PROGRESSIVE CARE RN A EXAM WITH
FULL COVERAGE
Which cof cthe cfollowing cmedications cis cMOST ccommonly cindicated cfor cpatients
cwith cCHF? c- ccorrect canswers c-Ace cinhibitors
A cpatient cwas cinvolved cin ca cmotor cvehicle caccident cand cCAT cscan cresults creveal
ca cright csided cSDH. cWhat cwould cbe can cexpected cneurological cassessment cfinding
cin cthis cpatient? c- ccorrect canswers c-Dilated cright cpupil
What cis cthe cmost ccommon csymptom cof cSIADH? c- ccorrect canswers c-Fluid
cretention
, Upon carrival cto cthe cunit, cyou creceive creport con cfour cPCU cpatients. cWhich cpatient
cshould cyou cattend cto cFIRST? c- ccorrect canswers c-A cpatient ccomplaining cof
cshortness cof cbreathe con ccontinuous cBiPAP cwith ca cBP cof c189/109
Of cthe cfollowing cpatients, cwhich cone cwould cyou csee cFIRST? c- ccorrect canswers c-
A c30 cyear csuicidal cfemale cthat ctook can cunknown cnumber cof calprazolam cwith can
cO2 csaturation cof c85%
You care ccaring cfor ca cpatient cwith cnew conset catrial cfibrillation cwith ca cblood
cpressure cof c80/60. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing ctreatment coptions cis cMOST
cappropriate? c- ccorrect canswers c-Electrical ccardioversion
Which cof cthe cfollowing csupplemental cmedications cis cfrequently cordered cin
cconjunction cwith cfurosemide? c- ccorrect canswers c-Potassium
Which cof cthe cfollowing cpositions cis cthe cBEST cway cto cassess cfor cJVD? c- ccorrect
canswers c-Position cthe cpatient con chis/her cback cwith cthe chead cof cbed c30-45
cdegrees
Your cpatient cis con cthe cmidday cschedule cfor chemodialysis. cHe chas c100 cmg cof
cmetoprolol cXL cordered cfor cthis cmorning cand chis cblood cpressure cif c150/98. cWhich
cof cthe cfollowing cwould cbe can cappropriate caction? c- ccorrect canswers c-Hold cthe
cmetoprolol cbecause cof cthe cupcoming cdialysis
You cwalk cinto cyour cpatient's croom cand cnotice cthat cthe cchest ctube ccollection
cchamber chas cbeen cknocked cover con cthe cfloor. cThere cappears cto cbe cdrainage
cdispersed cthroughout cthe cchambers. cWhat cshould cyou cdo cNEXT? c- ccorrect
canswers c-Replace cthe cchamber cwith ca cnew cone
Your cpatient cis ccomplaining cof cnausea, cvomiting, cand cdiarrhea. cHis cblood
cpressure cis c89/55, cheart crate cis c122 cbpm, cand cthe ctemperature cis c100.8 cF.
cWhat ccondition cis cthis cpatient cmost clikely cexperiencing? c- ccorrect canswers c-
Hypovolemic cshock
You care ccaring cfor ca cpatient cwith ca cchest ctube cthat chas cbecome cdislodged.
cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cwould cyou cdo cFIRST? c- ccorrect canswers c-Cover cthe
cinsertion csite cimmediately cwith cVaseline cgauze
A c78 cyear cold cmale cis cadmitted cfrom cthe cED cfor csyncope cwith cground clevel cfall.
cYou cnote chis cheart crate cis c50 cand cthe cpatient cis cconfused. cHis cdaughter cstates
cshe cthinks che chas cdementia cbut che chas cnot cbeen cdiagnosed cyet. cBlood
cpressure cis cstable. cWhat corder cdo cyou canticipate? c- ccorrect canswers c-Stat chead
cCT
FULL COVERAGE
Which cof cthe cfollowing cmedications cis cMOST ccommonly cindicated cfor cpatients
cwith cCHF? c- ccorrect canswers c-Ace cinhibitors
A cpatient cwas cinvolved cin ca cmotor cvehicle caccident cand cCAT cscan cresults creveal
ca cright csided cSDH. cWhat cwould cbe can cexpected cneurological cassessment cfinding
cin cthis cpatient? c- ccorrect canswers c-Dilated cright cpupil
What cis cthe cmost ccommon csymptom cof cSIADH? c- ccorrect canswers c-Fluid
cretention
, Upon carrival cto cthe cunit, cyou creceive creport con cfour cPCU cpatients. cWhich cpatient
cshould cyou cattend cto cFIRST? c- ccorrect canswers c-A cpatient ccomplaining cof
cshortness cof cbreathe con ccontinuous cBiPAP cwith ca cBP cof c189/109
Of cthe cfollowing cpatients, cwhich cone cwould cyou csee cFIRST? c- ccorrect canswers c-
A c30 cyear csuicidal cfemale cthat ctook can cunknown cnumber cof calprazolam cwith can
cO2 csaturation cof c85%
You care ccaring cfor ca cpatient cwith cnew conset catrial cfibrillation cwith ca cblood
cpressure cof c80/60. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing ctreatment coptions cis cMOST
cappropriate? c- ccorrect canswers c-Electrical ccardioversion
Which cof cthe cfollowing csupplemental cmedications cis cfrequently cordered cin
cconjunction cwith cfurosemide? c- ccorrect canswers c-Potassium
Which cof cthe cfollowing cpositions cis cthe cBEST cway cto cassess cfor cJVD? c- ccorrect
canswers c-Position cthe cpatient con chis/her cback cwith cthe chead cof cbed c30-45
cdegrees
Your cpatient cis con cthe cmidday cschedule cfor chemodialysis. cHe chas c100 cmg cof
cmetoprolol cXL cordered cfor cthis cmorning cand chis cblood cpressure cif c150/98. cWhich
cof cthe cfollowing cwould cbe can cappropriate caction? c- ccorrect canswers c-Hold cthe
cmetoprolol cbecause cof cthe cupcoming cdialysis
You cwalk cinto cyour cpatient's croom cand cnotice cthat cthe cchest ctube ccollection
cchamber chas cbeen cknocked cover con cthe cfloor. cThere cappears cto cbe cdrainage
cdispersed cthroughout cthe cchambers. cWhat cshould cyou cdo cNEXT? c- ccorrect
canswers c-Replace cthe cchamber cwith ca cnew cone
Your cpatient cis ccomplaining cof cnausea, cvomiting, cand cdiarrhea. cHis cblood
cpressure cis c89/55, cheart crate cis c122 cbpm, cand cthe ctemperature cis c100.8 cF.
cWhat ccondition cis cthis cpatient cmost clikely cexperiencing? c- ccorrect canswers c-
Hypovolemic cshock
You care ccaring cfor ca cpatient cwith ca cchest ctube cthat chas cbecome cdislodged.
cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cwould cyou cdo cFIRST? c- ccorrect canswers c-Cover cthe
cinsertion csite cimmediately cwith cVaseline cgauze
A c78 cyear cold cmale cis cadmitted cfrom cthe cED cfor csyncope cwith cground clevel cfall.
cYou cnote chis cheart crate cis c50 cand cthe cpatient cis cconfused. cHis cdaughter cstates
cshe cthinks che chas cdementia cbut che chas cnot cbeen cdiagnosed cyet. cBlood
cpressure cis cstable. cWhat corder cdo cyou canticipate? c- ccorrect canswers c-Stat chead
cCT
