PROPHECY MEDICAL SURGICAL-TELEMETRY
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ You're reviewing the discharge medication list of a patient
diagnosed with gastric ulcer. Which of the following medication
should you question? Answer: Acetylsalicylic acid ( Bauer buffered
aspirin)
◉ When taking care of a patient with pancreatitis, which of the
following lab should be reviewed? Answer: Lipase and amylase
◉ You're caring for a 12 hour postoperative parathyroidectomy
patient. Which assessment finding would indicate an emergency?
Answer: Laryngeal strider
◉ Which of the following actions would be considered a violation of
Hyppa? Answer: Looking through the chart of a coworker admitted
to your unit
◉ Answer: Sinus tachycardia
◉ You are taking care of a patient who is admitted for left flank pain
with a kidney stone of 1.5 cm. He asks you about the procedure what
, would be the most therapeutic response? Answer: Due to the size of
the kidney stone it is an appropriate treatment?
NOT:Print reading materials about the subject and give it to the
patient
◉ The nurse is taking care of a patient who is terminally ill and has a
DNR on file. Their patient has a sudden cardiac arrest and family
wants CPR initiated. How should you respond? Answer: Honor the
patient's wishes
◉ Answer: Not normal sinus rhythm into a flutter
Correct answer is ventricular fibrillation
◉ Your patient began deteriorating rapidly after complaining of
shortness of breath. And ABG was drawn and the results are pH?
HCO3 - 23. These values indicate the patient is experiencing:
Answer:
◉ Your inserting a urinary catheter into a male patient. As you
inflate a balloon, the patient complains of discomfort what is the
best action? Answer: Aspirate the fluid, advance the catheter farther,
then re-inflate the balloon
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ You're reviewing the discharge medication list of a patient
diagnosed with gastric ulcer. Which of the following medication
should you question? Answer: Acetylsalicylic acid ( Bauer buffered
aspirin)
◉ When taking care of a patient with pancreatitis, which of the
following lab should be reviewed? Answer: Lipase and amylase
◉ You're caring for a 12 hour postoperative parathyroidectomy
patient. Which assessment finding would indicate an emergency?
Answer: Laryngeal strider
◉ Which of the following actions would be considered a violation of
Hyppa? Answer: Looking through the chart of a coworker admitted
to your unit
◉ Answer: Sinus tachycardia
◉ You are taking care of a patient who is admitted for left flank pain
with a kidney stone of 1.5 cm. He asks you about the procedure what
, would be the most therapeutic response? Answer: Due to the size of
the kidney stone it is an appropriate treatment?
NOT:Print reading materials about the subject and give it to the
patient
◉ The nurse is taking care of a patient who is terminally ill and has a
DNR on file. Their patient has a sudden cardiac arrest and family
wants CPR initiated. How should you respond? Answer: Honor the
patient's wishes
◉ Answer: Not normal sinus rhythm into a flutter
Correct answer is ventricular fibrillation
◉ Your patient began deteriorating rapidly after complaining of
shortness of breath. And ABG was drawn and the results are pH?
HCO3 - 23. These values indicate the patient is experiencing:
Answer:
◉ Your inserting a urinary catheter into a male patient. As you
inflate a balloon, the patient complains of discomfort what is the
best action? Answer: Aspirate the fluid, advance the catheter farther,
then re-inflate the balloon
