CCRN Study Questions 2025 with
Answers
Which of the following is an important aspect of care after a drug overdose?
A. Informing the patient that suicide is the unforgiveable sin
B. A psychiatric consult
C. Restraints
D. Limiting visitors who could bring in drugs - ANSWER-B. A psychiatric consult
An appropriate action for a confused patient may include which of the following?
A. Remove the television and radio
B. Ask the family to bring in family pictures and familiar objects for the room
C. Use soft restraints to keep the patient in bed
D. Keep the lights on all the time - ANSWER-B. Ask the family to bring in family
pictures and familiar objects for the rooom
Which of the following actions would be appropriate to prevent a patient's feelings
of powerlessness?
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,A. Tell the patient that you will fill out his or her diet request form
B. Ask the patient what he or she would like to eat but fill out the diet request
according to what you feel would be best
C. Ask the patient what he or she would like to eat and complete the diet request
form according to the stated desires
D. Complete the diet request form without mentioning it to the patient -
ANSWER-C. Ask the patient what he or she would like to eat and complete the
diet request form according to the stated desires
When a patient is asked about how she usually deals with stress, she responds, "I
pray a lot." What would be the most appropriate response?
A. Obtain a Bible for the patient
B. Give her times of the services in the chapel
C. Offer to call her pastor or a representative of pastoral care
D. Ignore the comment - ANSWER-C. Offer to call her pastor or a representative
of pastoral care
What are the most commonly prescribed anxiolytics used in the critical care
setting?
A. Benzodiazepines
B. Opioids
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, C. Barbiturates
D. Phenothiazines - ANSWER-A. Benzodiazepines
(Diazepam- Valium, Lorazepam- Ativan, and Alprazolam- Xanax - used most
often for anxiety)
When is denial after a myocardial infarction most beneficial?
A. During the first 72 hours
B. Immediately after discharge
C. A month after discharge
D. When there are recurrent cardiac symptoms - ANSWER-A. During the first 72
hours
A patient refuses to allow the nurse to give him a sedative. If the nurse threatens to
restrain him to administer the sedative, it constitutes which of the following?
A. Threat
B. Assault
C. Battery
D. Malpractice - ANSWER-B. Assault - to threaten a patient with bodily harm
The nurse senses that a patient is fearful about having a cardiac catheterization
later today. Which of the following would be the best initial action?
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Answers
Which of the following is an important aspect of care after a drug overdose?
A. Informing the patient that suicide is the unforgiveable sin
B. A psychiatric consult
C. Restraints
D. Limiting visitors who could bring in drugs - ANSWER-B. A psychiatric consult
An appropriate action for a confused patient may include which of the following?
A. Remove the television and radio
B. Ask the family to bring in family pictures and familiar objects for the room
C. Use soft restraints to keep the patient in bed
D. Keep the lights on all the time - ANSWER-B. Ask the family to bring in family
pictures and familiar objects for the rooom
Which of the following actions would be appropriate to prevent a patient's feelings
of powerlessness?
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,A. Tell the patient that you will fill out his or her diet request form
B. Ask the patient what he or she would like to eat but fill out the diet request
according to what you feel would be best
C. Ask the patient what he or she would like to eat and complete the diet request
form according to the stated desires
D. Complete the diet request form without mentioning it to the patient -
ANSWER-C. Ask the patient what he or she would like to eat and complete the
diet request form according to the stated desires
When a patient is asked about how she usually deals with stress, she responds, "I
pray a lot." What would be the most appropriate response?
A. Obtain a Bible for the patient
B. Give her times of the services in the chapel
C. Offer to call her pastor or a representative of pastoral care
D. Ignore the comment - ANSWER-C. Offer to call her pastor or a representative
of pastoral care
What are the most commonly prescribed anxiolytics used in the critical care
setting?
A. Benzodiazepines
B. Opioids
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, C. Barbiturates
D. Phenothiazines - ANSWER-A. Benzodiazepines
(Diazepam- Valium, Lorazepam- Ativan, and Alprazolam- Xanax - used most
often for anxiety)
When is denial after a myocardial infarction most beneficial?
A. During the first 72 hours
B. Immediately after discharge
C. A month after discharge
D. When there are recurrent cardiac symptoms - ANSWER-A. During the first 72
hours
A patient refuses to allow the nurse to give him a sedative. If the nurse threatens to
restrain him to administer the sedative, it constitutes which of the following?
A. Threat
B. Assault
C. Battery
D. Malpractice - ANSWER-B. Assault - to threaten a patient with bodily harm
The nurse senses that a patient is fearful about having a cardiac catheterization
later today. Which of the following would be the best initial action?
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