PROGRESSIVE CARE RN A V1 EXAM 80 QUESTIONS AND

PROGRESSIVE CARE RN A V1 EXAM 80 QUESTIONS AND ( ANSWERS)

PROGRESSIVE CARE RN A V1 EXAM 2026-2027

EXAM 80 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

WITH RATIONALES ( ANSWERS)

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