AACN PCCN Practice Test Questions and Answers 2025 Latest Review

AACN PCCN Practice Test Questions and
Answers 2025 Latest Review
Whoaisaatariskaforamdroainfectiona-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
patientsawithasevereadisease,aincludingacompromisedahostadefensesafromaunderlyingamed
icalaconditions,arecentasurgery,aoraindwellingamedicaladevicesa(ex:afoleysaoraetatubes)
Whataareaclassicasignsaofacardiacatamponade?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
hypotension,anarrowingapulseapressure,atachycardiaawithaweak,athreadyapulse,aandatachy
pnea
Whataarrhythmiaaisamitralavalveainsufficiencyaassociatedawith?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
afib
Whatadefinesaoliguira?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-lessathana500amlaofaoutputaperaday
Whatadoesarenalafailurearesultain?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-acidosis
Whatatypeaofahfaareapatientsawithaosaaatariskafor?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-right-sidedahf
Whataisaoneaofatheahallmarkafeaturesaofapancreatitis?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
dehydration
Whataisatreatmentaforapancreatitis?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
hydration,amaintenanceaofaelectrolyteabalance,anutritionalasupport
Whataisaunstableaanginaacharacterizedaby?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
newaonsetapainaoraincreaseainafrequency/durationaofapain.apainagenerallyalastsa15-
30Aminutes.amayabeaexperiencedaatalowaexertionaorarestaandapainatendsanotatoarespondatoas
lanitro.asymptomsamayabeaaccompaniedabyadiaphoresisaoradyspnea.
Whataisastableaanginaacharacterizedaby?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
painaonaexertionaorastressathataisarelievedabyarestaoraslanitro.apainagenerallyadoesanotaincrea
seainaseverityaoveratime
Whatacharacterizesaanaacuteami?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
constant,asevereapainaandamayabeaaccompaniedabyanausea,Aweakness,Afatigue,Aanxiety.a
notarelievedawitharest,adurationaexceedsa30aminutes.
Whataareacharacteristicsaofadissectionaaorticaaneurysm?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
painaisasevereaandaunrelenting,acommonlyaexperiencedainachest/abdomenaandaradiatesatoa
theaback.apainadoesanotaimproveaspontaneously.
Whataprocedureaisamostaappropriateaforaobtainingaheartapressureameasurementsaandadiag
nosingapulmonaryahtn?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-rightasidedaheartacath
Whataisatheabestanoninvasiveatestaforapulmonaryahtn?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
transthoracicaechocardiogram
Whataisaaareasonableagoalaforatheafirstadayabloodapressureainaaastrokeapatient?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-lowerabya15-20%ainatheafirstaday

Whatamayaimproveatheaprognosisaofapatientsawithastroke?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
loweringabodyatemp
Whataareatheacausesaofaafibainapost-cardiacasurgeryapatients?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
advancedaage,Apre-
existingamedicalaoracardiacaconditions,aelectrolyteaabnormalities,aconductionadisturbances

, athatawilalikelyaresolve,aandapre-
existingaatrialaoravalveaconditionsathatacontributeatoatheadevelopmentaofathisaarrythmia
Whataisaaalifeathreateningaconditionathatamostacommonlyaoccursawitharenaladysfunction?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-hyperkalemia

Whatamedicationaisacontraindicatedainarvainfarct?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
nitroabcaitawillareduceapreload,aandapatientsawitharvainfarctaareapreloadadependent
Whataareatheamanifestationsaofahepaticaencephalopathy?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
changesainamentalastate,Abehavior,Apersonality,adecreasedaself-
careaability,adeteriorationaofahandwriting,aoralossaofaotherasmallamovements,aandaasterixisa(
"liveraflaps")
Whataareatheamanifestationsaofacerebralaedema?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
decreasedaloc,Abradycardia,AHTN,Abradypnea,Aposturing,aunequalapupils,adecreasedapupil
laryareactionatoalight
Whataareaimpendingadeliriumatremensamanifestedaby?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
tremors,Airritability,An/v,ahallucinationsa(auditory,Avisual,aoraolfactory),Aconfusion,Adelusions
,aandasevereaagitation
Whataisaimpendingaazotemiaamanifestedaby?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
tachycardia,Ahypotension,aandasignsaofadehydration
Whataisahyponatremiaaassociatedawith?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-SIADH
Whataareaneuroacomplicationsaofahyponatremia?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
HA,Anausea,Avomiting,Alethargy,Acoma,Aseizure
Whataisacommonawithasepsisa?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-DIC
Whataisacommonainapatientsawithadic?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
jaundiceadueatoaincreasedabilirubinaproductionasecondaryatoahemolysis
Whatatypeaofacardiomyopathyainaptawithalvahavingaincreasedamuscleamassaandafibrosisacau
singastiffness?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-hypertrophic
Whatadefinesamildacopdaexacerbation?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
notarequiringamechanicalaventilationaandahavingaonlyaoneaofatheathreeacardinalasymptoms:a
increasedadyspnea,asputumapurulenceaorasputumaproduction
Whatatestashouldanotabeaperformedaduringamostacopdaexacerbations?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-sputumaculture

Whatadoesamanagementaofacardiogenicashockainclude?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
decreasingaafterloada(becauseacoaisagreatlyadiminished)
Treatawithaasa
Ivaheparinainfusionabcaatariskaforalvaventricularaandadvathrombosisaandamaintainsacoronaryaa
rteryapatency
Whatadysrhythmiaaisaassociatedawithachronicaalcoholaabuse?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
afib
Whatacanatriggeraafib?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
hypoglycemia,Asurgery,achronicainfections,abingeadrinking
Whataareatheamainacomplicationsafromaetohaabuse?A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
cardiomyopathy,aatrialaandaventricularadysrhythmias,avariantaangina
Aapatientawithalifeathreateningahyperkalemiaaisalikelyaexperiencinga-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-metabolicaacidosis