Progressive Care Nursing PCCN Exam Prep - Question List

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26. Average life of red blood cells in the body is:
  1. 120 days
  2. 100 days
  3. 150 days
  4. 240 days
27. If a patient is anemic, then what do you expect in the cardiovascular examination of the patient?
  1. Third heart sound
  2. Gallop rhythm
  3. Murmurs
  4. All of above
28. A patient was suspected to be having disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). His D-dimers were carried out. What finding do you expect from a patient if he is really having DIC?
  1. Increased
  2. Decreased
  3. No change
  4. All of the above
29. The branch of ethics that involves making sure that the medical treatment given is the most morally correct choice, given the different options that might be available and the differences inherent in the varied levels of treatment is called:
  1. Empowering patients
  2. Bioethics
  3. Confidentiality
  4. None of the above
30. Dr. Edward from another hospital comes to seek the medical record of patient William. The duty nurse should ensure that:
  1. The senior nurse signs a release before providing medical records to another party
  2. The doctor signs a release before providing medical records to another party
  3. The patient signs a release before providing medical records to another party
  4. She directly hands over the medical records since the person seeking this information is a doctor.

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