EXAM A V3: PROPHECY SURGICAL
ICU, 2025/2026 WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
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Please interpret the acid-base abnormality: pH = 7.56, PaCO2 = 24 mm Hg, HCO3
= 23 mEq/L - CORRECT ANSWERS- Respiratory Alkalosis
What is the normal range for CVP? - CORRECT ANSWERS- 2-8 mm Hg
Special care should be given when administering IV Dopamine because: -
CORRECT ANSWERS- Infiltration leads to tissue necrosis
You are caring for an 80-year-old female status post small bowel resection.
Cardiac history of MI and CHF. Pt is 6hrs post op and VS as follows:
HR 110
NSR
BP 160/73
R 28
O2 92%
Ventilator FiO2 60%
, You have had to suction the patient several times d/t large amts of frothy sputum.
Current intake is 2,000mL and output is 300 mL. What should you do? - CORRECT
ANSWERS- Call MD for diuretic
58-year-old male patient is receiving a blood transfusion, 10 minutes after
initiation, the nurse thinks the pt is having an acute hemolytic transfusion
reaction because he exhibits the following symptoms: - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Chills, back pain, spiked temperature, nausea
Which of the following is INCORRECT regarding TPN administration? - CORRECT
ANSWERS- It can be given through a peripheral IV.
Which complication is most likely to occurr if excessive force or a small (3mL)
syringe is used during a normal saline flush into a PICC line? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Catheter Rupture
A patient with a spinal cord injury is given a large dose of Solu-Medrol and should
be monitored for what? - CORRECT ANSWERS- Hyperglycemia
The dosage of which drug must be tapered off slowly to prevent an acute adrenal
insufficiency? - CORRECT ANSWERS- Cortisone
What is the general acceptable output of urine per hour in adults? - CORRECT
ANSWERS- 30 mL/hr
ICU, 2025/2026 WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
✓
✓
Please interpret the acid-base abnormality: pH = 7.56, PaCO2 = 24 mm Hg, HCO3
= 23 mEq/L - CORRECT ANSWERS- Respiratory Alkalosis
What is the normal range for CVP? - CORRECT ANSWERS- 2-8 mm Hg
Special care should be given when administering IV Dopamine because: -
CORRECT ANSWERS- Infiltration leads to tissue necrosis
You are caring for an 80-year-old female status post small bowel resection.
Cardiac history of MI and CHF. Pt is 6hrs post op and VS as follows:
HR 110
NSR
BP 160/73
R 28
O2 92%
Ventilator FiO2 60%
, You have had to suction the patient several times d/t large amts of frothy sputum.
Current intake is 2,000mL and output is 300 mL. What should you do? - CORRECT
ANSWERS- Call MD for diuretic
58-year-old male patient is receiving a blood transfusion, 10 minutes after
initiation, the nurse thinks the pt is having an acute hemolytic transfusion
reaction because he exhibits the following symptoms: - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Chills, back pain, spiked temperature, nausea
Which of the following is INCORRECT regarding TPN administration? - CORRECT
ANSWERS- It can be given through a peripheral IV.
Which complication is most likely to occurr if excessive force or a small (3mL)
syringe is used during a normal saline flush into a PICC line? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Catheter Rupture
A patient with a spinal cord injury is given a large dose of Solu-Medrol and should
be monitored for what? - CORRECT ANSWERS- Hyperglycemia
The dosage of which drug must be tapered off slowly to prevent an acute adrenal
insufficiency? - CORRECT ANSWERS- Cortisone
What is the general acceptable output of urine per hour in adults? - CORRECT
ANSWERS- 30 mL/hr
