RELIAS/PROPHECY GENERAL ICU RN A V3 WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS
One of your patients coded but is now stabilized and you are
catching up on charting. The step-down unit calls to get report
on your other patient who is to be transferred. The nurses near
you do not appear busy. How should you prioritize your time? -
ANSWER ->Give report and ask the nurses to prepare the
patient for transfer.
Your patient was intubated but still has oral medications on
their list of medications. How should you ensure they receive
their medications? - ANSWER ->Ask the provider to update the
route of administration.
What laboratory value should you monitor closely if your
patient is vomiting coffee ground emesis? - ANSWER -
>Hemoglobin
What ECG finding is indicative of hyperkalemia? - ANSWER -
>Peaked T waves
You witness a patient that is not assigned to you fall out of bed
and begin crying for help but you do not see the assigned nurse
, to assist the patient. What should you do first? - ANSWER -
>Check on the patient's status and call for assistance.
When assessing for fever in your intubated patient, placement
of the thermometer in which area would be most accurate? -
ANSWER ->Pulmonary artery or bladder
Your patient has just completed IV potassium replacement.
When should you collect their repeat potassium level? -
ANSWER ->30-60 min
Your patient is receiving an anti-arrhythmic agent. Which of the
following assessment parameters is the MOST important for
you to evaluate? - ANSWER ->ECG
Your patient is undergoing a weaning trial from the ventilator.
Fifteen minutes into the trial the patient's heart rate increases
to 140 bpm and they start to grab at their oxygen and IV tubing.
What should you do NEXT? - ANSWER ->Stop weaning and rest
the patient
While assessing a patient just admitted to the hospital, he
admits to drinking 12 cans of beer a day, with the last drink
being right before admission. What is the expected onset of
delirium tremens? - ANSWER ->Within 48-72 hours
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS
One of your patients coded but is now stabilized and you are
catching up on charting. The step-down unit calls to get report
on your other patient who is to be transferred. The nurses near
you do not appear busy. How should you prioritize your time? -
ANSWER ->Give report and ask the nurses to prepare the
patient for transfer.
Your patient was intubated but still has oral medications on
their list of medications. How should you ensure they receive
their medications? - ANSWER ->Ask the provider to update the
route of administration.
What laboratory value should you monitor closely if your
patient is vomiting coffee ground emesis? - ANSWER -
>Hemoglobin
What ECG finding is indicative of hyperkalemia? - ANSWER -
>Peaked T waves
You witness a patient that is not assigned to you fall out of bed
and begin crying for help but you do not see the assigned nurse
, to assist the patient. What should you do first? - ANSWER -
>Check on the patient's status and call for assistance.
When assessing for fever in your intubated patient, placement
of the thermometer in which area would be most accurate? -
ANSWER ->Pulmonary artery or bladder
Your patient has just completed IV potassium replacement.
When should you collect their repeat potassium level? -
ANSWER ->30-60 min
Your patient is receiving an anti-arrhythmic agent. Which of the
following assessment parameters is the MOST important for
you to evaluate? - ANSWER ->ECG
Your patient is undergoing a weaning trial from the ventilator.
Fifteen minutes into the trial the patient's heart rate increases
to 140 bpm and they start to grab at their oxygen and IV tubing.
What should you do NEXT? - ANSWER ->Stop weaning and rest
the patient
While assessing a patient just admitted to the hospital, he
admits to drinking 12 cans of beer a day, with the last drink
being right before admission. What is the expected onset of
delirium tremens? - ANSWER ->Within 48-72 hours
