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BKAT CRITICAL CARE EXAM VERSION B
|BKAT ICU POST TEST Newest 2025 Complete 100 Questions And Correct Detailed Answers (verified Answers) ||Already Graded A+||Brand New Version!!
You get a Pt. back with a chest tube system in place following thoracic surgery. What would be considered an excessive amount of fluid over the next few hours? - ANSWER-150
When setting up to suction a Pt. You should adjust the negative pressure to what? - ANSWER--120 mmHg
Chest physical therapy on a post-op Pt. with a chest tube in the left side you listen to the breath sounds and you note they are decreased on the right. What would this indicate? - ANSWER- Atelectasis
Chest percussion and postural drainage would be contraindicated in what condition? - ANSWER-Pulmonary hemorrhage
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Caring for a pt. on a ventilator and you hear a low volume alarm it indicates? - ANSWER-Tube disconnection
Assessing endotracheal tube position the most appropriate action a nurse can do is? - ANSWER-Listen bilaterally to breath sounds
Your pt. has an endotracheal tube in place and you ask him if he's going ok this morning and he responds in an audible voice "yes". You should? - ANSWER-You should first check the function on the cuff
A high pressure alarm in a ventilator can be triggered by all the
following except: - ANSWER-Leaky cuff
Pt. comes in from a motor vehicle accident with a closed chest trauma and has a deviated trachea. What is the most common reason? - ANSWER-Tension pneumothorax
Pt. Is three days post-op with a fractured left femur and suddenly gets SOB. What is most likely the reason? - ANSWER-Fat embolism
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