PROPHECY GENERAL ICU A V3 ACTUAL
TEST PAPER WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● 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
●● What should you monitor for a patient at risk for respiratory
depression?
Answer: PaO2
●● What is a complication of high PEEP?
Answer: Pneumothorax
●● What hospital acquired condition do proton pump inhibitors help
prevent?
Answer: Ventilator acquired pneumonia
●● What is the primary medication for glucose in a patient with acute
diabetic ketoacidosis?
Answer: Continuous IV regular insulin
, ●● What staff member would you ask to accompany you when
transporting an intubated patient to imaging for a CT?
Answer: Respiratory Therapist
●● Which ventilator setting correlates with the amount of volume of air
delivered to the lungs with each breath?
Answer: Tidal volume
●● What data supports the accuracy of an arterial line BP reading?
Answer: Transducer 3mm above right atrium WRONG
●● 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
●● Why should heparin IV infusion be administered in a dedicated IV
line?
Answer: To minimize the risk of accidental bolus to patient
TEST PAPER WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● 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
●● What should you monitor for a patient at risk for respiratory
depression?
Answer: PaO2
●● What is a complication of high PEEP?
Answer: Pneumothorax
●● What hospital acquired condition do proton pump inhibitors help
prevent?
Answer: Ventilator acquired pneumonia
●● What is the primary medication for glucose in a patient with acute
diabetic ketoacidosis?
Answer: Continuous IV regular insulin
, ●● What staff member would you ask to accompany you when
transporting an intubated patient to imaging for a CT?
Answer: Respiratory Therapist
●● Which ventilator setting correlates with the amount of volume of air
delivered to the lungs with each breath?
Answer: Tidal volume
●● What data supports the accuracy of an arterial line BP reading?
Answer: Transducer 3mm above right atrium WRONG
●● 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
●● Why should heparin IV infusion be administered in a dedicated IV
line?
Answer: To minimize the risk of accidental bolus to patient
