RN PROGRESSIVE CARE EXAM 2025 | QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ |
VERIFIED ANSWERS ||NEWEST VERSION 2025/26
You want to assess for jugular vein distention (JVD). What position would be BEST? -
CORRECTANSWER Position patient on their back with head of bed at 30 to 45
degrees.
Your patient with triple cardiac bypass surgery is post-op day 3. Chest tubes have been
removed. They suddenly report palpitations. Their blood pressure is 130/76 and heart
rate is 140 bpm. What would you do NEXT? -CORRECTANSWER Perform a bedside
EKG
Your patient has a history of renal insufficiency. What class of analgesics would MOST
likely be contraindicated for them? -CORRECTANSWER Nonsteroidal anti-
inflammatory medications
Your patient is acutely ill. What route of medication administration would likely be
LEAST effective? -CORRECTANSWER Intramuscular
You are working with the code team to resuscitate a patient in ventricular fibrillation.
Chest compressions are ongoing and the patient has been shocked twice. What
emergency medication, if any, would you administer at this juncture? -
CORRECTANSWER Epinephrine (Adrenaline) 1 mg IV
, Your patient is on anticoagulant medication. You are discharging them and provide
patient education.
Which statement by your patient indicates an understanding of the education? -
CORRECTANSWER I will not take ibuprofen (Motrin®) every day
Your non-verbal patient is alert. What type of pain assessment would be appropriate? -
CORRECTANSWER • Visual pain scale
• Verbal descriptive scale
• Vital signs assessment to approximate pain
• Behavioral pain scale (Wrong)
Your patient has returned from the cath lab post angioplasty. Upon assessment you
note a large hematoma at the sheath site. What would be your immediate action? -
CORRECTANSWER Apply manual pressure to the site and call for help.
Your patient has new onset seizures. They ask you what they should know about taking
levetiracetam (Keppra®). What would be your BEST response? -CORRECTANSWER
Common side effects are fatigue and depression
Your patient with cardiac bypass surgery is post-op day 2. The nursing assistant reports
that your patient has a temp of 101.3°F and blood pressure of 82/56. Their urine output
has decreased to less than 30 mL in the past 4 hours. You suspect a post-surgery
AND CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ |
VERIFIED ANSWERS ||NEWEST VERSION 2025/26
You want to assess for jugular vein distention (JVD). What position would be BEST? -
CORRECTANSWER Position patient on their back with head of bed at 30 to 45
degrees.
Your patient with triple cardiac bypass surgery is post-op day 3. Chest tubes have been
removed. They suddenly report palpitations. Their blood pressure is 130/76 and heart
rate is 140 bpm. What would you do NEXT? -CORRECTANSWER Perform a bedside
EKG
Your patient has a history of renal insufficiency. What class of analgesics would MOST
likely be contraindicated for them? -CORRECTANSWER Nonsteroidal anti-
inflammatory medications
Your patient is acutely ill. What route of medication administration would likely be
LEAST effective? -CORRECTANSWER Intramuscular
You are working with the code team to resuscitate a patient in ventricular fibrillation.
Chest compressions are ongoing and the patient has been shocked twice. What
emergency medication, if any, would you administer at this juncture? -
CORRECTANSWER Epinephrine (Adrenaline) 1 mg IV
, Your patient is on anticoagulant medication. You are discharging them and provide
patient education.
Which statement by your patient indicates an understanding of the education? -
CORRECTANSWER I will not take ibuprofen (Motrin®) every day
Your non-verbal patient is alert. What type of pain assessment would be appropriate? -
CORRECTANSWER • Visual pain scale
• Verbal descriptive scale
• Vital signs assessment to approximate pain
• Behavioral pain scale (Wrong)
Your patient has returned from the cath lab post angioplasty. Upon assessment you
note a large hematoma at the sheath site. What would be your immediate action? -
CORRECTANSWER Apply manual pressure to the site and call for help.
Your patient has new onset seizures. They ask you what they should know about taking
levetiracetam (Keppra®). What would be your BEST response? -CORRECTANSWER
Common side effects are fatigue and depression
Your patient with cardiac bypass surgery is post-op day 2. The nursing assistant reports
that your patient has a temp of 101.3°F and blood pressure of 82/56. Their urine output
has decreased to less than 30 mL in the past 4 hours. You suspect a post-surgery
