PROGRESSIVE CARE RN A QUESTIONS WITH
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A111611year11old11patient11was11admitted11to11the11unit11for1
1asthma11exacerbation.11The11patient11has11a11suicide11atte
mpt11the11previous11shift11and11states11"I11want11to11die11be
cause11I11am11being11bullied11at11school."11Which11of11the11f
ollowing11is11the11MOST11important11action?11111111...ANS:1111
11Place11the11patient11on11suicide11precautions11to11prevent
11a11second11suicide11attempt
A117811year11old11male11is11admitted11from11the11ED11for11sy
ncope11with11ground11level11fall.11You11note11his11heart11rat
e11is115011and11the11patient11is11confused.11His11daughter11s
tates11she11thinks11he11has11dementia11but11he11has11not11b
een11diagnosed11yet.11Blood11pressure11is11stable.11What11o
rder11do11you11anticipate?11111111...ANS:111111Stat11head11CT
A11co-
worker11administered11a11narcotic11earlier11in11the11shift,11
but11failed11to11get11a11witness11for11the11portion11of11medic
ation11that11was11wasted.11The11co-
worker11asks11that11you11sign11off11as11the11witness.11What1
1is11the11BEST11response?11111111...ANS:111111Refuse11to11witne
ss11the11waste11and11ask11the11co-
worker11to11notify11the11charge11nurse
, Created11by11mastergrade01
A11patient11is11admitted11for11a11NSTEMI11and11ST11depress
ion11is11noted11in11leads11II,11III,11and11AVF.11Two11hours11aft
er11admission11you11notice11the11patient11now11has11ST11ele
vation11in11each11of11those11leads.11What11should11you11do11
NEXT?11111111...ANS:111111Administer11O211and11morphine112
mg11IV???
A11patient11is11admitted11to11the11PCU11with11COPD11exacer
bation.11Which11of11the11following11assessment11findings11
would11you11expect11to11find11knowing11that11the11patient11
has11been11taking11prednisone114011mg11PO11once11daily11f
or111811years?11111111...ANS:111111Hyperglycemia
A11patient11is11admitted11with11a11diagnosis11of11"rule11out1
1GI11bleed."11Which11of11the11following11lab11values11suppo
rts11confirmation11of11this11diagnosis?11111111...ANS:111111Hgb11
of115.2
A11patient11is11on11strict11I&Os11with11an11indwelling11urin
ary11catheter.11411hours11into11your11shift11you11notice11tha
t11there11is11a11total11of115011mL11of11urine11in11the11bag.11Yo
u11notify11the11provider11because11you11recognize11that11ad
equate11urine11output11should11be:11111111...ANS:1111113011mL/
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