Progressive Care Rn A Exam Questions And Answers
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Your non-verbal patient is alert. What type of pain assessment would be appropriate? -
CORRECT ANSWERS • Visual pain scale
• Verbal descriptive scale
• Vital signs assessment to approximate pain
• Behavioral pain scale (Wrong)
Your patient has returned from the cath lab post angioplasty. Upon assessment you note
a large hematoma at the sheath site. What would be your immediate action? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Apply manual pressure to the site and call for help.
Your patient has new onset seizures. They ask you what they should know about taking
levetiracetam (Keppra®). What would be your BEST response? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Common side effects are fatigue and depression
Your patient with cardiac bypass surgery is post-op day 2. The nursing assistant reports
that your patient has a temp of 101.3°F and blood pressure of 82/56. Their urine output
has decreased to less than 30 mL in the past 4 hours. You suspect a post-surgery
complication. After calling the physician you receive orders for STAT CBC, CMP, and
coagulation test. What results would you expect to see after these labs are completed? -
CORRECT ANSWERS WBC greater than 19,000
What is an adequate amount of urine output? - CORRECT ANSWERS 30 mL/hr
Your patient has left ventricular failure. What clinical manifestations would you expect
to see? - CORRECT ANSWERS Dyspnea, distant heart sounds, bilateral crackles
You are caring for your patient with an order for furosemide (Lasix®) 80 mg BID. What
would be your MOST appropriate action? - CORRECT ANSWERS Call provider to clarify
the order.
Your patient is in cardiac arrest. Chest compressions are being performed. Capnography
indicates the end-tidal CO2 is 18 mmg. What do the capnography results indicate about
, Progressive Care Rn A Exam Questions And Answers
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the chest compressions? - CORRECT ANSWERS No changes. These are high quality
compressions
What is required before making a report of elder abuse? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Suspicion of abuse
You receive your patient with pneumonia from the ED. Antibiotics and steroids have
been initiated by the provider. The patient reports abdominal pain and has a large loose
bowel movement. They inform you this is their third bowel movement in the last two
hours. What would you do FIRST? - CORRECT ANSWERS Initiate enteric contact
isolation precautions for possible C. Diff
You want to assess for jugular vein distention (JVD). What position would be BEST? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Position patient on their back with head of bed at 30 to 45 degrees.
Your patient with triple cardiac bypass surgery is post-op day 3. Chest tubes have been
removed. They suddenly report palpitations. Their blood pressure is 130/76 and heart
rate is 140 bpm. What would you do NEXT? - CORRECT ANSWERS Perform a bedside
EKG
Your patient has a history of renal insufficiency. What class of analgesics would MOST
likely be contraindicated for them? - CORRECT ANSWERS Nonsteroidal anti-
inflammatory medications
Your patient is acutely ill. What route of medication administration would likely be
LEAST effective? - CORRECT ANSWERS Intramuscular
You are working with the code team to resuscitate a patient in ventricular fibrillation.
Chest compressions are ongoing and the patient has been shocked twice. What
emergency medication, if any, would you administer at this juncture? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Epinephrine (Adrenaline) 1 mg IV
Your patient is on anticoagulant medication. You are discharging them and provide
patient education.
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