GENERAL
What type of precautions would you implement for a patient with influenza?
Droplet Precautions
A patient's temperature is 38.6. Would you call a normal RMO review, a CRC, or a MET call?
CRC
This is the correct action when a medication order appears unclear or unsafe.
withhold medication and clarify with prescriber
CALD
Culturally and linguistically diverse
Which allied health would you refer a patient to who needs spirometry?
Physiotherapy - chest physio
If your patient has an area of redness that is not blanching, how would you classify this?
Stage I Pressure Injury
Your patient's blood pressure is 102/60. Would you give frusemide?
Not until informing the RMO.
Check the trend of BP and if patient is overloaded.
What does the medication GTN (glyceryl trinitrate) do?
Vasodilator
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
In a neurological exam when testing limb strength the patient can raise their arms against gravity. You would score their limb strength what out of 5?
3
This invasive line provides continuous BP monitoring and ABG access.
arterial line
Give the GCS score for:
Patient opened eyes only when you spoke. You asked what year it was and he said "dog". You asked him to lift his leg and he followed you.
GCS: E3V3M6
12/15
Give 3 observations that are required for patients on PCA or IV opioids.
respiratory rate, sedation score, pain score, and oxygen saturation
DVTp
Deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis
A healthy stoma should appear this colour and consistency.
pink/red and moist
What does protein indicate in a urinalysis?
Kidney issues
This is the minimum acceptable urine output in an adult.
0.5 mL/kg/hr (≈30 mL/hr)
What medication is given if there is opioid overdose?
naloxone
- works by binding to the same receptors in the brain as opioids, blocking the drug’s effects
PEG
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
This head-of-bed angle helps prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia
30–45 degrees
Give 2 potential causes of sudden confusion in ICU or post-op patients.
delirium, hypoxia, infection, medications
Which vital sign is the most sensitive early indicator of deterioration?
Respiratory Rate
- the most sensitive early indicator of deterioration because it responds quickly to physiological stress.
It often rises before changes in oxygen saturation or blood pressure as the body compensates for hypoxia, metabolic acidosis, or poor perfusion.
What is the therapeutic class of pantoprazole?
Proton Pump Inhibitor
Estimated glomerular filtration rate
In an ECG the QRS complex represents
Ventricular depolarisation