PROGRESSIVE CARE RN A 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔You are caring for a patient post left pneumonectomy with a chest tube in place for
drainage. Which of the following is a priority in caring for this patient? - ✔✔Encourage
the patient to cough and deep breathe
✔✔You are caring for a patient with an order for "furosemide 80 mg BID". Which of the
following actions is the MOST appropriate? - ✔✔Call the provider to clarify the order
✔✔You are caring for a patient with a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order. The patient
goes into cardiac arrest and the patient's daughter states "Do whatever you can to save
my dad." Which of the following is the BEST response? - ✔✔Follow the patient's wishes
and honor the DNR
✔✔You are educating your patient about reducing sodium intake. You know that the
patient understands when they make the statement: - ✔✔"I will avoid canned food
because it's salty"
✔✔The trough for vancomycin is measured: - ✔✔Immediately before the next
scheduled dose
✔✔You are delegating wound care to a LPN. The LPN states that she has never
performed this type of wound care before. Which of the following components of
delegation have you neglected? - ✔✔Competency
✔✔You are caring for a patient in third degree heart block. Which of the following
treatment options will MOST likely be implemented? - ✔✔Pacemaker
✔✔You are assigned a patient who recently traveled outside of the United States. He
has a fever of 101.9 F and excessive diarrhea. You suspect he may have been exposed
to Ebola. What type of PPE would you expect to use? - ✔✔High level PPE
✔✔Which of the following patients would you see FIRST? - ✔✔A 57 year old male
complaining of worsening chest tightness
✔✔You enter a patient's room and notice the telemetry box on the bed and the IV on
the floor connected to running IV fluids. You last saw the patient 1 hour ago. Who
should be notified immediately? - ✔✔Charge nurse
✔✔A patient is admitted for a NSTEMI and ST depression is noted in leads II, III, and
AVF. Two hours after admission you notice the patient now has ST elevation in each of
those leads. What should you do NEXT? - ✔✔Administer O2 and morphine 2mg IV???
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔You are caring for a patient post left pneumonectomy with a chest tube in place for
drainage. Which of the following is a priority in caring for this patient? - ✔✔Encourage
the patient to cough and deep breathe
✔✔You are caring for a patient with an order for "furosemide 80 mg BID". Which of the
following actions is the MOST appropriate? - ✔✔Call the provider to clarify the order
✔✔You are caring for a patient with a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order. The patient
goes into cardiac arrest and the patient's daughter states "Do whatever you can to save
my dad." Which of the following is the BEST response? - ✔✔Follow the patient's wishes
and honor the DNR
✔✔You are educating your patient about reducing sodium intake. You know that the
patient understands when they make the statement: - ✔✔"I will avoid canned food
because it's salty"
✔✔The trough for vancomycin is measured: - ✔✔Immediately before the next
scheduled dose
✔✔You are delegating wound care to a LPN. The LPN states that she has never
performed this type of wound care before. Which of the following components of
delegation have you neglected? - ✔✔Competency
✔✔You are caring for a patient in third degree heart block. Which of the following
treatment options will MOST likely be implemented? - ✔✔Pacemaker
✔✔You are assigned a patient who recently traveled outside of the United States. He
has a fever of 101.9 F and excessive diarrhea. You suspect he may have been exposed
to Ebola. What type of PPE would you expect to use? - ✔✔High level PPE
✔✔Which of the following patients would you see FIRST? - ✔✔A 57 year old male
complaining of worsening chest tightness
✔✔You enter a patient's room and notice the telemetry box on the bed and the IV on
the floor connected to running IV fluids. You last saw the patient 1 hour ago. Who
should be notified immediately? - ✔✔Charge nurse
✔✔A patient is admitted for a NSTEMI and ST depression is noted in leads II, III, and
AVF. Two hours after admission you notice the patient now has ST elevation in each of
those leads. What should you do NEXT? - ✔✔Administer O2 and morphine 2mg IV???
