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NUR 335 Med Surg Adult Health Ekg (Examplify) Proctored Exam is a nursing-school practice exam with 42 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
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Start Practice ExamWhen the ventilator alarm sounds, the nurse finds the ICU patient lying in bed holding the endotracheal tube (ET). Which action would the nurse take first?
A patient with an oral endotracheal (ET) tube has tube feeding in progress. To address the risk for aspiration, the nurse will perform which intervention for this patient?
A nurse entering a patient's room assesses the patient to be non-responsive. The cardiac rhythm looks to be normal sinus rhythm but the nurse does not feel a pulse. What is the correct term for this r
The nurse is caring for a patient with a pulmonary artery catheter. The nurse assesses the pressure monitoring system and would immediately correct which finding?
The nurse is monitoring the Pulmonary Artery (PA) catheter and notes a central venous pressure reading of 15mmHg. The nurse anticipates administering the patient which medication?
The nurse is assisting with a patient being intubated at the bedside. After endotracheal tube insertion and the cuff inflation, what are the next appropriate actions to confirm placement before securi
All of the following patients require intravenous push (IVP) medications. The nurse would administer which patient's medication first?
A patient sustained trauma to the chest that caused severe impairment of the primary pacemaker cells of the heart. The nurse understands that which area of the cardiac system received the greatest dam
The ICU nurse identifies asystole on the patient's monitor. What is the initial action taken by the nurse?
An RN is observing a nursing student who is performing closed suctioning on a hospitalized patient with an endotracheal (ET) tube in place. Which actions by the student require the RN to intervene? Se
A patient presents to the Emergency Department in Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT). The patient is assessed with complaints of chest pain and a BP of 80/40. Synchronized cardioversion is ordered by
A nurse is participating in a Code Blue. Which actions are important to maintain therapeutic communication during the code? Select all that apply.
The nurse admits a patient to the ICU with a gastrointestinal bleed and a week long history of vomiting and diarrhea. The patient has a Pulmonary Artery (PA) catheter in place. A fluid bolus is initia
The health care provider orders positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) to be added to the settings of a mechanically ventilated patient. Which is the most important information for the nurse to obtai
The nurse is analyzing the patient's arterial waveform. The dicrotic notch on the descending limb of the waveform signifies which action?
Prescribed: Amiodarone hydrochloride 5 mg/kg as IV push now. Available: Amiodarone hydrochloride 150 mg/3 mL. Patient weight: 80 kg. How many mL will the nurse administer for the prescribed dose?
Nur 335 Med Surg Adult Health ekg (examplify) Proctored ExamThe nurse obtains a 6 second EKG strip on a patient. The nurse interprets this strip as what rhythm?
A nurse is caring for a patient with a right radial arterial line. Which action should the nurse take?
The nurse notes that a patient's endotracheal tube (ET), which was at the 21-cm mark, is now at the 24-cm mark and the patient appears anxious and restless. Which action should the nurse take first?
The nurse recognizes third-degree AV block on a patient's EKG strip. What does the nurse expect the treatment to be?
The ACLS certified nurse determines a patient is in PEA. CPR is in progress. Three minutes after epinephrine 1 mg is given, PEA continues. Which action should the nurse do next?
The nurse notes that a patient's endotracheal tube (ET), which was at the 21-cm mark, is now at the 24-cm mark and the patient appears anxious and restless. Which action should the nurse take first?
The nurse reviews the mixed venous sample from the pulmonary artery catheter and notes the SvO2 to be 70 The nurse understands the meaning of this value to be which of the following?
A patient is intubated and placed on continuous mechanical ventilation. Which equipment is most important for the nurse to keep at this patient's bedside?
The ACLS certified nurse recognizes the following 6-second strip on a patient. CPR is in progress. What is the nurse's first step in the ACLS Algorithm?