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CCRN Questions A patient has had a large anterior myocardial infarction last month and developed a ventricular aneurysm. He now has episodes of ventricular tachycardia that are not prevented or converted with antidysrhythmic agents. An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is implanted. Four days after surgery he develops ventricular tachycardia. The ICD has delivered three shocks but has not converted the rhythm. He is pulseless and apneic. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is in progress...

CCRN Pediatric Practice Exam Questions from AACN To promote effective grieving in a 6-year-old sibling following the death of an infant, the nurse should: A) Recommend that the sibling not attend the infant's memorial service B) Encourage the parents to minimize their expression of grief with the sibling C) Explain to the sibling that the infant went to heaven D) Explain to the sibling that thoughts and wishes did not cause the infant's death - Correct answer Answer: D) Explain to the s...

adult CCRN/PCCN certification practice test One day following posterior spinal fusion surgery a 35 year old female suddenly exhibits restlessness, labored breathing and acute chest pain. Her heart rate is 122/min., she is afebrile, and exhibits slightly diminished breath sounds on the right side. The findings described above should lead the nurse to suspect that the patient has developed: A. A spontaneous pneumothorax B. A pulmonary embolus C. Aspiration pneumonia D. A pleural effusi...

CCRN EXAM A 59 year old male is admitted complaining of chest pain and dyspnea. ST elevation and T wave inversion were seen on the EKG in V2,V3 and V4. IV thrombolytic therapy was started in ED. Indications of successful reperfusion would include all of the following except: (A) pain cessation (B) decrease in CK or troponin (C) reversal of ST segment elevation with return to baseline (D) short runs of ventricular tachycardia - Correct answer (B)Coronary artery reperfusion due to PCI or ...

adult CCRN/PCCN certification practice test One day following posterior spinal fusion surgery a 35 year old female suddenly exhibits restlessness, labored breathing and acute chest pain. Her heart rate is 122/min., she is afebrile, and exhibits slightly diminished breath sounds on the right side. The findings described above should lead the nurse to suspect that the patient has developed: A. A spontaneous pneumothorax B. A pulmonary embolus C. Aspiration pneumonia D. A pleural effusi...

AACN PCCN Practice Test who is at risk for MDRO infection - Correct answer patients with severe disease, including compromised host defenses from underlying medical conditions, recent surgery, or indwelling medical devices (ex: foleys or ET tubes)" "what are classic signs of cardiac tamponade? - Correct answer hypotension, narrowing pulse pressure, tachycardia with weak, thready pulse, and tachypnea" "what arrhythmia is mitral valve insufficiency associated with? - Correct answer af...

AACN Critical Care Nursing Cellular respiration cannot be directly measured but is estimated by the amount of - Correct answer CO2 produced (V̇CO2) and the amount of O2 consumed (V̇O2)." "V̇CO2 - Correct answer CO2 produced in celluar respiration" "V̇O2 - Correct answer and the amount of O2 consumed in cellular respiration" "external respiration - Correct answer The Exchange of O2 and CO2 at the alveolar-capillary level. It is the ratio of the CO2 produced to the O2 tak...

AACN Course How does one assess a patient's chest pain? - Correct answer Use the PQRST assessment scale P (Provoke)--> What provokes or precipitates the pain? Q (Quality)--> What is the quality of the pain? R (Radiation)--> Does the pain radiate to locations other than the chest? S (Severity)--> What is the severity of the pain (on a scale of 1-10) T (Timing)--> What is the time of onset of this episode of pain that caused you to come to the hospital?" "Cardiac cathe...

AACN CMC What percentage of ventricular filling is passive and what percentage is atrial kick? - Correct answer Passive - 75% Atrial kick -- 25-35%" "What 3 components make up stroke volume? - Correct answer Preload Afterload Contractility" "Uses of beta blockers - Correct answer HTN Classic angina (Coronary artery obstruction) Ventricular and Supraventricular arrhythmia's ACS Heart failure Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy" "Clinical effects of beta blockers - Correct ans...

HSPT Practice Test - Verbal Skills Which word does not belong with the others? A. one B. three C. fourth D. nine - Correct answer C" "Arouse is to pacify as agitate is: A. smooth B. ruffle C. understand D. ignore - Correct answer A" "Bagels are less expensive than muffins. Rolls are less expensive than bagels. Muffins are less expensive than rolls. If th first two statements are true, the third is: A. true B. false C. uncertain - Correct answer B" "Query means the op...