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PROPHECY PACU RN A V1 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026-27 JUST RELEASED
What is a physiologic effect related to unrelieved pain?
A) Hypoglycemia
B) Bradycardia
C) Decreasedmetabolism
***D) Decreased healing
You are caring for a patient after placement of a percutaneous J tube. A
student nurse asks you, " Where does this tube go in the patient?" How
should you answer?
***A) The tube is placed into the Jejunum
B) The tube passes from the esophagus
into the jejunum This tube is inserted
into the stomach
D) The tube is inserted directly into the colon
When caring for a patient who is recovering from placement of a new
arteriovenous fistula in their right arm, you observe the presence of
mild edema at the site. What should you do?
A)Hold pressure on the anastomosis graft
B)Elevate the right arm above the heart
C)Apply an ice pack to the arm
D) Contact the surgical team
You are caring for patient who is intubated, receiving ventilatory
support, and is sedated with a propofol infusion. Over the last 5
minutes you have decreased the propofol infusion in preparation for
extubation. The patient is now opening their eyes to voice and
following commands. What should you do NEXT to prepare the patient
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for immediate extubation?
A) Place a manual, resuscitator device at the bedside
B) Insert an oral airway
***C) Stop the propofol infusion
D) As the patient to cough
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When caring for a patient who is receiving outpatient surgery, what is
the BEST way to know that a patient's post-operative blood pressure is
sufficient for discharge to home?
A) The pressure is greater than 100 mmHg SBP
***B) It is +/- 20% of baseline pre-operative levels
C) Adhere to professional standards
D) Follow the anesthesia order set
After surgery, a sleepy yet responsive patient with an intact gag reflex
has a large amount of salivary secretions. What should you do?
A)Turn the patient on their side
B)Provide oral suctioning
C)Contact the anesthesia provider
D) Insert an oral airway
Where is the phlebostatic axis for leveling the transducer of an arterial
line?
***A) Fourth intercostal level at the midaxillary line
B) Fourth intercostal level at the midclavicular line
C) Fifth intercostal level at the midaxillary line
D) Fifth intercostal level at the midclavicular line
A carotid endarterectomy patient arrives to you in the PACU. What
initial assessment is MOST important?
***A) pupil checks
B) pain scale
C) capillary refill
D) blood glucose
There are 4 patients in PACU: A patient who is alert but disoriented to
time, a patient who reports dizziness upon sitting upright, a patient
who has partial return of sensation after spinal, and a patient who is
PROPHECY PACU RN A V1 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026-27 JUST RELEASED
What is a physiologic effect related to unrelieved pain?
A) Hypoglycemia
B) Bradycardia
C) Decreasedmetabolism
***D) Decreased healing
You are caring for a patient after placement of a percutaneous J tube. A
student nurse asks you, " Where does this tube go in the patient?" How
should you answer?
***A) The tube is placed into the Jejunum
B) The tube passes from the esophagus
into the jejunum This tube is inserted
into the stomach
D) The tube is inserted directly into the colon
When caring for a patient who is recovering from placement of a new
arteriovenous fistula in their right arm, you observe the presence of
mild edema at the site. What should you do?
A)Hold pressure on the anastomosis graft
B)Elevate the right arm above the heart
C)Apply an ice pack to the arm
D) Contact the surgical team
You are caring for patient who is intubated, receiving ventilatory
support, and is sedated with a propofol infusion. Over the last 5
minutes you have decreased the propofol infusion in preparation for
extubation. The patient is now opening their eyes to voice and
following commands. What should you do NEXT to prepare the patient
,2
for immediate extubation?
A) Place a manual, resuscitator device at the bedside
B) Insert an oral airway
***C) Stop the propofol infusion
D) As the patient to cough
, 3
When caring for a patient who is receiving outpatient surgery, what is
the BEST way to know that a patient's post-operative blood pressure is
sufficient for discharge to home?
A) The pressure is greater than 100 mmHg SBP
***B) It is +/- 20% of baseline pre-operative levels
C) Adhere to professional standards
D) Follow the anesthesia order set
After surgery, a sleepy yet responsive patient with an intact gag reflex
has a large amount of salivary secretions. What should you do?
A)Turn the patient on their side
B)Provide oral suctioning
C)Contact the anesthesia provider
D) Insert an oral airway
Where is the phlebostatic axis for leveling the transducer of an arterial
line?
***A) Fourth intercostal level at the midaxillary line
B) Fourth intercostal level at the midclavicular line
C) Fifth intercostal level at the midaxillary line
D) Fifth intercostal level at the midclavicular line
A carotid endarterectomy patient arrives to you in the PACU. What
initial assessment is MOST important?
***A) pupil checks
B) pain scale
C) capillary refill
D) blood glucose
There are 4 patients in PACU: A patient who is alert but disoriented to
time, a patient who reports dizziness upon sitting upright, a patient
who has partial return of sensation after spinal, and a patient who is
