Progressive Care RN A Questions With
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Which cof cthe cfollowing cmedications cis cMOST ccommonly cindicated cfor cpatients cwith
cCHF? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔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 cANS✔✔Dilated cright cpupil
What cis cthe cmost ccommon csymptom cof cSIADH? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Fluid
cretention
Upon carrival cto cthe cunit, cyou creceive creport con cfour cPCU cpatients. cWhich cpatient
cshould cyou cattend cto cFIRST? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔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
cANS✔✔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 cANS✔✔Electrical ccardioversion
Which cof cthe cfollowing csupplemental cmedications cis cfrequently cordered cin
cconjunction cwith cfurosemide? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Potassium
Which cof cthe cfollowing cpositions cis cthe cBEST cway cto cassess cfor cJVD? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔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 cANS✔✔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
cANS✔✔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 cANS✔✔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 cANS✔✔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 cANS✔✔Stat chead cCT
A cpatient cwith can cupper cGI cbleed chas ca chgb cof c6.1 cg/dL. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing
corders cshould cyou cdo cFIRST? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Prepare cto cadminister c2 cunits
cPRBCs
Which cof cthe cfollowing cshould cbe cchecked cbefore cadministering cdigoxin? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Apical cpulse
A cpatient cwith ca chistory cof cacute cseizure cactivity cof cunknown cetiology cis cadmitted
cto cthe cPCU cfrom cthe cED. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing corders cwould cyou cexpect cto
creceive cfrom cthe cadmitting cprovider? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Levetiracetam c(Keppra)
c500 cmg cIV cevery c12 chours cand cseizure cprecautions
You care ccaring cfor ca cpatient cpost cleft cpneumonectomy cwith ca cchest ctube cin cplace
cfor cdrainage. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cis ca cpriority cin ccaring cfor cthis cpatient? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Encourage cthe cpatient cto ccough cand cdeep cbreathe
You care ccaring cfor ca cpatient cwith can corder cfor c"furosemide c80 cmg cBID". cWhich cof
cthe cfollowing cactions cis cthe cMOST cappropriate? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Call cthe
cprovider cto cclarify cthe corder
You care ccaring cfor ca cpatient cwith ca cDo cNot cResuscitate c(DNR) corder. cThe cpatient
cgoes cinto ccardiac carrest cand cthe cpatient's cdaughter cstates c"Do cwhatever cyou ccan
cto csave cmy cdad." cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe cBEST cresponse? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Follow cthe cpatient's cwishes cand chonor cthe cDNR
You care ceducating cyour cpatient cabout creducing csodium cintake. cYou cknow cthat cthe
cpatient cunderstands cwhen cthey cmake cthe cstatement: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔"I cwill
cavoid ccanned cfood cbecause cit's csalty"
Correct Answers
Which cof cthe cfollowing cmedications cis cMOST ccommonly cindicated cfor cpatients cwith
cCHF? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔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 cANS✔✔Dilated cright cpupil
What cis cthe cmost ccommon csymptom cof cSIADH? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Fluid
cretention
Upon carrival cto cthe cunit, cyou creceive creport con cfour cPCU cpatients. cWhich cpatient
cshould cyou cattend cto cFIRST? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔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
cANS✔✔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 cANS✔✔Electrical ccardioversion
Which cof cthe cfollowing csupplemental cmedications cis cfrequently cordered cin
cconjunction cwith cfurosemide? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Potassium
Which cof cthe cfollowing cpositions cis cthe cBEST cway cto cassess cfor cJVD? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔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 cANS✔✔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
cANS✔✔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 cANS✔✔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 cANS✔✔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 cANS✔✔Stat chead cCT
A cpatient cwith can cupper cGI cbleed chas ca chgb cof c6.1 cg/dL. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing
corders cshould cyou cdo cFIRST? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Prepare cto cadminister c2 cunits
cPRBCs
Which cof cthe cfollowing cshould cbe cchecked cbefore cadministering cdigoxin? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Apical cpulse
A cpatient cwith ca chistory cof cacute cseizure cactivity cof cunknown cetiology cis cadmitted
cto cthe cPCU cfrom cthe cED. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing corders cwould cyou cexpect cto
creceive cfrom cthe cadmitting cprovider? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Levetiracetam c(Keppra)
c500 cmg cIV cevery c12 chours cand cseizure cprecautions
You care ccaring cfor ca cpatient cpost cleft cpneumonectomy cwith ca cchest ctube cin cplace
cfor cdrainage. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cis ca cpriority cin ccaring cfor cthis cpatient? c-
cCORRECT cANS✔✔Encourage cthe cpatient cto ccough cand cdeep cbreathe
You care ccaring cfor ca cpatient cwith can corder cfor c"furosemide c80 cmg cBID". cWhich cof
cthe cfollowing cactions cis cthe cMOST cappropriate? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Call cthe
cprovider cto cclarify cthe corder
You care ccaring cfor ca cpatient cwith ca cDo cNot cResuscitate c(DNR) corder. cThe cpatient
cgoes cinto ccardiac carrest cand cthe cpatient's cdaughter cstates c"Do cwhatever cyou ccan
cto csave cmy cdad." cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cis cthe cBEST cresponse? c- cCORRECT
cANS✔✔Follow cthe cpatient's cwishes cand chonor cthe cDNR
You care ceducating cyour cpatient cabout creducing csodium cintake. cYou cknow cthat cthe
cpatient cunderstands cwhen cthey cmake cthe cstatement: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔"I cwill
cavoid ccanned cfood cbecause cit's csalty"
