PROPHECY GENERAL ICU A V3 TRAINING
STUDY SHEET 2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉Your patient has a right chest tube that was placed after
thoracotomy. They report that is very painful when they cough and
request cough medicing. What should you do? Answer: Teach them
to splint their right side when coughing and give pain medicine
◉Your patient had an unplanned self-extubation. They are now alert
and sitting up. Their pulse oximetry is 98% on 4 liters face mask.
What action should you prioritize? Answer: A. Inspecting the oral
cavity
B. Checking blood pressure and the heart rate*WRONG
C. Administering an albuterol nebulizer
D. Performing an ordered STAT ABG *WRONG
◉Your are admitting a patient who is sedated and intubated directly
from the operating room after a major surgery. The anesthesia
provider connects the patient to the ventilator in the ICU room and
leaves before entering orders for the patient's ventilatory settings.
How should you proceed? Answer: Contact the ICU intensivist or
specialist assigned to the case
, ◉For a patient with septic shock, What would you monitor to
objectively determine the effectiveness and need to titrate a
dobutamine infusion. Answer: ScVo2
◉Which of the following actions complies with ventilator acquired
pneumonia (VAP) prevention protocols? Answer: Keep head of bed
30-45 degrees
◉What assessment tool is needed for a patient who has
uncomplicated retrosternal hemorrhage? Answer: Follow up
imaging test
◉Which condition may cause increased effects from a medication
that is mostly metabolized by the liver? Answer: Hepatitis C
◉An intubated patient with a GCS of 3 is admitted to the ICU from
the ER after being found down for an unknown amount of time at
home. The CT scan reveals profuse cerebral edema. When is the
BEST time to notify organ donation services? Answer: Within 24
hours of admission to the ICU
◉What order is included in the pre-procedural checklist for patients
at risk for acute kidney injury who are to receive IV contrast?
Answer: Pre-hydration with IV Fluids
STUDY SHEET 2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉Your patient has a right chest tube that was placed after
thoracotomy. They report that is very painful when they cough and
request cough medicing. What should you do? Answer: Teach them
to splint their right side when coughing and give pain medicine
◉Your patient had an unplanned self-extubation. They are now alert
and sitting up. Their pulse oximetry is 98% on 4 liters face mask.
What action should you prioritize? Answer: A. Inspecting the oral
cavity
B. Checking blood pressure and the heart rate*WRONG
C. Administering an albuterol nebulizer
D. Performing an ordered STAT ABG *WRONG
◉Your are admitting a patient who is sedated and intubated directly
from the operating room after a major surgery. The anesthesia
provider connects the patient to the ventilator in the ICU room and
leaves before entering orders for the patient's ventilatory settings.
How should you proceed? Answer: Contact the ICU intensivist or
specialist assigned to the case
, ◉For a patient with septic shock, What would you monitor to
objectively determine the effectiveness and need to titrate a
dobutamine infusion. Answer: ScVo2
◉Which of the following actions complies with ventilator acquired
pneumonia (VAP) prevention protocols? Answer: Keep head of bed
30-45 degrees
◉What assessment tool is needed for a patient who has
uncomplicated retrosternal hemorrhage? Answer: Follow up
imaging test
◉Which condition may cause increased effects from a medication
that is mostly metabolized by the liver? Answer: Hepatitis C
◉An intubated patient with a GCS of 3 is admitted to the ICU from
the ER after being found down for an unknown amount of time at
home. The CT scan reveals profuse cerebral edema. When is the
BEST time to notify organ donation services? Answer: Within 24
hours of admission to the ICU
◉What order is included in the pre-procedural checklist for patients
at risk for acute kidney injury who are to receive IV contrast?
Answer: Pre-hydration with IV Fluids
