PROPHECY MEDICAL SURGICAL-TELEMETRY
2026 EXAM SCRIPT COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS
◉ You were caring for a patient who is 18 hours postop after a right
BKA a. They report sudden chest pain pulse ox at 86%. The patient
may be experiencing: Answer: Pulmonary embolism
◉ Cardiac strip Answer: Unable to determine
◉ At 0500, you know your patient to be diaphoretic, clammy, and
their hands are shaking. The patient's blood sugar is currently 60.
Which of the following is the most appropriate intervention Answer:
Have the patient drink 120 ML's of orange juice
◉ Answer: Ventricular tachycardia
◉ Answer: Normal sinus rhythm
◉ Which of the following food items would you question in the
menu of your patient who is diagnosed with celiac disease? Answer:
Wheat bread
, ◉ A postoperative laparoscopic appendectomy patient is receiving
morphine PCA for pain findings with alert you to the potential of a
narcotic overdose? Answer: A respiratory rate of 8 breaths per
minute
◉ Answer: Paced rhythm
◉ Your patient was admitted with severe dehydration. Which of the
following orders would you question Answer: KCI 40 mEq IV push
STAT
◉ What is the first sign of increased intracranial pressure? Answer:
Change in LOC
◉ A patient suddenly complains of new onset of chest pain. The
doctor is suspecting a possible?... What is most likely to be ordered?
Answer: Morphine Duramorph, oxygen, nitrates,
Aceticsalicylic acid, bayer buffered aspirin
◉ The Glasgow, scale ranges from: Answer: 3 to 15
◉ You deserve the nurse aid removing her gloves and immediately
using alcohol hand sanitizer in a room with a patient who has C-Diff.
What education should you provide to the nurse aide Answer: And
2026 EXAM SCRIPT COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS
◉ You were caring for a patient who is 18 hours postop after a right
BKA a. They report sudden chest pain pulse ox at 86%. The patient
may be experiencing: Answer: Pulmonary embolism
◉ Cardiac strip Answer: Unable to determine
◉ At 0500, you know your patient to be diaphoretic, clammy, and
their hands are shaking. The patient's blood sugar is currently 60.
Which of the following is the most appropriate intervention Answer:
Have the patient drink 120 ML's of orange juice
◉ Answer: Ventricular tachycardia
◉ Answer: Normal sinus rhythm
◉ Which of the following food items would you question in the
menu of your patient who is diagnosed with celiac disease? Answer:
Wheat bread
, ◉ A postoperative laparoscopic appendectomy patient is receiving
morphine PCA for pain findings with alert you to the potential of a
narcotic overdose? Answer: A respiratory rate of 8 breaths per
minute
◉ Answer: Paced rhythm
◉ Your patient was admitted with severe dehydration. Which of the
following orders would you question Answer: KCI 40 mEq IV push
STAT
◉ What is the first sign of increased intracranial pressure? Answer:
Change in LOC
◉ A patient suddenly complains of new onset of chest pain. The
doctor is suspecting a possible?... What is most likely to be ordered?
Answer: Morphine Duramorph, oxygen, nitrates,
Aceticsalicylic acid, bayer buffered aspirin
◉ The Glasgow, scale ranges from: Answer: 3 to 15
◉ You deserve the nurse aid removing her gloves and immediately
using alcohol hand sanitizer in a room with a patient who has C-Diff.
What education should you provide to the nurse aide Answer: And
