PCU RN Knowledge Assessment Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

PCU RN Knowledge Assessment Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass ACLS Protocol: first medication administration - Answer-Epinephrine How long do you apply direct pressure to the site of an arterial catheter/sheath? - Answer-At least 5 minutes Possible blood transfusion reactions? - Answer-Urticaria, Fever, chills, Dyspnea, Respiratory distress, Hypotension, Hypothermia What do you do if your patient has a blood transfusion reaction? - Answer--Stop transfusion immediately -Continue NS -Examine blood bag and send back to BB -monitor VS q15 mins -Send post transfusion blood sample to lab CVA symptoms - Answer-Confusion, one-sided weakness and facial drooping What do you do If your patient expresses chest pain and dyspnea - Answer-Contact rapid response Hypoglycemia symptoms - Answer-- Tachycardia - Moist clammy skin - Vertigo (dizzy) - Tremors What do bilateral rales indicate onset and/or worsening? - Answer-Heart Failure (HF) Hypertension symptoms - Answer--headache (usually in occipital region and occurs upon waking up) -dizziness -weakness -epistaxis -tinnitus -blurred vision -seizures What do you do if you think your patient is hyper/hypoglycemic? - Answer-Obtain a STAT blood glucose Pain assessment tools - Answer--Wong-Baker FACES -Beyer Oucher pain scale -CRIES pain scale -FLACC scale -COMFORT scale myocardial infarction - Answer-the occlusion of one or more coronary arteries caused by plaque buildup (heart attack)