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Swift River Fundamentals Exam V2 (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions) QUESTION Wight Goodman, Patient was admitted to the floor last night from the ER for an orbital fracture. He was hit in the left eye by a softball yesterday. Apparently, he was pitching, and the batter hit a line drive hitting him in the right side of the face. They applied some ice to his face, and he decided to go to the post game keg party instead of coming to the ER. The patient stated that there was significant swelling, but his vision was fine, and the pain was controlled with beer and 800mg of ibuprofen. He was unable to sleep later in the evening as the pain became worse, and his vision became more impaired. The maxillofacial surgeon was consulted, and they will see him this morning. They were not concerned as his intraocular pressure was normal in the ER. There is significant edema and discoloration to the left side of his face, and his left eye is almost completely swollen shut. His visual acuity is diminished, and Answer: Intracranial regulation Mobility Sensory QUESTION High numbered acuities are at most risk: Sarah Kathryn Horton room 303 Assess: The patient has just experienced a traumatic mass-shooting. Assess the patient's current psychological and physical status. What should be included in the "Assessment"? Select all that apply Answer: Introduce and sit down by the patient's bedside. Determine cognition by asking questions to determine if she knows who, where, and what happened. Review of body systems and evaluate pain on a scale of 1-10. QUESTION Sarah Kathryn Horton Scenario 2 Diagnose: You determine after the assessment that she is physically stable, and her gunshot wounds have been stabilized. She is emotionally distraught and labile. What should be included in the "Diagnose"? Answer: The patient has survived a mass shooting. She experienced life threatening wounds with 2 gunshot wounds, including one to the shoulder. The patient is unable to process the event so far. QUESTION Sarah Kathryn Horton Scenario 3 Plan: The patient continues to decline psychologically. You find the patient on the floor in a fetal position crying. What should be included in the "Plan"? Answer: Comfort and orient patient to person, place, and time. Remain with the patient. Check to see availability for PRN anxiolytic medication. Request assistance with your other patients and determine family's availability to stay with the patient. QUESTION Sarah Kathryn Horton Scenario 4 Implementation: The patient continues to decline psychologically. You find the patient on the floor in a fetal position crying. The family members are notified and will be arriving soon. She has an order for PRN Ativan PO for severe anxiety. What should be included in the "Implementation"? Answer: Orient arriving family member to the situation, and explain importance of remaining with the patient. Assure patient that she is safe in the hospital, and you will not leave her. Give an SBAR on your other patients to the nurse who is assisting you. QUESTION Sarah Kathryn Horton Scenario 5 Evaluate: An hour has passed; the patient is quiet and eating dinner. The patient's dressings are dry and intact. Her vital signs are stable, and she reports pain 2/10. What should be included in the "Evaluate"? Answer: Ask the patient and family member if there is anything, we can do to make her more comfortable. Record what and how much the patient eats. Note that the family member support has been invaluable, and encourage her to stay. QUESTION High numbered acuities are at most risk: Preston Wright, room 301 Mr. Wright is experiencing aphasia. Select the appropriate ways to facilitate communication with him. Answer: Listen attentively and be patient. Ask simple questions that require yes or no answers. Use visual cues. Let the patient know if you did not understand him. QUESTION Preston Wright Scenario 2 Mr. Wright did not bring his hearing aids to the hospital. Select appropriate interventions to assist. Answer: Reduce environmental noise. Ensure you have the patient's full attention before speaking. Face patient with mouth visible while speaking. QUESTION Preston Wright Scenario 3 When reminding the patient to avoid pressure on his heel and sacrum, you notice he has become confused and is cognitively impaired. What are some communication skills to assist with a cognitively impaired patient? Answer: Ask one question at a time. Use simple sentences and avoid lengthy explanations. Include family and friends in conversations. Use charismatic language

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Swiftl Riverl Fundamentalsl Examl V2l
(Latestl 2025/l 2026l Update)l Questionsl &l
Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)

Q:l Wightl Goodman,l Patientl wasl admittedl tol thel floorl lastl nightl froml thel ERl forl anl
orbitall fracture.l Hel wasl hitl inl thel leftl eyel byl al softballl yesterday.l Apparently,l hel wasl
pitching,l andl thel batterl hitl al linel drivel hittingl himl inl thel rightl sidel ofl thel face.l Theyl
appliedl somel icel tol hisl face,l andl hel decidedl tol gol tol thel postl gamel kegl partyl insteadl
ofl comingl tol thel ER.l Thel patientl statedl thatl therel wasl significantl swelling,l butl hisl
visionl wasl fine,l andl thel painl wasl controlledl withl beerl andl 800mgl ofl ibuprofen.l Hel
wasl unablel tol sleepl laterl inl thel eveningl asl thel painl becamel worse,l andl hisl visionl
becamel morel impaired.l Thel maxillofaciall surgeonl wasl consulted,l andl theyl willl seel himl
thisl morning.l Theyl werel notl concernedl asl hisl intraocularl pressurel wasl normall inl thel
ER.l Therel isl significantl edemal andl discolorationl tol thel leftl sidel ofl hisl face,l andl hisl
leftl eyel isl almostl completelyl swollenl shut.l Hisl visuall acuityl isl diminished,l and

Answer:
Intracraniall regulation
Mobility
Sensory




Q:l Highl numberedl acuitiesl arel atl mostl risk:
Sarahl Kathrynl Hortonl rooml 303

Assess:l Thel patientl hasl justl experiencedl al traumaticl mass-shooting.l Assessl thel patient'sl
currentl psychologicall andl physicall status.l Whatl shouldl bel includedl inl thel "Assessment"?l
Selectl alll thatl apply

Answer:
Introducel andl sitl downl byl thel patient'sl bedside.

,Determinel cognitionl byl askingl questionsl tol determinel ifl shel knowsl who,l where,l andl
whatl happened.

Reviewl ofl bodyl systemsl andl evaluatel painl onl al scalel ofl 1-10.




Q:l Sarahl Kathrynl Hortonl Scenariol 2
Diagnose:l Youl determinel afterl thel assessmentl thatl shel isl physicallyl stable,l andl herl
gunshotl woundsl havel beenl stabilized.l Shel isl emotionallyl distraughtl andl labile.l Whatl
shouldl bel includedl inl thel "Diagnose"?

Answer:
Thel patientl hasl survivedl al massl shooting.

Shel experiencedl lifel threateningl woundsl withl 2l gunshotl wounds,l includingl onel tol thel
shoulder.

Thel patientl isl unablel tol processl thel eventl sol far.




Q:l Sarahl Kathrynl Hortonl Scenariol 3
Plan:l Thel patientl continuesl tol declinel psychologically.l Youl findl thel patientl onl thel floorl
inl al fetall positionl crying.l Whatl shouldl bel includedl inl thel "Plan"?

Answer:
Comfortl andl orientl patientl tol person,l place,l andl time.

Remainl withl thel patient.

Checkl tol seel availabilityl forl PRNl anxiolyticl medication.

Requestl assistancel withl yourl otherl patientsl andl determinel family'sl availabilityl tol stayl
withl thel patient.




Q:l Sarahl Kathrynl Hortonl Scenariol 4

,Implementation:l Thel patientl continuesl tol declinel psychologically.l Youl findl thel patientl
onl thel floorl inl al fetall positionl crying.l Thel familyl membersl arel notifiedl andl willl bel
arrivingl soon.l Shel hasl anl orderl forl PRNl Ativanl POl forl severel anxiety.l Whatl shouldl
bel includedl inl thel "Implementation"?

Answer:
Orientl arrivingl familyl memberl tol thel situation,l andl explainl importancel ofl remainingl
withl thel patient.

Assurel patientl thatl shel isl safel inl thel hospital,l andl youl willl notl leavel her.

Givel anl SBARl onl yourl otherl patientsl tol thel nursel whol isl assistingl you.




Q:l Sarahl Kathrynl Hortonl Scenariol 5
Evaluate:l Anl hourl hasl passed;l thel patientl isl quietl andl eatingl dinner.l Thel patient'sl
dressingsl arel dryl andl intact.l Herl vitall signsl arel stable,l andl shel reportsl painl 2/10.l Whatl
shouldl bel includedl inl thel "Evaluate"?

Answer:
Askl thel patientl andl familyl memberl ifl therel isl anything,l wel canl dol tol makel herl morel
comfortable.

Recordl whatl andl howl muchl thel patientl eats.

Notel thatl thel familyl memberl supportl hasl beenl invaluable,l andl encouragel herl tol stay.




Q:l Highl numberedl acuitiesl arel atl mostl risk:
Prestonl Wright,l rooml 301

Mr.l Wrightl isl experiencingl aphasia.l Selectl thel appropriatel waysl tol facilitatel
communicationl withl him.

Answer:
Listenl attentivelyl andl bel patient.

Askl simplel questionsl thatl requirel yesl orl nol answers.

, Usel visuall cues.

Letl thel patientl knowl ifl youl didl notl understandl him.




Q:l Prestonl Wrightl Scenariol 2
Mr.l Wrightl didl notl bringl hisl hearingl aidsl tol thel hospital.l Selectl appropriatel
interventionsl tol assist.

Answer:
Reducel environmentall noise.

Ensurel youl havel thel patient'sl fulll attentionl beforel speaking.

Facel patientl withl mouthl visiblel whilel speaking.




Q:l Prestonl Wrightl Scenariol 3
Whenl remindingl thel patientl tol avoidl pressurel onl hisl heell andl sacrum,l youl noticel hel
hasl becomel confusedl andl isl cognitivelyl impaired.l Whatl arel somel communicationl skillsl
tol assistl withl al cognitivelyl impairedl patient?

Answer:
Askl onel questionl atl al time.

Usel simplel sentencesl andl avoidl lengthyl explanations.

Includel familyl andl friendsl inl conversations.

Usel charismaticl language.




Q:l Prestonl Wrightl Scenariol 4
Thel patientl isl beingl preparedl forl dischargel butl cannotl findl hisl glasses.l Whatl actionsl
arel appropriatel tol takel next?

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