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Download RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS. and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE What is the current recommended dose of intravenous or intraosseous epinephrine in adult patients with cardiac arrest? 10 mg every 10 minutes 1 mg every 3-5 minutes 1 mg every 7 minutes 0.1 mg every 2 minutes ✔✔ 1 mg every 3-5 minutes A patient with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is MOST likely to suffer from what condition? Diabetes mellitus Cerebral palsy Diabetes Insipidus Myxedema coma ✔✔ Diabetes Insipidus A patient presents after sustaining a roll-over motor vehicle accident. They are complaining of pain around the mid-upper back. On your initial triage assessment, you find that patient has preserved motor function below L5 but is suffering from a loss of sensory function. The assessment findings are consistent with: Posterior cord syndrome Central cord syndrome Anterior cord syndrome Autonomic syndrome ✔✔ Posterior cord syndrome A patient arrives with acute onset of central chest pain. The patient is tachycardic and tachypneic and appears very anxious and restless. What would be the MOST important initial intervention for this patient? Obtain electrocardiogram Administer nitroglycerin Administer oxygen Obtain venous blood gas ✔✔ IDK, but its not administer nitroglycerin or obtain electrocardiogram!! A patient who is 27 weeks pregnant presents with painless bright red vagin*l bleeding. What condition correlates with the presenting symptoms? Abruptio placenta Placenta Previa Ectopic pregnancy Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) ✔✔ Placenta Previa What is a common assessment finding in a patient with a tension pneumothorax? Petechial chest rash Distended neck veins RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE Equal chest wall expansion RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE Abruptio placenta RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE Ruptured ectopic pregnancy ✔✔ Ruptured ectopic pregnancy A patient with a history of chronic alcohol use is brought in with possible esophageal varices. What medication is used to stop upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in patients with this condition? Octreotide (Sandostatin®) Acetaminophen (Tylenol®) Warfarin (Jantoven®) Ibuprofen (Motrin®) ✔✔ Octreotide (Sandostatin) A patient has sustained multiple traumatic injuries after a fall from a height. What is considered an important component of the primary survey assessment? Complete set of vital signs Neurological assessment Head to toe assessment Patients allergy history ✔✔ Neurological Assessment What do you anticipate is the BEST indicator of adequate hydration in an adult patient with 30% body surface area burn during initial fluid resuscitation? Blood pressure of 110/60 mm Hg Urine output of 0.5 mL/kg/hr Central venous pressure of 25 mm Hg Urine output of 0.2 mL/kg/hr ✔✔ Urine output 0.5mL/kg/hr What staff member would you ask to accompany you when transporting an intubated patient to imaging for a CT? Lift team Respiratory therapist Physician's assistant Nursing assistant ✔✔ RT An elderly patient is brought in with new onset of confusion and gradual onset of headache in the last 48hours. The patient states that they had a fall 3 days ago. Based on the history and presenting complaints, what diagnostic test do you anticipate the provider to order? MRI of the brain Complete Blood Count Finger stick blood sugar RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE CT scan of the brain ✔✔ CT scan of the brain A patient arrives with suspected appendicitis. What action, if observed, would require additional training for the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? The UAP offers the patient a ginger ale. The UAP allows the patient to move to a position of comfort. RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE Bounding pulse Warm extremity Paresthesia of the foot Capillary refill pf toes <2 sec ✔✔ Paresthesia of the foot You are assisting a novice nurse with a blood draw. You observe the nurse draw the RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE blood, place the specimen tubes in a biohazard bag, and leave the room with the unlabeled specimen tubes. What would you do NEXT? RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE Don't confront the nurse, go redraw the labs and label at the bedside. Do nothing because they can label them anywhere. Report them to your supervisor. Re-educate the nurse, then redraw thexabs, use patient identifiers and label at the bedside. ✔✔ Re-educate What is the critical goal time from arrival to the ED to CT brain scan based on the American Heart Association stroke recommendations? 10 minutes 25 minutes 45 minutes 60 minutes ✔✔ 25min A patient presents with sudden onset of aphasia and left-sided weakness for the last 25 minutes. What action would be taken NEXT? Triage them to the screening area Complete a thorough triage evaluation, initiate the appropriate stroke resources Register the patient prior to triage, and collect smoking and drug use history Activate your department's code stroke protocol ✔✔ Activate your deptartment's code stroke protocol Your patient's chest tube dressing has accidentally come off and you are preparing to place a new one. You have a slit drain sponge, 4 x 4 gauzes, tape, scissors, and antiseptic swabs. What else do you need? Kelly clamp Petrolatum gauze Tube connector Chest drainage system ✔✔ Petrolatum gauze What type of medication is used in the emergency care setting to help manage the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal? Benzodiazepin es Valproic acid Electrolytes Thiamine ✔✔ Benzos A patient presents to the lobby stating she thinks she is in active labor. Your facility doesn't have a labor and delivery unit. What is the NEXT action you would take? Tell the patient she needs to go to the nearest hospital with a labor and delivery unit. Have an ED provider perform a medical screening exam to determine if she is in active labor. Call the nearest hospital with a labor and delivery unit to see if they will accept the patient. RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE A patient is brought in with a history of a head-on motor vehicle accident. The patient was not wearing a seat belt and was traveling at 120 mph with the deployment of an airbag. They complain of severe lower abdominal and hip pain. A secondary trauma survey reveals an unstable hip on lateral compression. What would be a PRIORITY intervention in managing this patient? Application of pelvic blinder Initiation of massive transfusion protocol Administration of IV fluids Insertion of second IV line ✔✔ Application of a pelvic binder You exit your patient's room and as you walk away you hear a thud. Upon inspection, you find your patient on the floor. What would you do FIRST? Assess the patient for injury. Call the familv. Get assistance. Notify the charge nurse. ✔✔ Assess the pt for injury A patient is brought in for a potential overdose of heroin. What is the PRIORITY nursing intervention? Administering normal saline fluids Maintaining airway and breathing Starting an IV line Administering naloxone ✔✔ Maintaining airway and breathing. You see a fellow nurse placing an opioid medication in their pocket rather than administering it as ordered. What would you do NEXT? Don't say anything. Tell another coworker. Confront your coworker. Tell your immediate supervisor. ✔✔ Tell your immediate supervisor A patient is being treated in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber for carbon monoxide poisoning. What measurement is the BEST indicator of treatment success? Pulse oximetry Vital signs Pulse pressure O Arterial blood gas ✔✔ ABG A patient presents with a facial burn with significant facial swelling and acute respiratory distress. Based on a 1-4 triage acuity scale with 1 being most critical, what is the appropriate category based on the patient RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE presentation? 1 2 RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 3 RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE Keep the information confidential to avoid repercussions from the preceptor. Inform the charge nurse about what happened and document it. RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE Since the patient was not harmed, do not report the incident. Tell only the patient about the incident and have them decide what to do. ✔✔ Inform the charge nurse about what happened and document it. Your patient has just had a paracentesis during which 5 liters of fluid were removed. Which assessment is the PRIORITY? Palpate for tenderness Blood pressure Observation of puncture site Signs of infection ✔✔ Blood pressure What symptom is commonly seen in patients with alcohol withdrawal? Tachycardia Hypotensio n Bradycardi a Hypothermia ✔✔ Tachycardia A patient's family has decided to withdraw life-sustaining treatment. When communicating with the family of the patient, what reassurance would you provide? Life support is essential in the patient's quality of life. Efforts will be made to make the patient comfortable. That the patient lived a full and complete life. Substantial amounts of pain medication will be provided. ✔✔ Efforts with be made to make the patient comfortable. During cardiogenic shock what temporary intervention might be ordered to improve perfusion until definitive treatment is provided? Coronary artery bypass notropic iffusion Percutaneous intervention Continuous renal replacement therapy ✔✔ Inotropic infusion You accidentally administered epinephrine 1:1000 intravenous push for a patient suffering from a severe anaphylactic reaction. You recognize this as a near-miss event and report this: Internally, per policy through the defined incident reporting system Externally, to the state board of nursing through the website Externally, to state board of pharmacy through the website Since it was a near miss reporting is not necessary ✔✔ Internally, per policy through the defined incident reporting system. RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE You are administering haloperidol (Haldol®) to a patient with acute symptoms of Schizophrenia. What changes in the electrocardiogram (ECG) are possible as a result of this medication? RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE Anemia Thrombocytope nia Lymphadenopat hy Septicemia ✔✔ Thrombocytopenia What are you MOST likely to see during your initial assessment of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE Pursed lip breathing Absent breath sounds on one side RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE Fever Blood tinged sputum ✔✔ Pursed lip breathing A patient presents with a 5-day history of runny nose, headache, and productive cough. The patient is unable to speak full sentences, reports having a history of moderate to severe COPD, and has a Sp02 reading of 89%. What intervention do you anticipate implementing FIRST for this patient? • Provide oxygen Obtain venous blood gas (VBG) Obtain vital signs Obtain ECG ✔✔ Provide Oxygen A patient with dementia has a family member with MPOA, who is unable to be reached. The provider needs a consent signed and allows the patient to sign. What is the MOST appropriate action you would take? • Report the provider to their supervisor. Do nothing as the form has already been signed. Call the ethics committee. Report the provider to the Medical Board. ✔✔ Report the provider to their supervisor Under what circ*mstances can the hospital transfer an unstable patient to another facility and maintain compliance with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)? The patient has no health insurance coverage. The receiving facility is conducting research on specific disease condition. The necessary treatment is not available at the current hospital. The family members are requesting to transfer the patient near to them. ✔✔ The necessary treatment is not available at the current hospital. A 35-year-old patient complains of night sweats, low-grade fever, weight loss, and a productive cough with pink-tinged sputum for 3-4 weeks. They have been staying at a local shelter since they lost their job 6 months ago. What diagnosis is most likely? Tuberculosis Influenza COVID 19 Liver cancer ✔✔ TB Which of the following wounds has the highest risk for developing RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE Puncture wound from stepping on a rusty nail Laceration of the face from breaking glass ✔✔ Puncture wound from stepping on a nail A patient is being treated with an anticoagulant for pulmonary embolism (PE). What patient assessment finding indicates that a heparin infusion would be stopped IMMEDIATELY? © Decreased level of consciousness Decreased urine output Increase in blood pressure of 140/85 Increase in temperature to 100.1 F ✔✔ Decreased level of consciousness A patient presents with a 1-day history of pain in the right upper abdomen with nausea and vomiting. The provider suspects that the patient has cholecystitis. What lab value supports the diagnosis? Elevated amylase A Elevated creatinine Elevated bilirubin Decreased hemoglobin ✔✔ Elevated Bilirubin Acute deficiency of cortisol and aldosterone can lead to what severe life- threatening condition? Cushing syndrome Diabetes Insipidus. Adrenal Crisis Myxedema coma ✔✔ Adrenal Crisis A patient who is suspected of having hyperkalemia is MOST likely to have what ECG changes? • Tall, peaked T waves T wave inversion Prolonged QT interval ST-segment elevation ✔✔ Tall, peaked T wave What type of diet would a patient with RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE diverticulitis follow? High residual diet High fiber diet Low sugar diet High calorie diet ✔✔ IDK, but its not High residual or Low sugar!! RELIAS ED RN A, EXAM 2022-2024 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE A confused patient is trying to grasp at their IV with their right hand. Which is the LEAST restrictive