ACUTE CARE PRACTICUM II EXAM COMPREHENSIVE -
EXAMINATION
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: What is the most cumbersome piece of equipment?
Answer:
An arterial line
Question 2: What should you do if an arterial line is pulled between
equipment-equipment?
Answer:
Inform RN and re-zero in order to get accurate reading
Question 3: What should you do if an arterial line is pulled between
equipment-patient?
Answer:
provide immediate pressure, do not peak to see if bleeding has stopped, inform
RN
Question 4: Can a wound Vac be attached to an IV poll?
Answer:
A wound VAC should be attached not hung from an IV poll near bottom so it
doesn't fall since it is heavy
Question 5: What should you do if a wound vac is pulled?
,Answer:
If wound vac is pull from where it has body contact then it is compromised
Question 6: What is a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)?
Answer:
Used for longterm IV access and delivers medicine centrally
Question 7: What side of the body should a peripherally inserted
central catheter (PICC) be on?
Answer:
Same side as insertion side
Question 8: What should you do if a PICC line is pulled?
Answer:
Stop & notify RN, also same protocol when PICC line is loose, Red flag because it
is stitched in, can poke heart
Question 9: What are 3 things in the acute care examination that
need to be assessed before seeing the patient?
Answer:
Order Set
Lab Values
History & physical
Question 10: What is an order set?
Answer:
, Contains physical therapy referral & precautions/contraindications, activity orders
or DNR/DNI
Question 11: In the patients initial evaluation, what information
should you keep an eye out for?
Answer:
Chief complaint (CC or c/c)
History of Present illness
Social history
Medical Plan of care
Precautions/restrictions
Question 12: What should be included in an acute care subjective
exam?
Answer:
patient identifiers: Name & DOB
Consent
Open ended questions
PLOF questions
Question 13: What are some questions to ask during an acute care
subjective?
Answer:
EXAMINATION
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR JUST RELEASED
Question 1: What is the most cumbersome piece of equipment?
Answer:
An arterial line
Question 2: What should you do if an arterial line is pulled between
equipment-equipment?
Answer:
Inform RN and re-zero in order to get accurate reading
Question 3: What should you do if an arterial line is pulled between
equipment-patient?
Answer:
provide immediate pressure, do not peak to see if bleeding has stopped, inform
RN
Question 4: Can a wound Vac be attached to an IV poll?
Answer:
A wound VAC should be attached not hung from an IV poll near bottom so it
doesn't fall since it is heavy
Question 5: What should you do if a wound vac is pulled?
,Answer:
If wound vac is pull from where it has body contact then it is compromised
Question 6: What is a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)?
Answer:
Used for longterm IV access and delivers medicine centrally
Question 7: What side of the body should a peripherally inserted
central catheter (PICC) be on?
Answer:
Same side as insertion side
Question 8: What should you do if a PICC line is pulled?
Answer:
Stop & notify RN, also same protocol when PICC line is loose, Red flag because it
is stitched in, can poke heart
Question 9: What are 3 things in the acute care examination that
need to be assessed before seeing the patient?
Answer:
Order Set
Lab Values
History & physical
Question 10: What is an order set?
Answer:
, Contains physical therapy referral & precautions/contraindications, activity orders
or DNR/DNI
Question 11: In the patients initial evaluation, what information
should you keep an eye out for?
Answer:
Chief complaint (CC or c/c)
History of Present illness
Social history
Medical Plan of care
Precautions/restrictions
Question 12: What should be included in an acute care subjective
exam?
Answer:
patient identifiers: Name & DOB
Consent
Open ended questions
PLOF questions
Question 13: What are some questions to ask during an acute care
subjective?
Answer:
