PROGRESSIVE CARE RN A V1 EXAM 2025
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
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A patient is on strict I&Os with an indwelling urinary catheter. 4 hours into
your shift you notice that there is a total of 50 mL of urine in the bag. You
notify the provider because you recognize that adequate urine output
should be: - Correct Answer-30 mL/hr
A co-worker administered a narcotic earlier in the shift, but failed to get a
witness for the portion of medication that was wasted. The co-worker asks
that you sign off as the witness. What is the BEST response? - Correct
Answer-Refuse to witness the waste and ask the co-worker to notify the
charge nurse
You are caring for a patient taking warfarin for atrial fibrillation. The lab calls
reporting that the patient has an INR of 6.4. What medication do you
anticipate being ordered by the provider? - Correct Answer-Vitamin K
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,You are caring for a patient complaining of chest pain. Which of the
following troponin I levels requires provider notification? - Correct Answer-
0.5 ng/mL
A patient with new onset seizures is most likely to have which of the
following in their room? - Correct Answer-Padded side rails and suction at
the bedside
You are transfusing PRBCs into a patient with a hgb of 7.7 g/dL. Fifteen
minutes into the transfusion, the patient complains of lower back pain,
shortness of breath, and chills. Which of the following would you do
FIRST? - Correct Answer-Stop the transfusion
You receive a patient from the emergency department with a fever, cough
for 3 weeks, night chills, and fatigue. During the admission assessment the
patient reports recent travel out of the country. What should be your FIRST
action? - Correct Answer-Notify the provider, apply a mask to the patient,
and transfer to a negative pressure room
Unstable angina is characterized by which of the following? - Correct
Answer-Chest pain, usually while at rest
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, The patient's lab test results indicate a BNP of 2,000 upon arrival to the
ED. The patient has been transferred to PCU. What treatment plan would
you anticipate from the attending provider? - Correct Answer-Furosemide
40 mg IV BID
Which of the following has been found to be linked to a diagnosis of
endocarditis? - Correct Answer-Recent invasive dental procedures
Your patient is post-op day 3 after triple bypass surgery. Chest tubes have
been removed. The patient suddenly complains of palpitations. His blood
pressure is 130/76 and heart rate is 140 bpm. What would you do NEXT? -
Correct Answer-Immediately perform a bedside EKG
What abnormal heart sound would you expect to hear in a patient with
mitral stenosis? - Correct Answer-Diastolic murmur
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ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT SOLUTIONS | GUARANTEED
SUCCESS.
A patient is on strict I&Os with an indwelling urinary catheter. 4 hours into
your shift you notice that there is a total of 50 mL of urine in the bag. You
notify the provider because you recognize that adequate urine output
should be: - Correct Answer-30 mL/hr
A co-worker administered a narcotic earlier in the shift, but failed to get a
witness for the portion of medication that was wasted. The co-worker asks
that you sign off as the witness. What is the BEST response? - Correct
Answer-Refuse to witness the waste and ask the co-worker to notify the
charge nurse
You are caring for a patient taking warfarin for atrial fibrillation. The lab calls
reporting that the patient has an INR of 6.4. What medication do you
anticipate being ordered by the provider? - Correct Answer-Vitamin K
1|Page
,You are caring for a patient complaining of chest pain. Which of the
following troponin I levels requires provider notification? - Correct Answer-
0.5 ng/mL
A patient with new onset seizures is most likely to have which of the
following in their room? - Correct Answer-Padded side rails and suction at
the bedside
You are transfusing PRBCs into a patient with a hgb of 7.7 g/dL. Fifteen
minutes into the transfusion, the patient complains of lower back pain,
shortness of breath, and chills. Which of the following would you do
FIRST? - Correct Answer-Stop the transfusion
You receive a patient from the emergency department with a fever, cough
for 3 weeks, night chills, and fatigue. During the admission assessment the
patient reports recent travel out of the country. What should be your FIRST
action? - Correct Answer-Notify the provider, apply a mask to the patient,
and transfer to a negative pressure room
Unstable angina is characterized by which of the following? - Correct
Answer-Chest pain, usually while at rest
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, The patient's lab test results indicate a BNP of 2,000 upon arrival to the
ED. The patient has been transferred to PCU. What treatment plan would
you anticipate from the attending provider? - Correct Answer-Furosemide
40 mg IV BID
Which of the following has been found to be linked to a diagnosis of
endocarditis? - Correct Answer-Recent invasive dental procedures
Your patient is post-op day 3 after triple bypass surgery. Chest tubes have
been removed. The patient suddenly complains of palpitations. His blood
pressure is 130/76 and heart rate is 140 bpm. What would you do NEXT? -
Correct Answer-Immediately perform a bedside EKG
What abnormal heart sound would you expect to hear in a patient with
mitral stenosis? - Correct Answer-Diastolic murmur
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