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FCCN LEVEL 2 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY
GRADED A+
PaO2
✓ Ans: partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood, obtained using an
ABG
✓
✓ 80-100mmHG
✓
✓ PaO2 60=SpO2 90%
SpO2
✓ Ans: saturation of peripheral oxygen, obtained using pulse ox
✓
✓ 90-100%
✓
✓ SpO2 90%=PaO2 60
PaCO2
✓ Ans: 35-45
respiratory acidosis
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✓ Ans: low pH, high CO2
✓
✓ causes: CNS depression from drugs such as sedation, injury, or disease
✓
✓ breathe too slow, retaining CO2
respiratory alkalosis
✓ Ans: high pH, low CO2
✓
✓ causes: pain, fever, sepsis
✓
✓ breathe too fast, not retaining enough CO2
HCO3
✓ Ans: 22-26
metabolic acidosis
✓ Ans: low pH, low HCO3
✓
✓ causes: diarrhea, DKA, hyperkalemia
metabolic alkalosis
✓ Ans: high pH, high HCO3
✓
✓ causes: vomiting, suctioning, hypokalemia
pH
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✓ Ans: 7.35-7.45
reading ABGs
✓ Ans: 1. evaluate pH to identify acidosis or alkalosis
✓ 2. match CO2 or HCO3 with pH state using ROME to determine
respiratory or metabolic
✓ 3. assess whether CO2 or HCO3 state is opposite of pH to determine if it
is uncompensated, partially compensated, fully compensated, or
corrected
non-invasive ventilation
✓ Ans: CPAP/BiPAP
CPAP
✓ Ans: continuous positive airway pressure; provides inspiratory pressure
BiPAP
✓ Ans: bilevel positive airway pressure; provides inspiratory and
expiratory pressure
intubation
✓ Ans: insertion of ETT into trachea
RSI
✓ Ans: administration of induction agent and neuromuscular blockade
agent simultaneously
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intubation kit medications
✓ Ans: premeds - versed and fentanyl
✓
✓ sedatives - propofol, etomidate, ketamine
✓
✓ paralytics - succinylcholine, rocuronium
✓
✓ pressor - phenylephrine
intubation preparation
✓ Ans: -notify RT and pharmacist
✓ -discuss need for intubation and obtain consent, ensure pt does not
have DNI order.
✓ -evaluate whether pt has difficult airway
✓ -verify equipment and PPE
✓ -assure functioning IV access
✓ -position pt
✓ -ensure verbalization of procedural pause
✓ -preoxygenate
RN role during intubation
✓ Ans: monitor pt vital signs especially O2 sats, administer medications,
monitor time of intubation attempts, suctioning as needed
intubation process
✓ Ans: -following sedation, bag mask ventilate the pt
✓ -physician visualize ETT passing through cords
✓ -anesthesia backup will be notified after 10 minutes or 2 attempts to
secure the airway
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FCCN LEVEL 2 QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY
GRADED A+
PaO2
✓ Ans: partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood, obtained using an
ABG
✓
✓ 80-100mmHG
✓
✓ PaO2 60=SpO2 90%
SpO2
✓ Ans: saturation of peripheral oxygen, obtained using pulse ox
✓
✓ 90-100%
✓
✓ SpO2 90%=PaO2 60
PaCO2
✓ Ans: 35-45
respiratory acidosis
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✓ Ans: low pH, high CO2
✓
✓ causes: CNS depression from drugs such as sedation, injury, or disease
✓
✓ breathe too slow, retaining CO2
respiratory alkalosis
✓ Ans: high pH, low CO2
✓
✓ causes: pain, fever, sepsis
✓
✓ breathe too fast, not retaining enough CO2
HCO3
✓ Ans: 22-26
metabolic acidosis
✓ Ans: low pH, low HCO3
✓
✓ causes: diarrhea, DKA, hyperkalemia
metabolic alkalosis
✓ Ans: high pH, high HCO3
✓
✓ causes: vomiting, suctioning, hypokalemia
pH
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✓ Ans: 7.35-7.45
reading ABGs
✓ Ans: 1. evaluate pH to identify acidosis or alkalosis
✓ 2. match CO2 or HCO3 with pH state using ROME to determine
respiratory or metabolic
✓ 3. assess whether CO2 or HCO3 state is opposite of pH to determine if it
is uncompensated, partially compensated, fully compensated, or
corrected
non-invasive ventilation
✓ Ans: CPAP/BiPAP
CPAP
✓ Ans: continuous positive airway pressure; provides inspiratory pressure
BiPAP
✓ Ans: bilevel positive airway pressure; provides inspiratory and
expiratory pressure
intubation
✓ Ans: insertion of ETT into trachea
RSI
✓ Ans: administration of induction agent and neuromuscular blockade
agent simultaneously
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intubation kit medications
✓ Ans: premeds - versed and fentanyl
✓
✓ sedatives - propofol, etomidate, ketamine
✓
✓ paralytics - succinylcholine, rocuronium
✓
✓ pressor - phenylephrine
intubation preparation
✓ Ans: -notify RT and pharmacist
✓ -discuss need for intubation and obtain consent, ensure pt does not
have DNI order.
✓ -evaluate whether pt has difficult airway
✓ -verify equipment and PPE
✓ -assure functioning IV access
✓ -position pt
✓ -ensure verbalization of procedural pause
✓ -preoxygenate
RN role during intubation
✓ Ans: monitor pt vital signs especially O2 sats, administer medications,
monitor time of intubation attempts, suctioning as needed
intubation process
✓ Ans: -following sedation, bag mask ventilate the pt
✓ -physician visualize ETT passing through cords
✓ -anesthesia backup will be notified after 10 minutes or 2 attempts to
secure the airway
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