Critical Care Nurse Residency Final
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
What does the skin look like in the early stages of shock? -
correct answer ✅flushed due to vasodilation
What are the two most common processes in acute renal failure? -
correct answer ✅pulmonary edema and adult respiratory distress
syndrome
What is the first intervention after intubation? -
correct answer ✅check bilateral breath sounds
What ABG can you expect for respiratory failure? -
correct answer ✅pH 7.30
paCo2 60
paO2 50
HCO3 28
What intervention can you do to get a correct reading on an art
line? -
correct answer ✅ensure the transducer is at the 4th intercostal
space midpoint chest diameter
, Critical Care Nurse Residency Final
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
What are the indicators for leaving a foley in place? -
correct answer ✅hemodynamically unstable, placed by urology,
present on admission, and unknown indication
What should you monitor on a patient with ARDS, ventilated, and
increased levels of PEEP? -
correct answer ✅monitor for hypotension
What is the end outcome of unresolved hypoxemia? -
correct answer ✅hypoxia, lactic acidosis, and MODS
A patient has ARF due to pulmonary edema. To rule out cardiac
causes, what indicates non-cardiac pulmonary edema? -
correct answer ✅normal ejection fraction and PCWP
What indicates status asthmatics is developing acute lung failure? -
correct answer ✅decreased level of consciousness, inability to
speak, diminished breath sounds, inability to lie supine
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
What does the skin look like in the early stages of shock? -
correct answer ✅flushed due to vasodilation
What are the two most common processes in acute renal failure? -
correct answer ✅pulmonary edema and adult respiratory distress
syndrome
What is the first intervention after intubation? -
correct answer ✅check bilateral breath sounds
What ABG can you expect for respiratory failure? -
correct answer ✅pH 7.30
paCo2 60
paO2 50
HCO3 28
What intervention can you do to get a correct reading on an art
line? -
correct answer ✅ensure the transducer is at the 4th intercostal
space midpoint chest diameter
, Critical Care Nurse Residency Final
Exam Actual Questions and Answers
2026
What are the indicators for leaving a foley in place? -
correct answer ✅hemodynamically unstable, placed by urology,
present on admission, and unknown indication
What should you monitor on a patient with ARDS, ventilated, and
increased levels of PEEP? -
correct answer ✅monitor for hypotension
What is the end outcome of unresolved hypoxemia? -
correct answer ✅hypoxia, lactic acidosis, and MODS
A patient has ARF due to pulmonary edema. To rule out cardiac
causes, what indicates non-cardiac pulmonary edema? -
correct answer ✅normal ejection fraction and PCWP
What indicates status asthmatics is developing acute lung failure? -
correct answer ✅decreased level of consciousness, inability to
speak, diminished breath sounds, inability to lie supine
