MDC IV EXAM 2 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION EXAMS SCRIPT 2026
GUARANTEED TO PASS.
⫸ prone positioning & PEEP. Answer: Treatment for ARDS
⫸ Assess the client respiratory status every 4 hours. Answer: All the
following are interventions for a client on a ventilator, except:
Have an Ambu Bag available at bedside
Suction as needed
Assess the client respiratory status every 4 hours
Prevent pressure ulcers around the mouth for the ETT
⫸ blood cultures then antibiotics (broad spectrum)
lactate level
fluids!!! NS or LR usually 30 mL/kg rapid infusion or
vasoconstrictors (epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine,
vasopressin...side effects = ischemia, hypertension). Answer: Septic
shock interventions
⫸ infection prevention. Answer: Patient education for septic shock
⫸ pneumothorax and hypotension. Answer: Complications of PEEP
,⫸ obstruction
excessive secretions - listen to lungs
kinked tubing
increased pulmonary pressures. Answer: Causes of high pressure
alarms
⫸ leak - check that the balloon is inflated. Answer: Causes of low
pressure alarms
⫸ Lovenox (enoxaparin). Answer: What medication are you
immediately put on if you are on mechanical ventilation?
⫸ Stridor - this can be caused by anaphylaxis, obstruction, inhalation
injury; when the stridor is no longer heard this might mean the airway
is closed!. Answer: Clinical manifestations of a pulmonary embolism
include all of the following except:
Decreased O2 Sat
Hypotension
Shortness of Breath-sudden
Stridor
⫸ D-dimer
spiral CT with contrast
, ABGs
CT with contrast
CT angiogram. Answer: PE diagnostics
⫸ Hypovolemic shock. Answer: A weak, thready pulse is a clinical
manifestation of:
Hypovolemic shock
Inhalation injury
Fluid volume excess
DIC
⫸ True. Answer: An escharotomy involves a surgical incision though
the hardened dermal layer of the skin.
True
False
⫸ 36 (4.5+4.5+9+9+9). Answer: Rule of 9's: Left arm, left leg, and
upper chest
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EVALUATION EXAMS SCRIPT 2026
GUARANTEED TO PASS.
⫸ prone positioning & PEEP. Answer: Treatment for ARDS
⫸ Assess the client respiratory status every 4 hours. Answer: All the
following are interventions for a client on a ventilator, except:
Have an Ambu Bag available at bedside
Suction as needed
Assess the client respiratory status every 4 hours
Prevent pressure ulcers around the mouth for the ETT
⫸ blood cultures then antibiotics (broad spectrum)
lactate level
fluids!!! NS or LR usually 30 mL/kg rapid infusion or
vasoconstrictors (epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine,
vasopressin...side effects = ischemia, hypertension). Answer: Septic
shock interventions
⫸ infection prevention. Answer: Patient education for septic shock
⫸ pneumothorax and hypotension. Answer: Complications of PEEP
,⫸ obstruction
excessive secretions - listen to lungs
kinked tubing
increased pulmonary pressures. Answer: Causes of high pressure
alarms
⫸ leak - check that the balloon is inflated. Answer: Causes of low
pressure alarms
⫸ Lovenox (enoxaparin). Answer: What medication are you
immediately put on if you are on mechanical ventilation?
⫸ Stridor - this can be caused by anaphylaxis, obstruction, inhalation
injury; when the stridor is no longer heard this might mean the airway
is closed!. Answer: Clinical manifestations of a pulmonary embolism
include all of the following except:
Decreased O2 Sat
Hypotension
Shortness of Breath-sudden
Stridor
⫸ D-dimer
spiral CT with contrast
, ABGs
CT with contrast
CT angiogram. Answer: PE diagnostics
⫸ Hypovolemic shock. Answer: A weak, thready pulse is a clinical
manifestation of:
Hypovolemic shock
Inhalation injury
Fluid volume excess
DIC
⫸ True. Answer: An escharotomy involves a surgical incision though
the hardened dermal layer of the skin.
True
False
⫸ 36 (4.5+4.5+9+9+9). Answer: Rule of 9's: Left arm, left leg, and
upper chest
9
27
18
