PROPHECY SURGICAL ICU EXAM A
V3 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS/UPDATED
RECENTLY!!/GRADED A+?
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
1. When setting up a room for a new patient, what emergency
equipment MUST be accessible and working at the bedside? -
ANSWER-Bag Valve mask
2. You are on shift and overhear another nurse discussing
confidential patient information on their cell phone during
their break. What would be the BEST action to take? -
ANSWER-Speak with the nurse in private afterwards to remind
her of HIPAA regulations
3. What should you monitor for a patient at risk for respiratory
depression? - ANSWER-PaO2
4. What is a complication of high PEEP? - ANSWER-Pneumothorax
5. What hospital acquired condition do proton pump inhibitors
help prevent? - ANSWER-Ventilator acquired pneumonia
6. What is the primary medication for glucose in a patient with
acute diabetic ketoacidosis? - ANSWER-Continuous IV regular
insulin
, 7. What staff member would you ask to accompany you when
transporting an intubated patient to imaging for a CT? -
ANSWER-Respiratory Therapist
8. Which ventilator setting correlates with the amount of volume
of air delivered to the lungs with each breath? - ANSWER-Tidal
volume
9. What data supports the accuracy of an arterial line BP
reading? - ANSWER-Transducer 3mm above right atrium
WRONG
10. You are in the middle of receiving a bedside report at
change of shift when you and the other nurse notice a new
order for NG tube insertion that the physician placed 30
minutes ago on the previous nurse's shift. How should you
handle the order? - ANSWER-Complete an incident report and
give it to the supervisor WRONG
11. Why should heparin IV infusion be administered in a
dedicated IV line? - ANSWER-To minimize the risk of accidental
bolus to patient
12. You have received an order to remove your patient's
surgical staples. What assessment finding indicates the need
for further discussion with the ordering provider? - ANSWER-
Gap between sides of incision
13. A new nurse asks you if a patient who is intubated and
receiving an IV paralytic can sense what is going on around
them. Which of the following is the BEST response? -
ANSWER-"The paralytic decreases the patient's awareness of
their surroundings."
V3 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS/UPDATED
RECENTLY!!/GRADED A+?
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
1. When setting up a room for a new patient, what emergency
equipment MUST be accessible and working at the bedside? -
ANSWER-Bag Valve mask
2. You are on shift and overhear another nurse discussing
confidential patient information on their cell phone during
their break. What would be the BEST action to take? -
ANSWER-Speak with the nurse in private afterwards to remind
her of HIPAA regulations
3. What should you monitor for a patient at risk for respiratory
depression? - ANSWER-PaO2
4. What is a complication of high PEEP? - ANSWER-Pneumothorax
5. What hospital acquired condition do proton pump inhibitors
help prevent? - ANSWER-Ventilator acquired pneumonia
6. What is the primary medication for glucose in a patient with
acute diabetic ketoacidosis? - ANSWER-Continuous IV regular
insulin
, 7. What staff member would you ask to accompany you when
transporting an intubated patient to imaging for a CT? -
ANSWER-Respiratory Therapist
8. Which ventilator setting correlates with the amount of volume
of air delivered to the lungs with each breath? - ANSWER-Tidal
volume
9. What data supports the accuracy of an arterial line BP
reading? - ANSWER-Transducer 3mm above right atrium
WRONG
10. You are in the middle of receiving a bedside report at
change of shift when you and the other nurse notice a new
order for NG tube insertion that the physician placed 30
minutes ago on the previous nurse's shift. How should you
handle the order? - ANSWER-Complete an incident report and
give it to the supervisor WRONG
11. Why should heparin IV infusion be administered in a
dedicated IV line? - ANSWER-To minimize the risk of accidental
bolus to patient
12. You have received an order to remove your patient's
surgical staples. What assessment finding indicates the need
for further discussion with the ordering provider? - ANSWER-
Gap between sides of incision
13. A new nurse asks you if a patient who is intubated and
receiving an IV paralytic can sense what is going on around
them. Which of the following is the BEST response? -
ANSWER-"The paralytic decreases the patient's awareness of
their surroundings."
