1. Bag Valve mask When setting up a room for a new patient, what emergency
equipment MUST be accessible and working at the bed-
side?
2. Speak with the You are on shift and overhear another nurse discussing
nurse in pri- confidential patient information on their cell phone during
vate afterwards their break. What would be the BEST action to take?
to remind her
of HIPAA regula-
tions
3. PaO2 What should you monitor for a patient at risk for respiratory
depression?
4. Pneumothorax What is a complication of high PEEP?
5. Ventilator ac- What hospital acquired condition do proton pump in-
quired pneumo- hibitors help prevent?
nia
6. Continuous IV What is the primary medication for glucose in a patient
regular insulin with acute diabetic ketoacidosis?
7. Respiratory Ther- What staff member would you ask to accompany you
apist when transporting an intubated patient to imaging for a
CT?
8. Tidal volume Which ventilator setting correlates with the amount of vol-
ume of air delivered to the lungs with each breath?
9. Transducer 3mm What data supports the accuracy of an arterial line BP
above right atri- reading?
um WRONG
10. Complete an in- You are in the middle of receiving a bedside report at
cident report and change of shift when you and the other nurse notice a new
give it to the su- order for NG tube insertion that the physician placed 30
pervisor WRONG minutes ago on the previous nurse's shift. How should you
handle the order?
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11. To minimize the Why should heparin IV infusion be administered in a ded-
risk of accidental icated IV line?
bolus to patient
12. Gap between You have received an order to remove your patient's sur-
sides of incision gical staples. What assessment finding indicates the need
for further discussion with the ordering provider?
13. "The paralytic A new nurse asks you if a patient who is intubated and re-
decreases the ceiving an IV paralytic can sense what is going on around
patient's aware- them. Which of the following is the BEST response?
ness of their sur-
roundings."
14. Gently pat Your patient's with a wound vac keeps alarming with an
around the edge air leak and the wound care nurse cannot see the patient
of the transpar- until tomorrow. What steps can you take to troubleshoot
ent dressing the alarm?
15. Delayed gastric What is a frequent complication of pancreatoduodectomy,
empytying also known as Whipple surgery?
16. Document in the You are helping admit a new patient who is unconscious
patient's medical and does not have family at the bedside. While inspecting
record WRONG their belongings you find many $100 bills in their wallet.
What should you do NEXT?
17. Utilize the pre- Which of the following helps prevent errors when pro-
set concentra- gramming a smart IV pump to administer a medication
tion whenever infusion?
possible
18. Propofol (Dipri- Which of the following infusions must be stopped before a
van) patient on a ventilator can be extubated?
19. Applying balm to What type of treatments might be continued after life sus-
the lips taining interventions are withdrawn?
20. Your patient's vital signs have been stable for 2 days and
their vasoactive infusions, arterial line, and CVP moni-
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