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PCCN Progressive Care Certified Nurse VIP Practice Exam

PCU — Mirrors the PCCN (Progressive Care Certified Nurse) certification exam administered by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN); 125 questions (100 scored + 25 unscored pretest items), 2.5-hour time limit, passing scaled score of 68 on a 1–100 scale, covering cardiac (~29%), pulmonary (~18%), neurological (~9%), renal (~5%), GI (~5%), endocrine (~5%), multisystem (~12%), hematology/immunology (~3%), and professional care/behavioral (~14%) domains.

30
Questions
150m
Time Limit
68.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 30👑 VIP

A 58-year-old male with a history of hypertension presents to the progressive care unit following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for an anterior STEMI. Four hours post-procedure, his BP is 88/54 mmHg, HR is 118 bpm, urine output is 12 mL/hr, skin is cool and mottled, and his pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) is 24 mmHg. Which intervention is the HIGHEST priority?

Questions 2–30 and full explanations are VIP-exclusive.