PN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR B PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ Addison's & Cushings. Answer: Addison's = down down down up
down
Cushings= up up up down up
hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume,
hypo/hyperkalemia, hypo/hyperglycemia
◉ Better peripheral perfusion. Answer: EleVate Veins, DAngle
Arteries
◉ APGAR. Answer: Appearance (all pink, pink and blue, blue (pale)
Pulse (>100, <100, absent)
Grimace (cough, grimace, no response)
Activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)
Respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent)
◉ Airborne precautions. Answer: MTV or My chicken hez tb measles,
chickenpox (varicella) Herpes zoster/shingles TB
,◉ Airborne precautions protective equip. Answer: private room, neg
pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr mask & respirator N95 for TB
◉ Droplet precautions. Answer: spiderman! sepsis, scarlet fever,
streptococcal pharyngitis, parvovirus, pneumonia, pertussis,
influenza,
diptheria,
epiglottitis,
rubella,
mumps, meningitis, mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia,
adeNovirus
(Private room and mask)
◉ Contact precaution. Answer: MRS WHISE
protect visitors & caregivers when 3 ft of the pt.
Multidrug-resistant organisms
RSV, Shigella, Wound infections, Herpes simplex, Impetigo, Scabies,
Enteric diseases caused by micro-organisms (C diff),
Gloves and gowns worn by the caregivers and visitors
Disposal of infectious dressing material into a single, nonporous bag
without touching the outside of the bag
,PMGG= Private room/ share same illness, mask, gown and gloves
◉ Skin infection. Answer: VCHIPS
Varicella zoster
Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplez
Impetigo
Peduculosis
Scabies
◉ Air or Pulmonary Embolism. Answer: S/S chest pain, dyspnea,
tachycardia, pale/cyanotic, sense of impending doom. (turn pt to
LEFT side and LOWER the head of bed.)
◉ Woman in labor (un-reassuring FHR). Answer: (late decels,
decreased variability, fetal bradycardia, etc) Turn pt on Left side,
give O2, stop pitocin, Increase IV fluids!
◉ Tube feeding with decreased LOC. Answer: Pt on Right side
(promotes emptying of the stomach) Head of bed elevated (prevent
aspiration)
◉ After lumbar puncture and oil based myelogram. Answer: pt is flat
SUPINE (prevent headache and leaking of CSF)
, ◉ Pt with heat stroke. Answer: flat with legs elevated
◉ during Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI). Answer: catheter is
taped to the thigh. leg must be kept straight.
◉ After Myringotomy. Answer: position on the side of AFFECTED
ear, allows drainage.
◉ After Cateract surgery. Answer: pt sleep on UNAFFECTED side
with a night shield for 1-4 weeks
◉ after Thyroidectomy. Answer: low or semi-fowler's position,
support head, neck and shoulders.
◉ Infant with Spina Bifida. Answer: Prone so that sac does not
rupture
◉ Buck's Traction (skin). Answer: elevate foot of bed for counter
traction
◉ After total hip replacement. Answer: don't sleep on side of
surgery, don't flex hip more than 45-60 degress, don't elevate Head
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED SOLUTIONS 2026
◉ Addison's & Cushings. Answer: Addison's = down down down up
down
Cushings= up up up down up
hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume,
hypo/hyperkalemia, hypo/hyperglycemia
◉ Better peripheral perfusion. Answer: EleVate Veins, DAngle
Arteries
◉ APGAR. Answer: Appearance (all pink, pink and blue, blue (pale)
Pulse (>100, <100, absent)
Grimace (cough, grimace, no response)
Activity (flexed, flaccid, limp)
Respirations (strong cry, weak cry, absent)
◉ Airborne precautions. Answer: MTV or My chicken hez tb measles,
chickenpox (varicella) Herpes zoster/shingles TB
,◉ Airborne precautions protective equip. Answer: private room, neg
pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr mask & respirator N95 for TB
◉ Droplet precautions. Answer: spiderman! sepsis, scarlet fever,
streptococcal pharyngitis, parvovirus, pneumonia, pertussis,
influenza,
diptheria,
epiglottitis,
rubella,
mumps, meningitis, mycoplasma or meningeal pneumonia,
adeNovirus
(Private room and mask)
◉ Contact precaution. Answer: MRS WHISE
protect visitors & caregivers when 3 ft of the pt.
Multidrug-resistant organisms
RSV, Shigella, Wound infections, Herpes simplex, Impetigo, Scabies,
Enteric diseases caused by micro-organisms (C diff),
Gloves and gowns worn by the caregivers and visitors
Disposal of infectious dressing material into a single, nonporous bag
without touching the outside of the bag
,PMGG= Private room/ share same illness, mask, gown and gloves
◉ Skin infection. Answer: VCHIPS
Varicella zoster
Cutaneous diptheria
Herpes simplez
Impetigo
Peduculosis
Scabies
◉ Air or Pulmonary Embolism. Answer: S/S chest pain, dyspnea,
tachycardia, pale/cyanotic, sense of impending doom. (turn pt to
LEFT side and LOWER the head of bed.)
◉ Woman in labor (un-reassuring FHR). Answer: (late decels,
decreased variability, fetal bradycardia, etc) Turn pt on Left side,
give O2, stop pitocin, Increase IV fluids!
◉ Tube feeding with decreased LOC. Answer: Pt on Right side
(promotes emptying of the stomach) Head of bed elevated (prevent
aspiration)
◉ After lumbar puncture and oil based myelogram. Answer: pt is flat
SUPINE (prevent headache and leaking of CSF)
, ◉ Pt with heat stroke. Answer: flat with legs elevated
◉ during Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI). Answer: catheter is
taped to the thigh. leg must be kept straight.
◉ After Myringotomy. Answer: position on the side of AFFECTED
ear, allows drainage.
◉ After Cateract surgery. Answer: pt sleep on UNAFFECTED side
with a night shield for 1-4 weeks
◉ after Thyroidectomy. Answer: low or semi-fowler's position,
support head, neck and shoulders.
◉ Infant with Spina Bifida. Answer: Prone so that sac does not
rupture
◉ Buck's Traction (skin). Answer: elevate foot of bed for counter
traction
◉ After total hip replacement. Answer: don't sleep on side of
surgery, don't flex hip more than 45-60 degress, don't elevate Head
