Prophecy RN B v3 Exam Questions with
correct Answers
When setting up a room for a new patient, what emergency equipment MUST be accessible
and working at the bedside? - correct answersBag Valve mask
You are on shift and overhear another nurse discussing confidential patient information on
their cell phone during their break. What would be the BEST action to take? - correct
answersSpeak with the nurse in private afterwards to remind her of HIPAA regulations
What should you monitor for a patient at risk for respiratory depression? - correct
answersPaO2
What is a complication of high PEEP? - correct answersPneumothorax
What hospital acquired condition do proton pump inhibitors help prevent? - correct
answersVentilator acquired pneumonia
What is the primary medication for glucose in a patient with acute diabetic ketoacidosis? -
correct answersContinuous IV regular insulin
What staff member would you ask to accompany you when transporting an intubated patient
to imaging for a CT? - correct answersRespiratory Therapist
Which ventilator setting correlates with the amount of volume of air delivered to the lungs
with each breath? - correct answersTidal volume
, What data supports the accuracy of an arterial line BP reading? - correct answersTransducer
3mm above right atrium WRONG
You are in the middle of receiving a bedside report at change of shift when you and the other
nurse notice a new order for NG tube insertion that the physician placed 30 minutes ago on
the previous nurse's shift. How should you handle the order? - correct answersComplete an
incident report and give it to the supervisor WRONG
Why should heparin IV infusion be administered in a dedicated IV line? - correct answersTo
minimize the risk of accidental bolus to patient
You have received an order to remove your patient's surgical staples. What assessment
finding indicates the need for further discussion with the ordering provider? - correct
answersGap between sides of incision
A new nurse asks you if a patient who is intubated and receiving an IV paralytic can sense
what is going on around them. Which of the following is the BEST response? - correct
answers"The paralytic decreases the patient's awareness of their surroundings."
Your patient's with a wound vac keeps alarming with an air leak and the wound care nurse
cannot see the patient until tomorrow. What steps can you take to troubleshoot the alarm? -
correct answersGently pat around the edge of the transparent dressing
What is a frequent complication of pancreatoduodectomy, also known as Whipple surgery? -
correct answersDelayed gastric empytying
You are helping admit a new patient who is unconscious and does not have family at the
bedside. While inspecting their belongings you find many $100 bills in their wallet. What
should you do NEXT? - correct answersDocument in the patient's medical record WRONG
correct Answers
When setting up a room for a new patient, what emergency equipment MUST be accessible
and working at the bedside? - correct answersBag Valve mask
You are on shift and overhear another nurse discussing confidential patient information on
their cell phone during their break. What would be the BEST action to take? - correct
answersSpeak with the nurse in private afterwards to remind her of HIPAA regulations
What should you monitor for a patient at risk for respiratory depression? - correct
answersPaO2
What is a complication of high PEEP? - correct answersPneumothorax
What hospital acquired condition do proton pump inhibitors help prevent? - correct
answersVentilator acquired pneumonia
What is the primary medication for glucose in a patient with acute diabetic ketoacidosis? -
correct answersContinuous IV regular insulin
What staff member would you ask to accompany you when transporting an intubated patient
to imaging for a CT? - correct answersRespiratory Therapist
Which ventilator setting correlates with the amount of volume of air delivered to the lungs
with each breath? - correct answersTidal volume
, What data supports the accuracy of an arterial line BP reading? - correct answersTransducer
3mm above right atrium WRONG
You are in the middle of receiving a bedside report at change of shift when you and the other
nurse notice a new order for NG tube insertion that the physician placed 30 minutes ago on
the previous nurse's shift. How should you handle the order? - correct answersComplete an
incident report and give it to the supervisor WRONG
Why should heparin IV infusion be administered in a dedicated IV line? - correct answersTo
minimize the risk of accidental bolus to patient
You have received an order to remove your patient's surgical staples. What assessment
finding indicates the need for further discussion with the ordering provider? - correct
answersGap between sides of incision
A new nurse asks you if a patient who is intubated and receiving an IV paralytic can sense
what is going on around them. Which of the following is the BEST response? - correct
answers"The paralytic decreases the patient's awareness of their surroundings."
Your patient's with a wound vac keeps alarming with an air leak and the wound care nurse
cannot see the patient until tomorrow. What steps can you take to troubleshoot the alarm? -
correct answersGently pat around the edge of the transparent dressing
What is a frequent complication of pancreatoduodectomy, also known as Whipple surgery? -
correct answersDelayed gastric empytying
You are helping admit a new patient who is unconscious and does not have family at the
bedside. While inspecting their belongings you find many $100 bills in their wallet. What
should you do NEXT? - correct answersDocument in the patient's medical record WRONG
