Progressive Care RN A 2024 Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) 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
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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. 1 / 2
Progressive Care RN A 2024 Questions with Complete Solutions (Latest 2025) Which statement by your patient indicates an understanding of the education? - Correct Answers ✅I will not take ibuprofen (Motrin®) every day 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
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