PROGRESSIVE CARE RN A V1 PRACTICE EXAM ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!.
A 16 year old patient was admitted to the unit for
asthma exacerbation. The patient has a suicide
attempt the previous shift and states "I want to die
because I am being bullied at school." Which of the
following is the MOST important action? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Place the patient on suicide
precautions to prevent a second suicide attempt
A 78 year old male is admitted from the ED for
syncope with ground level fall. You note his heart rate
is 50 and the patient is confused. His daughter states
she thinks he has dementia but he has not been
diagnosed yet. Blood pressure is stable. What order
do you anticipate? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Stat head CT
A co-worker administered a narcotic earlier in the
shift, but failed to get a witness for the portion of
medication that was wasted. The co-worker asks that
you sign off as the witness. What is the BEST
response? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Refuse to witness the
waste and ask the co-worker to notify the 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? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Initiate STEMI team
A patient is admitted to the PCU with COPD
exacerbation. Which of the following assessment
findings would you expect to find knowing that the
patient has been taking prednisone 40 mg PO once
daily for 18 years? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Hyperglycemia
A patient is admitted with a diagnosis of "rule out GI
bleed." Which of the following lab values supports
confirmation of this diagnosis? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Hgb of
5.2
A patient is on strict I&Os with an indwelling urinary
catheter. 4 hours into your shift you notice that there
is a total of 50 mL of urine in the bag. You notify the
provider because you recognize that adequate urine
output should be: - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..30 mL/hr
A patient was involved in a motor vehicle accident
and CAT scan results reveal a right sided SDH. What
would be an expected neurological assessment
finding in this patient? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Dilated right
pupil
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!.
A 16 year old patient was admitted to the unit for
asthma exacerbation. The patient has a suicide
attempt the previous shift and states "I want to die
because I am being bullied at school." Which of the
following is the MOST important action? -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..Place the patient on suicide
precautions to prevent a second suicide attempt
A 78 year old male is admitted from the ED for
syncope with ground level fall. You note his heart rate
is 50 and the patient is confused. His daughter states
she thinks he has dementia but he has not been
diagnosed yet. Blood pressure is stable. What order
do you anticipate? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Stat head CT
A co-worker administered a narcotic earlier in the
shift, but failed to get a witness for the portion of
medication that was wasted. The co-worker asks that
you sign off as the witness. What is the BEST
response? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Refuse to witness the
waste and ask the co-worker to notify the 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? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Initiate STEMI team
A patient is admitted to the PCU with COPD
exacerbation. Which of the following assessment
findings would you expect to find knowing that the
patient has been taking prednisone 40 mg PO once
daily for 18 years? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Hyperglycemia
A patient is admitted with a diagnosis of "rule out GI
bleed." Which of the following lab values supports
confirmation of this diagnosis? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Hgb of
5.2
A patient is on strict I&Os with an indwelling urinary
catheter. 4 hours into your shift you notice that there
is a total of 50 mL of urine in the bag. You notify the
provider because you recognize that adequate urine
output should be: - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..30 mL/hr
A patient was involved in a motor vehicle accident
and CAT scan results reveal a right sided SDH. What
would be an expected neurological assessment
finding in this patient? - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..Dilated right
pupil
