HEALTHSTREAM Jane Assessment Test 2025||
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS|| NEWEST VERSION
2025/26
A patient assessment reveals distended neck veins, pulsus paradoxus, and decreased
systolic pressure. This assessment is most consistent with: -CORRECTANSWER
cardiac tamponade.
The nurse is caring for a patient with severe sepsis and third-degree heart block. The
patient is hypotensive. The treatment for this life-threatening rhythm change includes: -
CORRECTANSWER transcutaneous pacing.
A patient is admitted to the ICU with suspected cervical spinal cord injury following a
motor vehicle accident. The most important nursing intervention for this patient is to: -
CORRECTANSWER immobilize his head.
The nurse assesses a patient's chest tube drainage 2 hours following thoracic surgery.
The total drainage in the system is 200 mL. The nurse knows that: -
CORRECTANSWER this is an excessive amount of drainage
The patient being admitted requires CRRT therapy. The nurse assigned to admit the
patient has not been educated on this therapy. The charge nurse adjusts the
,assignment so that a nurse with 3 years experience in CRRT therapy is assigned to the
patient. This type of
decision making is an example of: -CORRECTANSWER the synergy model for patient
care.
The patient diagnosed with acute tubular necrosis (ATN) and experiencing severe
dehydration, sepsis, and pneumonia is now in the polyureic stage of ATN. The most
important nursing action is to: -CORRECTANSWER monitor electrolyte levels and signs
of fluid depletion.
A patient has an elevated central venous pressure (CVP) measurement. The most likely
reason is: -CORRECTANSWER right heart failure.
Diabetes insipidus is usually treated with -CORRECTANSWER vasopressin.
Which physiologic effect is produced by alpha-1 receptors? -CORRECTANSWER
Vasoconstriction
The patient experiencing an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) arrived on the unit an
hour ago with TPA infusing. Initially, the patient's neurologic exam was normal. The
nurse assesses the patient and finds him now disoriented. The next nursing action
should be to: -CORRECTANSWER discontinue the TPA.
, A patient has cardiomyopathy and is unstable. The nurse understands that the
treatment goal is to improve contractility, reduce preload and reduce afterload. The
nurse anticipates that medication management will include: -CORRECTANSWER
dobutamine and nitroprusside infusions
A continuous drip of a medication is ordered at a rate of 2 mg/min. The standard mixture
of this medication to yield a final concentration of 2 mg/mL is 1 g of the medication in
500 mL of IV fluid. At what rate in milliliters per hour should the IV pump be set? -
CORRECTANSWER 60 mL/hr
A practitioner has ordered 700 mg of an antibiotic. The medication label states, "Add 5
mL sterile water to 1 g of this medication; 0.5 g = 2 mL." How many milliliters should be
given? -CORRECTANSWER 2.8 mL
A practitioner order is written for a continuous infusion of insulin at 3 units/hr; the
premixed solution is composed of 100 units of regular U-100 insulin in 100 mL normal
saline. At which rate should the infusion run? -CORRECTANSWER 3 ml/hr
A dose of 35 mg of a corticosteroid is ordered to be given IM to treat inflammation. The
medication is available as 250 mg/10 mL. How many milliliters should be administered?
-CORRECTANSWER 1.4 ml
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT SOLUTIONS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS|| NEWEST VERSION
2025/26
A patient assessment reveals distended neck veins, pulsus paradoxus, and decreased
systolic pressure. This assessment is most consistent with: -CORRECTANSWER
cardiac tamponade.
The nurse is caring for a patient with severe sepsis and third-degree heart block. The
patient is hypotensive. The treatment for this life-threatening rhythm change includes: -
CORRECTANSWER transcutaneous pacing.
A patient is admitted to the ICU with suspected cervical spinal cord injury following a
motor vehicle accident. The most important nursing intervention for this patient is to: -
CORRECTANSWER immobilize his head.
The nurse assesses a patient's chest tube drainage 2 hours following thoracic surgery.
The total drainage in the system is 200 mL. The nurse knows that: -
CORRECTANSWER this is an excessive amount of drainage
The patient being admitted requires CRRT therapy. The nurse assigned to admit the
patient has not been educated on this therapy. The charge nurse adjusts the
,assignment so that a nurse with 3 years experience in CRRT therapy is assigned to the
patient. This type of
decision making is an example of: -CORRECTANSWER the synergy model for patient
care.
The patient diagnosed with acute tubular necrosis (ATN) and experiencing severe
dehydration, sepsis, and pneumonia is now in the polyureic stage of ATN. The most
important nursing action is to: -CORRECTANSWER monitor electrolyte levels and signs
of fluid depletion.
A patient has an elevated central venous pressure (CVP) measurement. The most likely
reason is: -CORRECTANSWER right heart failure.
Diabetes insipidus is usually treated with -CORRECTANSWER vasopressin.
Which physiologic effect is produced by alpha-1 receptors? -CORRECTANSWER
Vasoconstriction
The patient experiencing an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) arrived on the unit an
hour ago with TPA infusing. Initially, the patient's neurologic exam was normal. The
nurse assesses the patient and finds him now disoriented. The next nursing action
should be to: -CORRECTANSWER discontinue the TPA.
, A patient has cardiomyopathy and is unstable. The nurse understands that the
treatment goal is to improve contractility, reduce preload and reduce afterload. The
nurse anticipates that medication management will include: -CORRECTANSWER
dobutamine and nitroprusside infusions
A continuous drip of a medication is ordered at a rate of 2 mg/min. The standard mixture
of this medication to yield a final concentration of 2 mg/mL is 1 g of the medication in
500 mL of IV fluid. At what rate in milliliters per hour should the IV pump be set? -
CORRECTANSWER 60 mL/hr
A practitioner has ordered 700 mg of an antibiotic. The medication label states, "Add 5
mL sterile water to 1 g of this medication; 0.5 g = 2 mL." How many milliliters should be
given? -CORRECTANSWER 2.8 mL
A practitioner order is written for a continuous infusion of insulin at 3 units/hr; the
premixed solution is composed of 100 units of regular U-100 insulin in 100 mL normal
saline. At which rate should the infusion run? -CORRECTANSWER 3 ml/hr
A dose of 35 mg of a corticosteroid is ordered to be given IM to treat inflammation. The
medication is available as 250 mg/10 mL. How many milliliters should be administered?
-CORRECTANSWER 1.4 ml
