Progressive Care RN A
What is an early hemodynamic change associated with stroke? - ✔ ✔ •
Bradycardia
• Widened pulse pressure
• Hypotension (Wrong)
• Hypertension
Your patient has mitral stenosis. What abnormal heart sound would you expect
to hear? - ✔ ✔ Diastolic murmur
Your patient is admitted from the ED for syncope for a ground level fall. You
note their heart rate is 50 and they are confused. Their child states they think
your patient has dementia but has not been diagnosed yet. Patient's blood
pressure is stable. What order do you expect? - ✔ ✔ Stat head CT
Your patient is newly diagnosed with asthma. What would be your MAIN goal
when providing patient education? - ✔ ✔ Self-management for symptom
control
, You are performing auscultation on your patient. You note an absence of breath
sounds in the right lower lobe. What would you suspect? - ✔ ✔
Pneumothorax
You complete a mental status assessment on your patient. You notice they are
oriented some of the time but not all of the time as their attention drifts when
you ask them questions. What would be an appropriate screening tool based on
your assessment findings? - ✔ ✔ Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)
Your patient reports nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Their blood pressure is
89/55, heart rate 122 bpm, and temperature 100.8°F. What condition do you
expect? - ✔ ✔ Hypovolemic shock
Your patient was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. They are being discharged on
anticoagulant therapy every evening. Which patient statement indicates a need
for further teaching? - ✔ ✔ I cannot wait to get back to riding my horse.
Your patient's epicardial wires were pulled 30 minutes ago. They now report
acute chest pain. What would you do NEXT? - ✔ ✔ Call cardio-thoracic
surgeon and report symptoms.
What is an early hemodynamic change associated with stroke? - ✔ ✔ •
Bradycardia
• Widened pulse pressure
• Hypotension (Wrong)
• Hypertension
Your patient has mitral stenosis. What abnormal heart sound would you expect
to hear? - ✔ ✔ Diastolic murmur
Your patient is admitted from the ED for syncope for a ground level fall. You
note their heart rate is 50 and they are confused. Their child states they think
your patient has dementia but has not been diagnosed yet. Patient's blood
pressure is stable. What order do you expect? - ✔ ✔ Stat head CT
Your patient is newly diagnosed with asthma. What would be your MAIN goal
when providing patient education? - ✔ ✔ Self-management for symptom
control
, You are performing auscultation on your patient. You note an absence of breath
sounds in the right lower lobe. What would you suspect? - ✔ ✔
Pneumothorax
You complete a mental status assessment on your patient. You notice they are
oriented some of the time but not all of the time as their attention drifts when
you ask them questions. What would be an appropriate screening tool based on
your assessment findings? - ✔ ✔ Confusion Assessment Method (CAM)
Your patient reports nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Their blood pressure is
89/55, heart rate 122 bpm, and temperature 100.8°F. What condition do you
expect? - ✔ ✔ Hypovolemic shock
Your patient was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. They are being discharged on
anticoagulant therapy every evening. Which patient statement indicates a need
for further teaching? - ✔ ✔ I cannot wait to get back to riding my horse.
Your patient's epicardial wires were pulled 30 minutes ago. They now report
acute chest pain. What would you do NEXT? - ✔ ✔ Call cardio-thoracic
surgeon and report symptoms.
