Stage 03 · School to bedside · free

Bedside bridge check — New graduate

The first-year situations that are not in the textbook: unstable airways, alarms at 3 a.m., and knowing when to escalate.

8 questionsScored with rationale·Linked to 3 modules

Question 1 of 8

A ventilated patient desaturates suddenly. Your structured first pass should be:

Question 2 of 8

Gurgling around a cuffed tube with an audible leak and falling exhaled volumes indicates:

Question 3 of 8

A high-pressure alarm sounds and the patient is coughing forcefully with visible secretions in the tube. Do what first?

Question 4 of 8

A flow-time waveform shows expiratory flow not returning to zero before the next breath. This is:

Question 5 of 8

Correct suction practice for an adult artificial airway includes:

Question 6 of 8

You are unsure whether a change is within your protocol scope. The safest action is:

Question 7 of 8

An extubated patient develops inspiratory stridor 20 minutes later. First-line therapy is:

Question 8 of 8

The most reliable confirmation of endotracheal tube placement immediately after intubation is:

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