NURS 420 Quiz #2 questions with verified answers
Ans✓✓✓ A patient has a CVP of 2 (low) what would you anticipate
doing first?
A)Give IV Lasix STAT
B)Give several liters of NSS
C)Administer 1 unit of blood
D)Nothing and monitor urine output
a and c
Rationale: CVP should be anywhere from 2-6. CVP 10 is too high.
Ans✓✓✓ A CVP of 10 could indicate... (Select all that apply)
a. Volume overload
b. Hypovolemia
c. Vasoconstriction
d. Vasodilation
a, b, and c Ans✓✓✓ Uh-oh! Your patient's ventilator is sounding a high
pressure alarm. What should the nurse assess for (Select all that apply)
a. Secretions that need to be suctioned
,b. Kink in tubing
c. Patient fighting the ventilator
d. Tube or cuff displacement or failure
e. Air leak
A, B, and D Ans✓✓✓ Decreased preload is associated with which of the
following shock states? (Select all that apply)
A.Hypovolemic
B.Septic
C.Cardiogenic
D.Neurogenic
a, b, c, and e
Rationale: Can only measure arterial BP with an A line Ans✓✓✓ What
can you measure with a PA catheter? (Select all that apply)
a. CVP
b. Pulmonary Artery Pressure
c. PCWP/PAOP
d. Arterial Blood Pressure
e. Cardiac Output
, a, c, and d Ans✓✓✓ Your patient has been admitted with Pneumonia.
Their ventilator settings read A/C tV350ml- 15- 60%- +3PEEP. Which of
the following statements is true? Select all that apply
a. The mode is Assist/Control
b. The respiratory rate is 14
c. The patient can initiate breaths on their own and they will get 350ml
d. The patient will get no fewer than 15 breaths per minute
a. Acute myocardial infarction Ans✓✓✓ What is the most common
cause of cardiogenic shock?
a. Acute myocardial infarction
b. Cardiopulmonary arrest
c. Prolonged septic shock
d. Acute myocarditis
a. Decreasing afterload
Rationale: The goal of therapy is to increase cardiac output by
decreasing preload and afterload and increasing contractility. Increasing
myocardial workload, preload, and systemic vascular resistance (SVR)
would worsen cardiogenic shock. Ans✓✓✓ The nurse is developing a
Ans✓✓✓ A patient has a CVP of 2 (low) what would you anticipate
doing first?
A)Give IV Lasix STAT
B)Give several liters of NSS
C)Administer 1 unit of blood
D)Nothing and monitor urine output
a and c
Rationale: CVP should be anywhere from 2-6. CVP 10 is too high.
Ans✓✓✓ A CVP of 10 could indicate... (Select all that apply)
a. Volume overload
b. Hypovolemia
c. Vasoconstriction
d. Vasodilation
a, b, and c Ans✓✓✓ Uh-oh! Your patient's ventilator is sounding a high
pressure alarm. What should the nurse assess for (Select all that apply)
a. Secretions that need to be suctioned
,b. Kink in tubing
c. Patient fighting the ventilator
d. Tube or cuff displacement or failure
e. Air leak
A, B, and D Ans✓✓✓ Decreased preload is associated with which of the
following shock states? (Select all that apply)
A.Hypovolemic
B.Septic
C.Cardiogenic
D.Neurogenic
a, b, c, and e
Rationale: Can only measure arterial BP with an A line Ans✓✓✓ What
can you measure with a PA catheter? (Select all that apply)
a. CVP
b. Pulmonary Artery Pressure
c. PCWP/PAOP
d. Arterial Blood Pressure
e. Cardiac Output
, a, c, and d Ans✓✓✓ Your patient has been admitted with Pneumonia.
Their ventilator settings read A/C tV350ml- 15- 60%- +3PEEP. Which of
the following statements is true? Select all that apply
a. The mode is Assist/Control
b. The respiratory rate is 14
c. The patient can initiate breaths on their own and they will get 350ml
d. The patient will get no fewer than 15 breaths per minute
a. Acute myocardial infarction Ans✓✓✓ What is the most common
cause of cardiogenic shock?
a. Acute myocardial infarction
b. Cardiopulmonary arrest
c. Prolonged septic shock
d. Acute myocarditis
a. Decreasing afterload
Rationale: The goal of therapy is to increase cardiac output by
decreasing preload and afterload and increasing contractility. Increasing
myocardial workload, preload, and systemic vascular resistance (SVR)
would worsen cardiogenic shock. Ans✓✓✓ The nurse is developing a
