BKAT 9R COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ STOP.
Answer: Stop, take breath, observe, proceed
◍ How should a vessel's registration number and validation decal be
displayed?.
Answer: On both sides of the bow of the boat
◍ Normal blood gases; pH.
Answer: 7.35-7.45
◍ Nitroprusside purpose.
Answer: decreases preload and afterload by vasodilation (mainly afterload)
◍ Dobutamine mechanism of action.
Answer: contractility
◍ Dopamine at a low-end dose "renal dose".
Answer: 0.5-4mcg/kg/min increases renal and mesentric perfusion
◍ What is important when selecting the right PFD for a passenger?.
Answer: Passenger's body weight and chest size
◍ Nurses must ensure their actions....
Answer: • promote health and healing• are ethical and safe• Relationally
determined
◍ Dopamine at a mid-range dose.
Answer: 4-10mcg/kg/min increases contractility and heart rate
◍ What is the Great Man Theory?.
, Answer: leaders are born, not made/learnt
◍ Dopamine at a high-range dose.
Answer: greater than 10mcg/kg/minvasoconstriction and increases BP
◍ Proximal Distal View.
Answer: Nurses must also be able to look beyond the immediate (proximal)
effects and look long-term (distal).
◍ What rhythm is dangerous as the ventricular rate can suddenly increase?.
Answer: aflutter
◍ 5C's of Relational Inquiry.
Answer: 1. Compassionate2. Curious3. Committed4. Competent5.
Corresponding
◍ What are the 4 major categories of strengths.
Answer: • Strengths of mindset• Strengths of knowledge and knowing•
Strengths of relationship• Strengths of advocacy
◍ Dopamine and Levophed infiltration.
Answer: leads to tissue necrosis
◍ Dopamine antidote.
Answer: regitine (phentolamine)
◍ Major therapeutic goal of cardiogenic shock?.
Answer: Increased cardiac output
◍ Who is Marie Rollet Hebert?.
Answer: - Came with physician husband and assisted him- Found Treats of
Indian attack (starvation + Sickness)
◍ Who is Jeanne Mance?.
Answer: - first lay nurse- Founded the first hospital Hotel Dieu (hospital in
Montreal)
◍ Who is Marguerite d'Youville?.
Answer: - First canadian elevated into sainthood- Known for moving
, nursing care into the community and out of the church
◍ Whole-part-whole.
Answer: knowles
◍ What important safety information is found on a boat's capacity plate?.
Answer: Maximum weight and/or number of people the boat can carry
safely
◍ TpA monitor for.
Answer: bleeding-hemorrhagic CVA
◍ Florence Nightingale.
Answer: Founder of modern nursing- Lady of the lamp ( used a lamp to
move from solider to solider)
◍ Social Determinants of health.
Answer: • Income and income distribution• Education• Unemployment and
job security• Employment and working conditions• Early childhood
development• Food insecurity• Housing• Social exclusion• Social safety
network• Health services• Indigenous status• Gender• Race• Disability
◍ What are the fundamentals ways of knowing that constitute nursing?hint:
EEPA.
Answer: • Empirical• Ethical •Personal• Aesthetic
◍ Formation of self-concept helps you promote holistic healing (T/F).
Answer: True
◍ What are Formal vs. Informal leaders?.
Answer: Formal- specific title, have influence and authority and have the
right and responsibility to make decisionsInformal- no formal authority-
seen as leaders due to their knowledge or experience - lead by example,
anticipate risks and educate others
◍ What is the best way to find out about hazards on a local waterway?.
Answer: Consult a nautical chart
◍ diltiazem (cardizem) works by?.
, Answer: (calcium channel blocker) slows ventricular rate by slowing
conduction through the SA and AV node
◍ Normal blood gases: CO2.
Answer: 35-45
◍ Diltazem (cardizem) biggest effect on which hemodynamic.
Answer: hypotension
◍ What is the difference between a value and a belief?.
Answer: Belief are the convictions that we generally hold to be true-without
actual proof or evidence. Values are strong personal beliefs about the worth
of a given idea, attitude, custom, or object that sets standards that influence
behaviour
◍ Moral Distress.
Answer: Values are pushed to their limits
◍ what is qualitative research?.
Answer: focuses on words to understand and given meaning to a
phenomenon or event - more inductive and useful to answer descriptive and
explanatory questions
◍ diltazem is used for patients with.
Answer: a-fib or a-flutter
◍ According to Alabama law, what operators are required to have completed
an approved boating course in order to operate a PWC?.
Answer: Operators who are 12 years of age or older
◍ Which type of PFD will turn most unconscious people face up in the water?.
Answer: Type 1
◍ Elevated cardiac iso-enzyme occur when___.
Answer: closed chest injury, pericarditis, cardiac surgery, MI
◍ Consequentialist.
Answer: The most important consideration in resolving ethical dilemmas is
the consequences or outcome
GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ STOP.
Answer: Stop, take breath, observe, proceed
◍ How should a vessel's registration number and validation decal be
displayed?.
Answer: On both sides of the bow of the boat
◍ Normal blood gases; pH.
Answer: 7.35-7.45
◍ Nitroprusside purpose.
Answer: decreases preload and afterload by vasodilation (mainly afterload)
◍ Dobutamine mechanism of action.
Answer: contractility
◍ Dopamine at a low-end dose "renal dose".
Answer: 0.5-4mcg/kg/min increases renal and mesentric perfusion
◍ What is important when selecting the right PFD for a passenger?.
Answer: Passenger's body weight and chest size
◍ Nurses must ensure their actions....
Answer: • promote health and healing• are ethical and safe• Relationally
determined
◍ Dopamine at a mid-range dose.
Answer: 4-10mcg/kg/min increases contractility and heart rate
◍ What is the Great Man Theory?.
, Answer: leaders are born, not made/learnt
◍ Dopamine at a high-range dose.
Answer: greater than 10mcg/kg/minvasoconstriction and increases BP
◍ Proximal Distal View.
Answer: Nurses must also be able to look beyond the immediate (proximal)
effects and look long-term (distal).
◍ What rhythm is dangerous as the ventricular rate can suddenly increase?.
Answer: aflutter
◍ 5C's of Relational Inquiry.
Answer: 1. Compassionate2. Curious3. Committed4. Competent5.
Corresponding
◍ What are the 4 major categories of strengths.
Answer: • Strengths of mindset• Strengths of knowledge and knowing•
Strengths of relationship• Strengths of advocacy
◍ Dopamine and Levophed infiltration.
Answer: leads to tissue necrosis
◍ Dopamine antidote.
Answer: regitine (phentolamine)
◍ Major therapeutic goal of cardiogenic shock?.
Answer: Increased cardiac output
◍ Who is Marie Rollet Hebert?.
Answer: - Came with physician husband and assisted him- Found Treats of
Indian attack (starvation + Sickness)
◍ Who is Jeanne Mance?.
Answer: - first lay nurse- Founded the first hospital Hotel Dieu (hospital in
Montreal)
◍ Who is Marguerite d'Youville?.
Answer: - First canadian elevated into sainthood- Known for moving
, nursing care into the community and out of the church
◍ Whole-part-whole.
Answer: knowles
◍ What important safety information is found on a boat's capacity plate?.
Answer: Maximum weight and/or number of people the boat can carry
safely
◍ TpA monitor for.
Answer: bleeding-hemorrhagic CVA
◍ Florence Nightingale.
Answer: Founder of modern nursing- Lady of the lamp ( used a lamp to
move from solider to solider)
◍ Social Determinants of health.
Answer: • Income and income distribution• Education• Unemployment and
job security• Employment and working conditions• Early childhood
development• Food insecurity• Housing• Social exclusion• Social safety
network• Health services• Indigenous status• Gender• Race• Disability
◍ What are the fundamentals ways of knowing that constitute nursing?hint:
EEPA.
Answer: • Empirical• Ethical •Personal• Aesthetic
◍ Formation of self-concept helps you promote holistic healing (T/F).
Answer: True
◍ What are Formal vs. Informal leaders?.
Answer: Formal- specific title, have influence and authority and have the
right and responsibility to make decisionsInformal- no formal authority-
seen as leaders due to their knowledge or experience - lead by example,
anticipate risks and educate others
◍ What is the best way to find out about hazards on a local waterway?.
Answer: Consult a nautical chart
◍ diltiazem (cardizem) works by?.
, Answer: (calcium channel blocker) slows ventricular rate by slowing
conduction through the SA and AV node
◍ Normal blood gases: CO2.
Answer: 35-45
◍ Diltazem (cardizem) biggest effect on which hemodynamic.
Answer: hypotension
◍ What is the difference between a value and a belief?.
Answer: Belief are the convictions that we generally hold to be true-without
actual proof or evidence. Values are strong personal beliefs about the worth
of a given idea, attitude, custom, or object that sets standards that influence
behaviour
◍ Moral Distress.
Answer: Values are pushed to their limits
◍ what is qualitative research?.
Answer: focuses on words to understand and given meaning to a
phenomenon or event - more inductive and useful to answer descriptive and
explanatory questions
◍ diltazem is used for patients with.
Answer: a-fib or a-flutter
◍ According to Alabama law, what operators are required to have completed
an approved boating course in order to operate a PWC?.
Answer: Operators who are 12 years of age or older
◍ Which type of PFD will turn most unconscious people face up in the water?.
Answer: Type 1
◍ Elevated cardiac iso-enzyme occur when___.
Answer: closed chest injury, pericarditis, cardiac surgery, MI
◍ Consequentialist.
Answer: The most important consideration in resolving ethical dilemmas is
the consequences or outcome
