Daily Question Archive
The last 30 days of free clinical questions, rotating across 15 nursing specialties.
A patient with altered mental status has a glucose reading of 45 mg/dL. After administering dextrose, the patient remains unresponsive. What…
A family member asks to see the patient's chart. The patient is sedated and on mechanical ventilation. What is the appropriate nursing actio…
A 62-year-old patient with a history of hypertension presents with severe headache, confusion, and blood pressure of 220/128 mmHg. Fundoscop…
A 14-year-old patient discloses information about substance use and requests that you not tell their parents. What is the most appropriate d…
A long-term care resident with advanced dementia and known dysphagia is observed coughing and gurgling during meals, and has had a recent un…
While having blood drawn in an outpatient lab, a patient becomes pale, diaphoretic, and lightheaded, then reports feeling faint. The nurse n…
A patient with a history of heavy daily alcohol use is admitted to stepdown and, about 48 hours after the last drink, becomes tremulous, dia…
A dialysis patient receiving heparin anticoagulation has a documented allergy to protamine sulfate. The patient develops significant bleedin…
A patient post-cardiac catheterization develops sudden dyspnea, hypotension, and muffled heart sounds. What additional assessment finding wo…
A PACU nurse is determining whether a postoperative patient is ready for discharge to the surgical floor. Which set of findings best indicat…
A 3-day-old term newborn has a total serum bilirubin that has risen into the phototherapy range and is started on phototherapy. Which nursin…
A patient is admitted with new-onset atrial fibrillation at a ventricular rate of 148 and reports palpitations and mild shortness of breath …
A patient on high-dose corticosteroid therapy for an autoimmune disorder should be monitored for which metabolic complication?
A patient with preeclampsia is receiving a magnesium sulfate infusion. The nurse's assessment now reveals absent deep tendon reflexes, a res…
A patient in the OR suddenly develops masseter muscle rigidity and a rapid rise in end-tidal CO2 during anesthesia induction. What condition…
A patient with altered mental status has a glucose reading of 45 mg/dL. After administering dextrose, the patient remains unresponsive. What…
During a rapid response, the ICU nurse administered 3 doses of epinephrine and performed chest compressions. The patient was successfully re…
A nurse practitioner is managing four postoperative patients on a surgical unit. All require interventions within the next hour. Which patie…
A 14-year-old patient discloses information about substance use and requests that you not tell their parents. What is the most appropriate d…
A long-term care resident with advanced dementia and known dysphagia is observed coughing and gurgling during meals, and has had a recent un…
While having blood drawn in an outpatient lab, a patient becomes pale, diaphoretic, and lightheaded, then reports feeling faint. The nurse n…
A patient with a history of heavy daily alcohol use is admitted to stepdown and, about 48 hours after the last drink, becomes tremulous, dia…
A dialysis patient is prescribed vancomycin. When should the medication be administered in relation to the dialysis session to maintain ther…
A patient post-PCI suddenly develops hypotension, tachycardia, and muffled heart sounds. What is the priority intervention?
A PACU nurse is determining whether a postoperative patient is ready for discharge to the surgical floor. Which set of findings best indicat…
A 3-day-old term newborn has a total serum bilirubin that has risen into the phototherapy range and is started on phototherapy. Which nursin…
A patient is admitted with new-onset atrial fibrillation at a ventricular rate of 148 and reports palpitations and mild shortness of breath …
A patient returns from surgery with a nasogastric tube connected to low intermittent suction. The nurse notes the drainage is bright red wit…
A patient with preeclampsia is receiving a magnesium sulfate infusion. The nurse's assessment now reveals absent deep tendon reflexes, a res…
A patient in the OR suddenly develops masseter muscle rigidity and a rapid rise in end-tidal CO2 during anesthesia induction. What condition…