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CCRN Study Questions with answersWhich of the following is an important aspect of care after a drug overdose?
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A. Informing the patient that suicide is the unforgiveable sin
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B. A psychiatric consult
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C. Restraints
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D. Limiting visitors who could bring in drugs - ANSWER: ➡ B. A psychiatric consult
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An appropriate action for a confused patient may include which of the following?
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A. Remove the television and radio
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B. Ask the family to bring in family pictures and familiar objects for the room
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C. Use soft restraints to keep the patient in bed
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D. Keep the lights on all the time - ANSWER: ➡ B. Ask the family to bring in family pictures and
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familiar objects for the rooom
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Which of the following actions would be appropriate to prevent a patient's feelings of
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powerlessness?
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A. Tell the patient that you will fill out his or her diet request form
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B. Ask the patient what he or she would like to eat but fill out the diet request according to what
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you feel would be best
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C. Ask the patient what he or she would like to eat and complete the diet request form according
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to the stated desires
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D. Complete the diet request form without mentioning it to the patient - ANSWER: ➡ C. Ask the
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patient what he or she would like to eat and complete the diet request form according to the
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stated desires
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When a patient is asked about how she usually deals with stress, she responds, "I pray a lot."
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What would be the most appropriate response?
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A. Obtain a Bible for the patient
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,B. Give her times of the services in the chapel
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C. Offer to call her pastor or a representative of pastoral care
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D. Ignore the comment - ANSWER: ➡ C. Offer to call her pastor or a representative of pastoral
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care
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What are the most commonly prescribed anxiolytics used in the critical care setting?
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A. Benzodiazepines
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B. Opioids
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C. Barbiturates
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D. Phenothiazines - ANSWER: ➡ A. Benzodiazepines
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(Diazepam- Valium, Lorazepam- Ativan, and Alprazolam- Xanax - used most often for anxiety)
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When is denial after a myocardial infarction most beneficial?
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A. During the first 72 hours
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B. Immediately after discharge
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C. A month after discharge
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D. When there are recurrent cardiac symptoms - ANSWER: ➡ A. During the first 72 hours
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A patient refuses to allow the nurse to give him a sedative. If the nurse threatens to restrain him
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to administer the sedative, it constitutes which of the following?
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B. Assault
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C. Battery
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D. Malpractice - ANSWER: ➡ B. Assault - to threaten a patient with bodily harm
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The nurse senses that a patient is fearful about having a cardiac catheterization later today.
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Which of the following would be the best initial action?
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A. Fully explain the procedure
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B. Ask a patient who has had a cardiac catheterization to talk to your patient
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, C. Reassure your patient that it is relatively fast and simple
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D. Encourage the patient to express his or her fears - ANSWER: ➡ D. Encourage the patient to
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express his or her fears
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A patient's family is very anxious. Which of the following is the most important intervention in
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allaying the family's anxiety?
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A. Letting the family members stay in the room whenever they want
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B. Providing fresh coffee and having restrooms and telephone available
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C. Keeping them informed regarding changes in the patient's status
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D. Letting them participate in providing care for the patient - ANSWER: ➡ C. Keeping them
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informed regarding changes in the patient's status
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Monitor alarms, continuous lighting, frequent measurement of vital signs, and nurses talking
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may cause which of the following?
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A. Sensory deprivation
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B. Sensory overload
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C. Powerlessness
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D. Depression - ANSWER: ➡ B. Sensory overload
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When a patient is described by family as "generally pleasant and well adjusted" becomes
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dependent and demanding when physically ill, it is an example of which of the following?
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B. Compensation
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C. Repression
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D. Regression - ANSWER: ➡ D. Regression - when a patient goes back to an earlier level of
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emotional development
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A patient experiencing alcohol withdrawal syndrome describes the swirls in the wallpaper as
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being worms. This is an example of which of the following?
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