1 :

Hint : ❤️Dysrhythmia → ↓ cardiac output

Correct Answers:

  • A client who has a ventricular dysthymia.


Rationale :

❤️Cardiogenic shock results from severe impairment of cardiac output, often due to myocardial dysfunction.

❤️ Ventricular dysrhythmias, such as ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation, lead to ineffective ventricular contraction, reducing perfusion.

❤️Unlike neurogenic shock (e.g., spinal injury), cardiogenic shock stems from cardiac failure.

❤️Clients with PE may develop obstructive shock, not cardiogenic.

❤️Tissue perfusion is compromised, resulting in hypotension, cold extremities, and altered mental status.


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2 :

Hint : 🟢 A-line = pressure/sampling, no meds

Correct Answers:

  • "All my medications can be given through the A line."
  • "The pressure in the left side of my heart can be measured with the A line


Rationale :

🟢 A-lines (arterial lines) are used for blood pressure monitoring and arterial blood sampling, not for medication administration.

🟢 They measure systemic arterial pressure, not left heart pressure (which requires a PA catheter).

🟢 Statements about blood draws and transducer position changes are accurate and do not reflect misunderstanding.

🟢 Medications in an A-line may cause tissue ischemia if infiltrated, as they are high-pressure lines.

🟢 Teaching must emphasize limitations of the line and proper use.


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3 :

Hint : 🦵Look for cramping post-HD

Correct Answers:

  • Muscle cramps


Rationale :

♦ After hemodialysis, clients often experience fluid and electrolyte shifts, leading to muscle cramping.

♦ Cramping is caused by rapid fluid removal and electrolyte changes, especially sodium.

♦ Peritonitis and hernias are complications of peritoneal dialysis, not hemodialysis.

♦ Neuropathy is more chronic and typically develops from long-term kidney disease, not immediately post-dialysis.

♦ Monitoring includes assessing for fatigue, BP changes, cramping, and bleeding from the access site.


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4 :

Hint : 🧪Cultures come before antibiotics

Correct Answers:

  • Draw lactate and blood cultures


Rationale :

🔶 Per Sepsis Bundle Guidelines, the nurse should first obtain blood cultures and lactate levels before administering antibiotics.

🔶 Early labs help determine the severity of sepsis (lactate >2) and guide targeted antibiotic therapy.

🔶Administering antibiotics before cultures may mask causative organisms.

🔶Norepinephrine is used later if fluid resuscitation fails.

🔶 A fluid bolus of 30 mL/kg NS is also part of the bundle, but not the first step.


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5 :

Hint : 🐷Divide dose by concentration

Correct Answers:

  • 10


Rationale :

🐷 To find mL: Dose ordered ÷ Concentration available = Volume to give.

🐷 100 mg ÷ 10 mg/mL = 10 mL.

🐷 Rounding was not necessary here.


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6 :

Hint : 🎀GFR defines kidney stage

Correct Answers:

  • Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) 14 mL/min


Rationale :

🎀A GFR <15 mL/min indicates stage 5 (end-stage) kidney disease, but 14 mL/min falls into stage 4.

🎀 BUN 15 is normal; this would be unexpected in CKD.

🎀Creatinine of 11 mg/dL is severely elevated and consistent with advanced CKD.

🎀 Normal potassium is 3.7, but in CKD, you’d expect hyperkalemia, not normokalaemia.

🎀 The most specific marker of renal filtration decline is GFR.


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7 :

Hint : 💎Use combo therapy for K⁺ >7.0

Correct Answers:

  • Insulin
  • Sodium Bicarb
  • Calcium gluconate
  • Sodium polystyrene sulfonate


Rationale :

✅Insulin + glucose drives potassium into cells temporarily.

✅ Sodium bicarb alkalinizes serum and helps shift K+ into cells.

✅ Calcium gluconate stabilizes the cardiac membrane—prevents dysrhythmias.

✅ Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) promotes GI excretion of potassium.

✅ Potassium chloride would worsen hyperkalemia; naloxone and atropine are unrelated.


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8 :

Hint : 🧠Glucose = neuro check = Disability

Correct Answers:

  • Disability


Rationale :

💙Glucose administration in trauma addresses neurologic status—part of the "D" (Disability) in ABCDE trauma survey.

💙A sudden drop in consciousness may be due to hypoglycemia.

💙Airway, breathing, circulation are assessed before glucose unless neuro signs are prominent.

💙Disability involves evaluating LOC, glucose, and neurologic deficits.

💙Prompt correction avoids irreversible brain damage.


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9 :

Hint : ⏳Secondary = after stabilization

Correct Answers:

  • After life threatening injuries have been identified and addressed.


Rationale :

🎀The primary survey (ABCDE) handles all immediate threats to life.

🎀 Secondary survey includes a full body exam, history (AMPLE), and focused diagnostics.

🎀 It is performed after stabilization, not upon arrival.

🎀 Family requests or triage category do not dictate timing.

🎀 Following proper trauma protocols ensures prioritization of critical needs.


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