CCRN Nicole Kupchik Practice Exam
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
STMelevationMinMleadsMII,MIII,MaVFMisMa?
ReciprocalMchangesMwillMbeMseenMinMleads?M-MAnswerMinferiorMwallMMI
I,MaVL
InitialMpriorityMofMcareMforMaMptMexperiencingMsustainedMtonicMclonicMseizures?M-
MAnswerMCallMforMhelpMandMsafelyMguideMptMtoMtheMfloor
AMptMpresentsMwithMpneumoniaMandMsepsis,MreceivedM4MdaysMofMabxMandMfluids,Minc
reasinglyMSOB,MincreaseMinMFiO2Mrequirements,MCXRMshowsMb/lMinfiltrates.MABGMisM7.2
0/M68/102/28.MTheMptMisMdeveloping?M-MAnswerMARDSM=MPaO2M</M300M
PaO2/FiO2M=M102/100%(1)M=M102
WhatMisMaMmajorMcomplicationMofMhtnMcrisis?M-MAnswerMEncephalopathy
WhatMlabsMshouldMcloselyMbeMmonitoredMifMptMisMgivenMlisinopril?M-
MAnswerMPotassiumM
bcMACEMinhibitorM-MblocksMangiotensinMIIM-MdecreasesMaldosterone
PtMwithMacuteMMI,MinMcardiogenicMshock.M
BPM86/42
HRM110M
CardiacMIndexM1.7
SVRM1929M
WhatMmedMshouldMbeMgiven?M-MAnswerMDobutamine
, bcMtheMgoalMhereMisMtoMimproveMcontractilityMandMreduceMafterload
WhatMshouldMyouMmonitorMcloselyMpostMgastricMbypass?M-
MAnswerMHR,MRR,Mtemp,MWBCMandMMAP
BestMinterventionMtoMpromoteMsafetyMofMaMptMrecievingMhemodialysis?M-
MAnswerMDirectMvisualizationMofMtheMconnectionMbeMtheMmachineMandMtheMaccessMde
vice
WhatMmodeMofMventilationMisMthis:
TheMventilatorMisMsetMtoMdeliverM12Mbreaths/MminMatMaMsetMvolume.MTheMvolumeMof
MtheMremainingM8MbreathsMvaries.M-MAnswerMSIMVM-
MsynchronizedMintermittentMmandatoryMventilation
WhatMmodeMofMventilationMisMthis:
AnyMadditionalMbreathesMtakenMbyMtheMptMareMassistedMbyMtheMventilatorMtoMachieve
MtheMprescribedMvolumeM-MAnswerMCMVM-McontrolledMmandatoryMvolume
AM45MyrMoldMpresentsMwMsepsis.MYouMadministerM500MbolusMofMLR.MWhatMindicatesM
thatMtheMinterventionMisMhavingMitsMintendedMeffect?M-MAnswerMScvO2M-M72%
AMptMhasMbeenMreceivingMVTEMprophylaxisMwithMSQMheprinMsinceMadmission,M6Mdays
Mago.MToday,MpltMcountMdecreasedMsignificantlyMtoM43,000MandMheMwasMfoundMtoMha
veMaMnewMDVT.MWhatMwasMtheMcauseMofMthis?M-MAnswerMHITM-
MHeprinMinducedMthrombocytopeniaM
-MdropMinMpltMcountM
-MnewMDVT
HemodynamicsMofMRMsidedMheartMfailureM-MAnswerMDecreasedMCO/CI
IncreasedMCVP
Decreased/NormalMPOAP
IncreasedMSVR
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
STMelevationMinMleadsMII,MIII,MaVFMisMa?
ReciprocalMchangesMwillMbeMseenMinMleads?M-MAnswerMinferiorMwallMMI
I,MaVL
InitialMpriorityMofMcareMforMaMptMexperiencingMsustainedMtonicMclonicMseizures?M-
MAnswerMCallMforMhelpMandMsafelyMguideMptMtoMtheMfloor
AMptMpresentsMwithMpneumoniaMandMsepsis,MreceivedM4MdaysMofMabxMandMfluids,Minc
reasinglyMSOB,MincreaseMinMFiO2Mrequirements,MCXRMshowsMb/lMinfiltrates.MABGMisM7.2
0/M68/102/28.MTheMptMisMdeveloping?M-MAnswerMARDSM=MPaO2M</M300M
PaO2/FiO2M=M102/100%(1)M=M102
WhatMisMaMmajorMcomplicationMofMhtnMcrisis?M-MAnswerMEncephalopathy
WhatMlabsMshouldMcloselyMbeMmonitoredMifMptMisMgivenMlisinopril?M-
MAnswerMPotassiumM
bcMACEMinhibitorM-MblocksMangiotensinMIIM-MdecreasesMaldosterone
PtMwithMacuteMMI,MinMcardiogenicMshock.M
BPM86/42
HRM110M
CardiacMIndexM1.7
SVRM1929M
WhatMmedMshouldMbeMgiven?M-MAnswerMDobutamine
, bcMtheMgoalMhereMisMtoMimproveMcontractilityMandMreduceMafterload
WhatMshouldMyouMmonitorMcloselyMpostMgastricMbypass?M-
MAnswerMHR,MRR,Mtemp,MWBCMandMMAP
BestMinterventionMtoMpromoteMsafetyMofMaMptMrecievingMhemodialysis?M-
MAnswerMDirectMvisualizationMofMtheMconnectionMbeMtheMmachineMandMtheMaccessMde
vice
WhatMmodeMofMventilationMisMthis:
TheMventilatorMisMsetMtoMdeliverM12Mbreaths/MminMatMaMsetMvolume.MTheMvolumeMof
MtheMremainingM8MbreathsMvaries.M-MAnswerMSIMVM-
MsynchronizedMintermittentMmandatoryMventilation
WhatMmodeMofMventilationMisMthis:
AnyMadditionalMbreathesMtakenMbyMtheMptMareMassistedMbyMtheMventilatorMtoMachieve
MtheMprescribedMvolumeM-MAnswerMCMVM-McontrolledMmandatoryMvolume
AM45MyrMoldMpresentsMwMsepsis.MYouMadministerM500MbolusMofMLR.MWhatMindicatesM
thatMtheMinterventionMisMhavingMitsMintendedMeffect?M-MAnswerMScvO2M-M72%
AMptMhasMbeenMreceivingMVTEMprophylaxisMwithMSQMheprinMsinceMadmission,M6Mdays
Mago.MToday,MpltMcountMdecreasedMsignificantlyMtoM43,000MandMheMwasMfoundMtoMha
veMaMnewMDVT.MWhatMwasMtheMcauseMofMthis?M-MAnswerMHITM-
MHeprinMinducedMthrombocytopeniaM
-MdropMinMpltMcountM
-MnewMDVT
HemodynamicsMofMRMsidedMheartMfailureM-MAnswerMDecreasedMCO/CI
IncreasedMCVP
Decreased/NormalMPOAP
IncreasedMSVR
