BKAT 9R EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

BKAT 9R EXAM 2025-2026 ACTUAL
EXAM 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS

Your ||post-operative ||patient ||has ||a ||left ||anterior ||chest ||tube. ||When ||you ||auscultate ||the ||lung
||fields ||bilaterally, ||you ||hear ||diminished ||breath ||sounds ||in ||the ||right ||posterior ||base. ||This ||would

||most ||likely ||be ||due ||to:



1. pleuritis

2. consolidation

3. the ||chest ||tube

4. atelectasis ||- ||ANSWER-atelectasis



Your ||patient ||is ||on ||a ||ventilator. ||The ||low ||volume ||alarm ||sounds. ||This ||may ||be ||due ||to:

1. pulmonary ||edema

2. increasing ||secretions

3. a ||disconnected ||tube

4. biting ||the ||tube ||- ||ANSWER-a ||disconnected ||tube



To ||assess ||proper ||positioning ||of ||an ||endotracheal ||tube, ||the ||most ||appropriate ||nursing ||action ||would
||be ||to:



1. check ||for ||a ||change ||in ||the ||respiratory ||rate

2. listen ||for ||bilateral ||breath ||sounds

3. check ||for ||chest ||expansion

4. listen ||for ||minimal ||leak ||of ||the ||cuff ||- ||ANSWER-Listen ||for ||bilateral ||breath ||sounds



Mr. ||Ray ||has ||an ||endotracheal ||tube. ||While ||you ||are ||making ||rounds, ||you ||ask ||if ||his ||breathing ||is
||okay. ||In ||an ||audible ||tone, ||he ||says ||"yes". ||You ||should ||first:



1. raise ||the ||head ||of ||the ||bed

2. ask ||the ||patient ||to ||cough

3. notify ||the ||physician

,4. check ||the ||functioning ||of ||the ||cuff ||- ||ANSWER-check ||the ||functioning ||of ||the ||cuff



The ||high ||pressure ||alarm ||on ||a ||volume ||respirator ||will ||not ||be ||triggered ||by ||which ||response ||below?

1. biting ||on ||the ||tube

2. pulmonary ||edema

3. leaking ||cuff

4. decreased ||lung ||compliance ||- ||ANSWER-leaking ||cuff



The ||most ||important ||reason ||for ||diminishing ||breath ||sounds ||in ||a ||motor ||vehicle ||crash ||victim ||with
||closed ||chest ||trauma ||is:



1. chest ||pain ||when ||breathing ||normally

2. a ||pulmonary ||bleed

3. development ||of ||a ||pneumothorax

4. cervical ||spinal-cord ||injury ||- ||ANSWER-Development ||of ||a ||pneumothorax



A ||moderately ||burned ||trauma ||patient ||is ||admitted ||to ||your ||unit. ||The ||most ||important ||treatment
||related ||to ||the ||burns ||during ||the ||first ||24 ||hours ||after ||injury ||is:



1. fluid ||replacement

2. accurate ||administration ||of ||antibiotics

3. pain ||relief ||measures

4. early ||wound ||cultures ||- ||ANSWER-fluid ||replacement



Your ||trauma ||patient, ||who ||is ||4 ||days ||post ||fracture ||of ||the ||right ||femur, ||suddenly ||develops
||shortness ||of ||breath. ||The ||most ||likely ||cause ||is:



1. Fat ||embolus

2. Pneumonia

3. Pleural ||effusion

4. Pulmonary ||edema ||- ||ANSWER-Fat ||embolism



To ||help ||prevent ||ventilator ||acquired ||pneumonia ||(VAP), ||the ||most ||important ||nursing ||action ||would
||be ||to:

, 1. keeping ||FIO2 ||at ||60%

2. changing ||the ||ventilator ||tubing ||qshift

3. careful ||hand-washing ||and ||use ||of ||gloves ||when ||suctioning

4. treat ||low ||peak-inspiratory ||pressures ||- ||ANSWER-Careful ||hand-washing ||and ||use ||of
||gloves ||when ||suctioning




The ||most ||important ||nursing ||activity ||for ||a ||patient ||admitted ||with ||the ||diagnosis ||of ||cervical ||spinal
||cord ||injury ||is:



1. keeping ||the ||patient ||flat

2. immobilizing ||the ||head

3. noting ||change ||in ||feeling ||extremities

4. doing ||hourly ||neuro ||checks ||- ||ANSWER-Immobilizing ||the ||head



In ||a ||patient ||with ||cervical ||spine ||injury, ||the ||most ||important ||observations ||the ||nurse ||makes
||concerns ||which ||of ||the ||following ||physiological ||parameters?



1. heart ||rate

2. respirations

3. urinary ||output

4. pupillary ||response ||to ||light ||- ||ANSWER-respirations



The ||earliest ||sign ||of ||increased ||intracranial ||pressure ||generally ||involves ||changes ||in:

1. response ||to ||pain

2. level ||of ||consciousness

3. equality ||of ||pupillary ||reactions

4. respiratory ||rate ||- ||ANSWER-level ||of ||consciousness



53. Deepening ||intracranial ||pressure ||is ||characterized ||by:

1. tachycardia

2. pinpoint ||pupils

3. widened ||pulse ||pressure