PROGRESSIVE CARE RN A V1 EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 80 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
PROGRESSIVE CARE RN A V1 EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL
EXAM 80 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
You are caring for a patient with a chest tube that has become dislodged.
Which of the following would you do FIRST? - ANSWER- Cover the
insertion site immediately with Vaseline gauze
A 78 year old male is admitted from the ED for syncope with ground
level fall. You note his heart rate is 50 and the patient is confused. His
daughter states she thinks he has dementia but he has not been diagnosed
yet. Blood pressure is stable. What order do you anticipate? - ANSWERStat head CT
A patient with an upper GI bleed has a hgb of 6.1 g/dL. Which of the
following orders should you do FIRST? - ANSWER- Prepare to
administer 2 units PRBCs
Which of the following should be checked before administering
digoxin? - ANSWER- Apical pulse
A patient with a history of acute seizure activity of unknown etiology is
admitted to the PCU from the ED. Which of the following orders would
you expect to receive from the admitting provider? - ANSWERLevetiracetam (Keppra) 500 mg IV every 12 hours and seizure
precautions
You are caring for a patient post left pneumonectomy with a chest tube
in place for drainage. Which of the following is a priority in caring for
this patient? - ANSWER- Encourage the patient to cough and deep
breathe
You are caring for a patient with an order for "furosemide 80 mg BID".
Which of the following actions is the MOST appropriate? - ANSWERCall the provider to clarify the order
You are caring for a patient with a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order. The
patient goes into cardiac arrest and the patient's daughter states "Do
whatever you can to save my dad." Which of the following is the BEST
response? - ANSWER- Follow the patient's wishes and honor the DNR
You are educating your patient about reducing sodium intake. You know
that the patient understands when they make the statement: - ANSWER-
"I will avoid canned food because it's salty"
The trough for vancomycin is measured: - ANSWER- Immediately
before the next scheduled dose
You are delegating wound care to a LPN. The LPN states that she has
never performed this type of wound care before. Which of the following
components of delegation have you neglected? - ANSWERCompetency
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