Relias ED RN A Test QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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Your patient's chest tube Petrolatum gauze
dressing has accidentally
come off and you are
preparing to place a new
one. You have a slit drain
sponge, 4 x 4 gauzes,
tape, scissors, and
antiseptic swabs. What
else do you need?
You want to implement Systematic reviews
the new evidence-based
practice guidelines in
managing patients to
prevent falls on your unit.
What provides the
STRONGEST evidence for
interventions?
,Upon triage of a patient, Institute suicide precautions.
they state that they have
suicidal ideation with
intent. What would you do
NEXT?
Which of the following Puncture wound from stepping on a rusty nail
wounds has the highest
risk for developing
osteomyelitis?
What type of diet would a High fiber diet
patient with diverticulitis Answer is NOT high residual diet
follow?
An elderly patient is CT scan of the brain
brought in with new onset
of confusion and gradual
onset of headache in the
last 48 hours. The patient
states that they had a fall 3
days ago. Based on the
history and presenting
complaints, what
diagnostic test do you
anticipate the provider to
order?
What medication is used in Naloxone (Narcan®)
reversing the effects of
opioid overdose?
What are you MOST likely Pursed lip breathing
to see during your initial
assessment of a patient
with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease
(COPD)?
, Under what circumstances The necessary treatment is not available at the current
can the hospital transfer hospital.
an unstable patient to
another facility and
maintain compliance with
the Emergency Medical
Treatment and Active
Labor Act (EMTALA)?
The life-threatening and Myxedema coma
rare complication of
hypothyroidism is known
as:
A patient presents with Tension Pneumothorax
acute onset of chest pain
and goes into cardiac
arrest immediately upon
arrival. What is a possible
reversible cause of
cardiac arrest?
A patient presents with an Systolic blood pressure reaches 160 mm Hg
episode of hypertensive
crisis, a blood pressure of
220/118, and the provider
has put in the order for
nitroprusside. What
demonstrates that the
treatment has been
effective?
A patient arrives with The UAP offers the patient a ginger ale.
suspected appendicitis.
What action, if observed,
would require additional
training for the unlicensed
assistive personnel (UAP)?
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Terms in this set (62)
Your patient's chest tube Petrolatum gauze
dressing has accidentally
come off and you are
preparing to place a new
one. You have a slit drain
sponge, 4 x 4 gauzes,
tape, scissors, and
antiseptic swabs. What
else do you need?
You want to implement Systematic reviews
the new evidence-based
practice guidelines in
managing patients to
prevent falls on your unit.
What provides the
STRONGEST evidence for
interventions?
,Upon triage of a patient, Institute suicide precautions.
they state that they have
suicidal ideation with
intent. What would you do
NEXT?
Which of the following Puncture wound from stepping on a rusty nail
wounds has the highest
risk for developing
osteomyelitis?
What type of diet would a High fiber diet
patient with diverticulitis Answer is NOT high residual diet
follow?
An elderly patient is CT scan of the brain
brought in with new onset
of confusion and gradual
onset of headache in the
last 48 hours. The patient
states that they had a fall 3
days ago. Based on the
history and presenting
complaints, what
diagnostic test do you
anticipate the provider to
order?
What medication is used in Naloxone (Narcan®)
reversing the effects of
opioid overdose?
What are you MOST likely Pursed lip breathing
to see during your initial
assessment of a patient
with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease
(COPD)?
, Under what circumstances The necessary treatment is not available at the current
can the hospital transfer hospital.
an unstable patient to
another facility and
maintain compliance with
the Emergency Medical
Treatment and Active
Labor Act (EMTALA)?
The life-threatening and Myxedema coma
rare complication of
hypothyroidism is known
as:
A patient presents with Tension Pneumothorax
acute onset of chest pain
and goes into cardiac
arrest immediately upon
arrival. What is a possible
reversible cause of
cardiac arrest?
A patient presents with an Systolic blood pressure reaches 160 mm Hg
episode of hypertensive
crisis, a blood pressure of
220/118, and the provider
has put in the order for
nitroprusside. What
demonstrates that the
treatment has been
effective?
A patient arrives with The UAP offers the patient a ginger ale.
suspected appendicitis.
What action, if observed,
would require additional
training for the unlicensed
assistive personnel (UAP)?
