Prophecy Medical Surgical-Telemetry Exam 2022
1. You are to obtain informed consent for a Spanish-speaking patient
sched- uled for surgery. You do not speak Spanish and are having difficulty
com- municating with your patient. Which of the following resources would
be most appropriate to utilize in order to obtain consent (Answer) The
hospitals language interpreter
2. You're reviewing the discharge medication list of a patient diagnosed
with gastric ulcer. Which of the following medication should you question
(Answer) - Acetylsalicylic acid ( Bauer buffered aspirin)
3. When taking care of a patient with pancreatitis, which of the following
lab should be reviewed (Answer) Lipase and amylase
4. You're caring for a 12 hour postoperative parathyroidectomy patient.
Which assessment finding would indicate an emergency (Answer)
Laryngeal strider
5. Which of the following actions would be considered a violation of
Hyppa?-
: Looking through the chart of a coworker admitted to your unit
6. You are taking care of a patient who is admitted for left flank pain with
a kidney stone of 1.5 cm. He asks you about the procedure what would
be the most therapeutic response (Answer) Due to the size of the
kidney stone it is an appropriate treatment?
NOT:Print reading materials about the subject and give it to the patient
7. The nurse is taking care of a patient who is terminally ill and has a DNR
on file. Their patient has a sudden cardiac arrest and family wants CPR
initiated. How should you respond (Answer) Honor the patient's wishes
1/5
, 8. Your patient began deteriorating rapidly after complaining of
shortness of breath. And ABG was drawn and the results are pH? HCO3 -
23. These values indicate the patient is experiencing::
9. Your inserting a urinary catheter into a male patient. As you inflate a
bal- loon, the patient complains of discomfort what is the best action
(Answer) Aspirate the fluid, advance the catheter farther, then re-
inflate the balloon
10.When assessing a patient, you notice crepitus on the right upper shoul-
der. You notify the physician and anticipate which diagnosis (Answer)
Subcutaneous emphysema
2/5
1. You are to obtain informed consent for a Spanish-speaking patient
sched- uled for surgery. You do not speak Spanish and are having difficulty
com- municating with your patient. Which of the following resources would
be most appropriate to utilize in order to obtain consent (Answer) The
hospitals language interpreter
2. You're reviewing the discharge medication list of a patient diagnosed
with gastric ulcer. Which of the following medication should you question
(Answer) - Acetylsalicylic acid ( Bauer buffered aspirin)
3. When taking care of a patient with pancreatitis, which of the following
lab should be reviewed (Answer) Lipase and amylase
4. You're caring for a 12 hour postoperative parathyroidectomy patient.
Which assessment finding would indicate an emergency (Answer)
Laryngeal strider
5. Which of the following actions would be considered a violation of
Hyppa?-
: Looking through the chart of a coworker admitted to your unit
6. You are taking care of a patient who is admitted for left flank pain with
a kidney stone of 1.5 cm. He asks you about the procedure what would
be the most therapeutic response (Answer) Due to the size of the
kidney stone it is an appropriate treatment?
NOT:Print reading materials about the subject and give it to the patient
7. The nurse is taking care of a patient who is terminally ill and has a DNR
on file. Their patient has a sudden cardiac arrest and family wants CPR
initiated. How should you respond (Answer) Honor the patient's wishes
1/5
, 8. Your patient began deteriorating rapidly after complaining of
shortness of breath. And ABG was drawn and the results are pH? HCO3 -
23. These values indicate the patient is experiencing::
9. Your inserting a urinary catheter into a male patient. As you inflate a
bal- loon, the patient complains of discomfort what is the best action
(Answer) Aspirate the fluid, advance the catheter farther, then re-
inflate the balloon
10.When assessing a patient, you notice crepitus on the right upper shoul-
der. You notify the physician and anticipate which diagnosis (Answer)
Subcutaneous emphysema
2/5
