PROPHECY GENERAL ICU A V3 EXAM
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●● ABG pH 7.25, pCO2 40, pO2 90, HCO3 20mEq/L
Answer: Metabolic Acidosis
●● Long term use of TPN may lead to:
Answer: Liver Failure
●● Which of the following is a potential complication of high PEEP
Answer: Pneumothorax
●● What is a common assessment finding for a patient returning from a
small bowel resection?
Answer: Hypoactive bowel sounds
●● Your patient suddenly becomes diaphoretic, anxious, tachycardic,
and has clammy skin. Which of the following would you suspect.
Answer: A)*WRONG* Hypoxemia
B) Acute MI
C) Panic Attack
D) Hypoglycemia
, ●● The staff nurse asks the nursing assistant to check on a patient. The
nursing assistant reports back that the patient is experiencing chest pain
and is diaphorectic. Which of the following can the staff nurse delegate
to the assistant?
Answer: A) *WRONG* Calling the physician
B) Gathering vitals and assessing the cause for the change in status
C) Informing the charge nurse that a patient needs attention
D) Obtaining a medication for the nurse to administer to the patient
●● Your patient returned from PACU after surgery and is very drowsy.
She attempts to eat a candy bar and begins to choke. The physician is
unable to clear the airway. You would expect to prepare for which of the
following. emergency procedures?
Answer: A) *WRONG* Endotracheal Intubation
B) Chest tube insertion
C) Tracheostomy
D) Bronchoscopy
●● The initial insulin therapy for a patient with acute DKA is usually
administered by which route
Answer: Intravenous bolus followed by a continuous infusion
●● Screening tests for DIC include:
SCRIPT COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● ABG pH 7.25, pCO2 40, pO2 90, HCO3 20mEq/L
Answer: Metabolic Acidosis
●● Long term use of TPN may lead to:
Answer: Liver Failure
●● Which of the following is a potential complication of high PEEP
Answer: Pneumothorax
●● What is a common assessment finding for a patient returning from a
small bowel resection?
Answer: Hypoactive bowel sounds
●● Your patient suddenly becomes diaphoretic, anxious, tachycardic,
and has clammy skin. Which of the following would you suspect.
Answer: A)*WRONG* Hypoxemia
B) Acute MI
C) Panic Attack
D) Hypoglycemia
, ●● The staff nurse asks the nursing assistant to check on a patient. The
nursing assistant reports back that the patient is experiencing chest pain
and is diaphorectic. Which of the following can the staff nurse delegate
to the assistant?
Answer: A) *WRONG* Calling the physician
B) Gathering vitals and assessing the cause for the change in status
C) Informing the charge nurse that a patient needs attention
D) Obtaining a medication for the nurse to administer to the patient
●● Your patient returned from PACU after surgery and is very drowsy.
She attempts to eat a candy bar and begins to choke. The physician is
unable to clear the airway. You would expect to prepare for which of the
following. emergency procedures?
Answer: A) *WRONG* Endotracheal Intubation
B) Chest tube insertion
C) Tracheostomy
D) Bronchoscopy
●● The initial insulin therapy for a patient with acute DKA is usually
administered by which route
Answer: Intravenous bolus followed by a continuous infusion
●● Screening tests for DIC include:
