HEALTHSTREAM COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ What is the sign that a pressure ulcer is beginning to develop
Answer: Discoloration
◉ A 72-year-old female patient presents to the Emergency
Department reporting substernal chest pain that she describes as
"ripping"; it radiates into her back and is associated with cough and
shortness of breath. Her blood pressure is 150/90 and her heart rate
is 110. The emergency nurse anticipates administering: Answer:
◉ What is the priority when assessing a patient with dysphagia who
has experienced a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)? Answer: Airway
◉ An oral dose of 0.25 mg of an inotropic antidysrhythmic
medication is ordered. This medication is available as 0.125 mg per
tablet. How many tablets should be administered? Answer: 2
◉ Nurses should tell patients who are receiving ophthalmic
medications that they will possibly experience: Answer:
◉ Which emergency medication may cause cerebral hemorrhage?
Answer: Epinephrine
, ◉ A practitioner's order prescribes levothyroxine 0.05 mg po daily.
The available medication is levothyroxine 25 mcg tabs. What will the
nurse administer? Answer: 2
◉ Patients who have advance directives may receive pain
medication when it is needed. Answer: true
◉ What should be the nurse's first action to aid a near-drowning
victim Answer:
◉ A patient with COPD requires oxygen therapy via nasal cannula. In
order to help reduce anxiety in this patient, the nurse should tell
her: Answer: This is oxygen; it will aid your breathing.
◉ When patient information is unavailable in an emergency, which
blood type can be given immediately? Answer: o-
◉ Paramedics transported a 50-year-old female patient from a
house fire to the Emergency Department without any obvious burns.
She is covered in soot, coughing, and reporting nausea and anxiety.
The emergency department provider plans to treat the patient for
possible cyanide poisoning. In addition to oxygen, what medication
should the nurse anticipate administering? Answer:
Hydroxocobalamin
REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ What is the sign that a pressure ulcer is beginning to develop
Answer: Discoloration
◉ A 72-year-old female patient presents to the Emergency
Department reporting substernal chest pain that she describes as
"ripping"; it radiates into her back and is associated with cough and
shortness of breath. Her blood pressure is 150/90 and her heart rate
is 110. The emergency nurse anticipates administering: Answer:
◉ What is the priority when assessing a patient with dysphagia who
has experienced a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)? Answer: Airway
◉ An oral dose of 0.25 mg of an inotropic antidysrhythmic
medication is ordered. This medication is available as 0.125 mg per
tablet. How many tablets should be administered? Answer: 2
◉ Nurses should tell patients who are receiving ophthalmic
medications that they will possibly experience: Answer:
◉ Which emergency medication may cause cerebral hemorrhage?
Answer: Epinephrine
, ◉ A practitioner's order prescribes levothyroxine 0.05 mg po daily.
The available medication is levothyroxine 25 mcg tabs. What will the
nurse administer? Answer: 2
◉ Patients who have advance directives may receive pain
medication when it is needed. Answer: true
◉ What should be the nurse's first action to aid a near-drowning
victim Answer:
◉ A patient with COPD requires oxygen therapy via nasal cannula. In
order to help reduce anxiety in this patient, the nurse should tell
her: Answer: This is oxygen; it will aid your breathing.
◉ When patient information is unavailable in an emergency, which
blood type can be given immediately? Answer: o-
◉ Paramedics transported a 50-year-old female patient from a
house fire to the Emergency Department without any obvious burns.
She is covered in soot, coughing, and reporting nausea and anxiety.
The emergency department provider plans to treat the patient for
possible cyanide poisoning. In addition to oxygen, what medication
should the nurse anticipate administering? Answer:
Hydroxocobalamin
