PCU RN Knowledge Assessment Exam
ACLS bProtocol: bfirst bmedication badministration b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Epinephrine
How blong bdo byou bapply bdirect bpressure bto bthe bsite bof ban barterial bcatheter/sheath?
b- bcorrect banswers✔✔At bleast b5 bminutes
Possible bblood btransfusion breactions? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Urticaria, bFever, bchills,
bDyspnea, bRespiratory bdistress, bHypotension, bHypothermia
What bdo byou bdo bif byour bpatient bhas ba bblood btransfusion breaction? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔-Stop btransfusion bimmediately b
-Continue bNS
-Examine bblood bbag band bsend bback bto bBB
-monitor bVS bq15 bmins
-Send bpost btransfusion bblood bsample bto blab
CVA bsymptoms b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Confusion, bone-sided bweakness band bfacial
bdrooping
What bdo byou bdo bIf byour bpatient bexpresses bchest bpain band bdyspnea b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Contact brapid bresponse
Hypoglycemia bsymptoms b- bcorrect banswers✔✔- bTachycardia
- bMoist bclammy bskin
- bVertigo b(dizzy)
- bTremors
What bdo bbilateral brales bindicate bonset band/or bworsening? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Heart bFailure b(HF)
Hypertension bsymptoms b- bcorrect banswers✔✔-headache b(usually bin boccipital
bregion band boccurs bupon bwaking bup)
-dizziness
-weakness
-epistaxis
-tinnitus
ACLS bProtocol: bfirst bmedication badministration b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Epinephrine
How blong bdo byou bapply bdirect bpressure bto bthe bsite bof ban barterial bcatheter/sheath?
b- bcorrect banswers✔✔At bleast b5 bminutes
Possible bblood btransfusion breactions? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Urticaria, bFever, bchills,
bDyspnea, bRespiratory bdistress, bHypotension, bHypothermia
What bdo byou bdo bif byour bpatient bhas ba bblood btransfusion breaction? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔-Stop btransfusion bimmediately b
-Continue bNS
-Examine bblood bbag band bsend bback bto bBB
-monitor bVS bq15 bmins
-Send bpost btransfusion bblood bsample bto blab
CVA bsymptoms b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Confusion, bone-sided bweakness band bfacial
bdrooping
What bdo byou bdo bIf byour bpatient bexpresses bchest bpain band bdyspnea b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Contact brapid bresponse
Hypoglycemia bsymptoms b- bcorrect banswers✔✔- bTachycardia
- bMoist bclammy bskin
- bVertigo b(dizzy)
- bTremors
What bdo bbilateral brales bindicate bonset band/or bworsening? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Heart bFailure b(HF)
Hypertension bsymptoms b- bcorrect banswers✔✔-headache b(usually bin boccipital
bregion band boccurs bupon bwaking bup)
-dizziness
-weakness
-epistaxis
-tinnitus
