PROPHECY MEDICAL SURGICAL-TELEMETRY –
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS- A+ GRADED/LATEST
UPDATE-2025
You are to obtain informed consent for a Spanish-speaking patient scheduled
for
surgery. You do not speak Spanish and are having difficulty
communicating
with your patient. Which of the following resources would be most appropriate to
utilize in order to obtain consent?
Correct ans- The hospitals language interpreter
You're reviewing the discharge medication list of a patient diagnosed with gastric
ulcer. Which of the following medication should you question?
Correct ans - Acetylsalicylic acid ( Bauer buffered aspirin)
When taking care of a patient with pancreatitis, which of the following lab
should be reviewed? Correct ans - Lipase and amylase
You're caring for a 12 hour postoperative parathyroidectomy patient. Which
assessment finding would indicate an emergency?
Correct ans- Laryngeal strider
Which of the following actions would be considered a violation of Hyppa? Correct
ans - Looking through the chart of a coworker admitted to your unit
Correct ans - Sinus tachycardia
You are taking care of a patient who is admitted for left flank pain with a kidney
stone of 1.5 cm. He asks you about the procedure what would be the most
therapeutic response?
Correct ans- Due to the size of the kidney stone it is an appropriate treatment?
NOT:Print reading materials about the subject and give it to the patient
The nurse is taking care of a patient who is terminally ill and has a DNR on file.
Their patient has a sudden cardiac arrest and family wants CPR initiated. How
should you respond?
Correct ans- Honor the patient's wishes
Correct ans- Not normal sinus rhythm into a flutter
Correct answer is ventricular fibrillation
Your inserting a urinary catheter into a male patient. As you inflate a balloon, the
patient complains of discomfort what is the best action? Correct ans
