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Prophecy General ICU RN A V2 (New Update) Questions and Verified ANSWERs| 100% Correct Term: The patient's ABG is: pH 7.25, pCO2 40, pO2 90, HCO3 20mEq/L. What type of acid imbalance does he have?
ANSWER: Metabolic Acidosis
Term: Common complications of massive transfusions are
ANSWER: Dilutional Coagulopathy, DIC, hypothermia, and
fibrinolysis
Term: Long term use of TPN may lead to:
ANSWER: Liver Failure
Term: Which of the following is a potential complication of
high PEEP
ANSWER: Pneumothorax
Term: What is a common assessment finding for a patient
returning from a small bowel resection?
ANSWER: Hypoactive bowel sounds
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Question: Your patient suddenly becomes diaphoretic, anxious,
tachycardic, and has clammy skin. Which of the following would you suspect?
ANSWER: D) Hypoglycemia
Question: The staff nurse asks the nursing assistant to check on
a patient. The nursing assistant reports back that the patient is experiencing chest pain and is diaphorectic. Which of the following can the staff nurse delegate to the assistant?
ANSWER: C) Informing the charge nurse that a patient needs
attention
Question: Your patient returned from PACU after surgery and is
very drowsy. She attempts to eat a candy bar and begins to choke. The physician is unable to clear the airway. You would expect to prepare for which of the following emergency procedures?
ANSWER: C) Tracheostomy
Term: The initial insulin therapy for a patient with acute DKA is
usually administered by which route
ANSWER: Intravenous bolus followed by a continuous infusion
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Term: Screening tests for DIC include:
ANSWER: D-Dimer and FDPs
Term: Which of the following hormones is secreted by the
hypothalamus in an effort to regulate water balance?
ANSWER: ADH
Term: Which of the following IV sedatives would most likely be
ordered for a non-intubated patient?
ANSWER: Precedex
Term: Your patient is in bed and eating lunch when they begin
to cough and gag. Suddenly they become dyspneic and bradycardic with excessive salivation. What do you suspect happened?
ANSWER: Aspiration
Term: Which of the following is a response of the
cardiovascular system to early sepsis?
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ANSWER: Increased cardiac output and reduced systemic
vascular resistance
Question: Which patient would you expect to be extubated?
ANSWER: Patient is awake, follows commands with RR of 14,
FiO2 40%, and PEEP 5
Term: Your patient is in a Hypertensive crisis. What medication
can you expect the doctor to order?
ANSWER: Nicardipine
Term: Your patient sustained a crushed pelvis in a MVC. You
notice a pinkish sediment in the urinary catheter tubing and decreased urinary output. Which of the following conditions would you suspect?
ANSWER: Rhabdomyolysis
Term: Which class of drugs should be avoided in patients with
asthma?