Practice Test

I was going over my audio, text and notes from todays lecture and I put together a little test you can practice with. Please feel free to reference my answers to your own material and pose any questions. It would be cool if someone else can post another "Self Created" test with about 10 or 15 questions on different material. It would help us all!!! See ya, next week :)

Practice Test for N7
Unit #1

1. Nasal Cannula delivers what type of gas:
A. Moist gas
B. Warm gas
C. Dry gas

2. Pavoulon a Muscle Paralyzing Agent:
A. Decrease demand and Increase supply
B. Decrease demand and Decrease supply
C. Increase demand and Increase supply

3. TPN can infuse through a peripheral line: T or F
{If answer is false give reasoning to make answer true}
Peripheral line is too small to infuse TPN. TPN contains protein and fats that are to big to transfuse through peripheral line. Also TPN is an irritant to peripheral veins.

4. ART lines need to be counteracted with how much pressure:
A. 150 mmHg of counter pressure
B. 300mmHg of counter pressure
C. 425mmHg of counter pressure

5. Nitro is a potent coronary artery dilator and a vasodilator. What is the priotity after administraiotion of Nitro:
A. Monitor B/P for low blood pressure
B. Monitor every 15 minutes for pt’s report of headache
C. Monitoring pt’s appetite

6. What is a intervention for Nipride:
A. Observe pt for paralyses, due to Nipride high incidence of paralyzes 1 hour after administration of medication.
B. Store med in a plastic bag, due to photosensitivity
C. Never Administer with Dopamine

7. What is the first indicator a patient is suffering from hypoxia:
A. Patients’ respiratory rate increases
B. Patients’ has a change in LOC
C. A marked decrease in urine output

8. When patient is suffering a nitrogen imbalance:
A. Serum Albumin increases
B. Serum Albumin remains unchanged
C. Serum Albumin decreases

9. Dilantin must not be pushed greater than:
A. 25 mg/min
B. 40mg/min
C. 250mg/min

10. Your patient states “I have this ringing in my ear and it’s never happened to me before this morning after I took all of my morning meds”. From your knowledge of meds, you know that of the meds listed one cause a feeling of “ringing in the ear”:
A. Regular Insulin
B. Heparin
C. Lasix

11. You notice MD ordered a insulin drip containing Lantus, you:
A. Question the order, knowing that only Regular insulin is to be used as a IV drip
B. Give the med as ordered
C. Refuse to give the medication

12. Morphine Sulfate should never be pushed faster than:
A. 1.0 mg/min
B. 2.0 mg/min
C. 3.0 mg/min

13. Your preceptor states, “His central line has been in for two weeks and that’s good, we won’t have to worry about it, because central lines are good for a month”. You:
A. Agree, because central lines are intended to be in place for 30 days
B. Disagree, knowing that central lines are only good for 72 hours
C. Disagree, knowing that central lines are intended to be in place for 7-10 days

14. You Instructor gives you a verbal warning when she sees you:
A. Check the K+, of your patient prior to administering a loop diuretic
B. Push 25mg/min of Dilantin
C. Give pt a med via his central line without flushing line with heparin

15. Mrs. Antran knows you know your stuff when you:
A. Raise you hand to say, “K+ must be diluted in 100ml of NS for 20 meq or less
B. Digoxin is to be given 1.25 mg within one hour
C. Dilantin increases heart rate


Answers: 1c, 2a, 3F, 4b,5a, 6b, 7a,8c,9a,10c,11a,12b,13c,14c,15a