CHAMBERLAIN RELIAS ED RN A TEST 2024 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED AND VERIFIED

Your patient's chest tube dressing has accidentally come off and you are preparing to place a new one. You have a slit drain sponge, 4 x 4 gauzes, tape, scissors, and antiseptic swabs. What else do you need? - CORRECT ANSWER Petrolatum gauze You want to implement the new evidence-based practice guidelines in managing patients to prevent falls on your unit. What provides the STRONGEST evidence for interventions? - CORRECT ANSWER Systematic reviews Upon triage of a patient, they state that they have suicidal ideation with intent. What would you do NEXT? - CORRECT ANSWER Institute suicide precautions. Which of the following wounds has the highest risk for developing osteomyelitis? - CORRECT ANSWER Puncture wound from stepping on a rusty nail What type of diet would a patient with diverticulitis follow? - CORRECT ANSWER High fiber diet Answer is NOT high residual diet An elderly patient is brought in with new onset of confusion and gradual onset of headache in the last 48 hours. The patient states that they had a fall 3 days ago. Based on the history and presenting complaints, what diagnostic test do you anticipate the provider to order? - CORRECT ANSWER CT scan of the brain What medication is used in reversing the effects of opioid overdose? - CORRECT ANSWER Naloxone (Narcan®) What are you MOST likely to see during your initial assessment of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? - CORRECT ANSWER Pursed lip breathing Under what circumstances can the hospital transfer an unstable patient to another facility and maintain compliance with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)? - CORRECT ANSWER The necessary treatment is not available at the current hospital. The life-threatening and rare complication of hypothyroidism is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER Myxedema coma A patient presents with acute onset of chest pain and goes into cardiac arrest immediately upon arrival. What is a possible reversible cause of cardiac arrest? - CORRECT ANSWER Tension Pneumothorax A patient presents with an episode of hypertensive crisis, a blood pressure of 220/118, and the provider has put in the order for nitroprusside. What demonstrates that the treatment has been effective? - CORRECT ANSWER Systolic blood pressure reaches 160 mm Hg A patient arrives with suspected appendicitis. What action, if observed, would require additional training for the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? - CORRECT ANSWER The UAP offers the patient a ginger ale.