acid shunted
◍ When we see a patient passed out/unconscious at home, with cherry red skin
color, what do we expect?.
, Answer: Carbon monoxide poisoning
◍ Someone had an ischemic stroke and getting thrombolytic treatment, what
are we trying to control in the first 24 hours?.
Answer: Blood pressure
◍ The patient is getting IV heparin for a PE, what would the PTT be at for
therapeutic levels?.
Answer: Higher -> if it's at 25, we would want to increase the heparin
◍ External disaster examples.
Answer: TornadoFloodingHurricane
◍ What patient would be at high risk of developing pulmonary embolism?.
Answer: History of DVTSmokingOral birth
controlPregnancyImmobilityMajor long bone fractureHistory of fallsPost
operative patients
◍ Gillian Barre syndrome: what to ask regarding recent history?.
Answer: Infections/virus in the last month
◍ What do we measure for a patient with a head injury, how do we prevent
increased intracranial pressure (ICP)?.
Answer: Decrease stimulusSlow movementsDon't cough hard or blow
noseDeep breathsSlow exhale to help with pain
◍ Decerebrate posturing?.
Answer: Back is archedAll 4 extremities are rigid and extended
◍ Refractory phase of shock.
Answer: FINAL PHASEIRREVERSIBLEOccurs due to too much cell death
and tissue damageVital organs have extensive damage and do not respond
effectively to interventionsSevere tissue hypoxia, ischemia, and
necrosisBuild up of toxic metabolitesMODSDeath
◍ Why do we have drainage tubes/what's the purpose?.
Answer: To help prevent infection
◍ What do we want to know about a patient with Gillian Barre syndrome?.
GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Why do we give burn patients cimetidine?.
Answer: Helps with gastric ulcers
◍ Triage tag colors: Red.
Answer: Emergent, need immediate attention (Class I)
◍ Characteristics of CSF, what does it test for?.
Answer: Clear with a yellow haloTests positive for glucose
◍ Ways to prevent PTSD.
Answer: Well balanced mealsDrink fluidsTake breaks when neededDon't
work over 12 hours a dayDebrief
◍ Halo device: should a patient drive?.
Answer: No, the patient should not drive
◍ Sick calls and tension with staff after a long week of critical care patients,
what is important to remember during this time?.
Answer: Debriefing
◍ For a patient with a head injury and are arousable, what are the interventions
the patient themselves can do to reduce ICP?.
Answer: Exhaling during repositioning
◍ The patient is being treated for hypothermia and is on a heart monitor, what
is the reason that the patient could have arrhythmias?.
Answer: Lactic acid shunted
◍ When we see a patient passed out/unconscious at home, with cherry red skin
color, what do we expect?.
, Answer: Carbon monoxide poisoning
◍ Someone had an ischemic stroke and getting thrombolytic treatment, what
are we trying to control in the first 24 hours?.
Answer: Blood pressure
◍ The patient is getting IV heparin for a PE, what would the PTT be at for
therapeutic levels?.
Answer: Higher -> if it's at 25, we would want to increase the heparin
◍ External disaster examples.
Answer: TornadoFloodingHurricane
◍ What patient would be at high risk of developing pulmonary embolism?.
Answer: History of DVTSmokingOral birth
controlPregnancyImmobilityMajor long bone fractureHistory of fallsPost
operative patients
◍ Gillian Barre syndrome: what to ask regarding recent history?.
Answer: Infections/virus in the last month
◍ What do we measure for a patient with a head injury, how do we prevent
increased intracranial pressure (ICP)?.
Answer: Decrease stimulusSlow movementsDon't cough hard or blow
noseDeep breathsSlow exhale to help with pain
◍ Decerebrate posturing?.
Answer: Back is archedAll 4 extremities are rigid and extended
◍ Refractory phase of shock.
Answer: FINAL PHASEIRREVERSIBLEOccurs due to too much cell death
and tissue damageVital organs have extensive damage and do not respond
effectively to interventionsSevere tissue hypoxia, ischemia, and
necrosisBuild up of toxic metabolitesMODSDeath
◍ Why do we have drainage tubes/what's the purpose?.
Answer: To help prevent infection
◍ What do we want to know about a patient with Gillian Barre syndrome?.
