QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
What rhythms do you defib? -Answer-V tach
What rhythms do you use atropine? -Answer-Sinus brady
What level of urination indicates shock? -Answer-Less urination means less blood flow
to kidneys in order to get blood to the head and heart
Complication of endocarditis? -Answer-Valvular disease
What level of potassium causes orthostatic hypotension? -Answer-Low potassium
How to determine differences in heart failures? -Answer-Left is less/lung, right is rest of
the body
What muscle enzyme is specific to myocardial damage? -Answer-Creatine-Kinase MB
How long is the patch-free interval for a nitroglycerin patch? -Answer-10 to 12
Concern with 200ml/4hr urine? -Answer-None, within expected reference range
What are adventitious breath sounds? -Answer-Abnormal breath sounds
Why can't heart transplant patients feel chest pain? -Answer-Nerves aren't reconnected
What finding should the nurse expect with dilated cardiomyopathy? -Answer-Dyspnea
on exertion (Reduced cardiac output)(Happens if you feed dogs grain-free food)
Adverse effects of furosemide? -Answer-Lightheadedness from loss of blood pressure
What drug causes dry cough? (Not nighttime cough) -Answer-ACE inhibitors
What is normal mediastinal drainage? -Answer-Up to 150 mL/hr
Finding to expect with phosphorus level of 2.4? -Answer-Slow peripheral pulses
Phosphorus range -Answer-3 to 4.5
What is claudication? -Answer-Pain in the legs from too little bloodflow
, What sided stroke is expressive aphasia? -Answer-Left sided
What side of stroke is visual, spacial and loss of depth perception? -Answer-Right sided
Which sided stroke has one-sided neglect? -Answer-Right sided stroke
What should the nurse assess for after a patient with right hip arthroplasty cries out in
pain? -Answer-Shortening of the right leg
What is priority, side-lying a seizure patient or loosening clothing? -Answer-Side-lying,
then loosening
Angle of hip flexion postop to prevent dislocation? -Answer-90 degrees
Why does a patient with recent hip arthroplasty need to keep a pillow between their
legs? -Answer-Prevent dislocation
When are wire cutters required at the bedside? -Answer-When a patient has an inner
maxillary fixation
When is a padded clamp required at the bedside? -Answer-With a chest tube (to
prevent air entering patients lungs)
How long can visitors stay for a patient with a sealed vaginal implant for brachytherapy?
-Answer-30 min
What is hemianopsia? -Answer-loss of half of visual field
Why wouldn't a nurse keep the overhead lights on for a patient who is a fall risk? -
Answer-It would mess with their circadian rhythm
How does P. aeruginosa spread? -Answer-Contact
(T/F) A patient needs to sign an informed consent regarding a placebo -Answer-True
How should a nurse respond to a hematoma at the insertion site and decreased pulse
rate in the affected extremity? -Answer-Apply firm pressure
What is a hematoma? -Answer-Blood pooling under the skin
Why does urine output of 25 mL/hr? -Answer-It indicates dehydration
Albumin range -Answer-3.5 - 5
Instruction before barium contrast? -Answer-Increase fluid intake